Celebrities in Mom Jeans Through the Years: What Has the World Come To?

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Julia Roberts and Ethan Hawke in Mom Jeans, 1994

In 1994, Julia Roberts and Ethan Hawke were about as big as you can be. So we can only guess that to hide out from the paparazzi, they decided to wear ill-fitting clothing, get bad haircuts, and… go square dancing?

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Tom Selleck in Mom Jeans, 1985

As magnificent as it may be, try to take your eyes off Tom Selleck’s mustache for one second so you can take a look at his outfit. We think he looks fit, but we need a PI to find his waistline, since those jeans go halfway to his neck.

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Brad Pitt in Mom Jeans, 1989

Brad Pitt is still a couple of years away from hitting it big with Thelma & Louise when this picture was taken, so we can almost excuse the choice of jeans… and the hat… and his fringe-loving companion. Almost.

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Jerry Seinfeld in Mom Jeans, 1990

Flannel shirt tucked into mom jeans, white sneakers: That was Jerry’s uniform during the Seinfeld years. Is it us, or does it look like he’s wearing a diaper underneath? It’s the curse of the mom jeans.

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Jennifer Aniston in Mom Jeans, 1990

We're not really sure if we should blame the '80s or '90s for this terrible fashion choice by America's sweetheart, Jennifer Aniston. The camel called, and wants its toe back.

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Shannen Doherty and Jennie Garth in Mom Jeans, 1990

How do you pick just one mom-jeans-tastic picture for 90210? It was a gold mine, with thanks especially to Shannen Doherty and Jennie Garth. If we were going to say that someone almost pulls them off, we would say it was these two gals, but we would never say that.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger in Mom Jeans, 1993

Before he was governor, Ah-nold was The Last Action Hero, because after seeing those mom jeans, all other action heroes just died. It was biblical, really.

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Cindy Crawford in Mom Jeans, 1994

Cindy Crawford is trying her best to look sexy, but look at those ill-fitting jeans! Look at that clunky Urban Outfitters faux-hipster dude belt! And don’t get us started about the couch!

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Jessica Simpson in Mom Jeans, 2009

When Jessica Simpson went country, she tried to look the part with a pair of mom jeans, but not all the denim in the world can create a hit single. She was accused of gaining weight around this time too. We don’t know about that, because if you ignore her pants (and how could you?), she still looks sort of hot.

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President Obama in Mom Jeans, 2009

If First Lady Michelle Obama ever wore mom jeans, either the world would explode or they would somehow become fashionable. Thankfully her husband—you know, the leader of the free world—doesn’t have that kind of power. But that doesn’t mean he should wear badly fitting pants in public—even to a baseball game.

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Miley Cyrus in Mom Jeans, 2012

This picture of Miley Cyrus makes us the saddest, since she wasn’t even born when most of the other people were wearing their mom jeans. We’re not sure who told her it was okay to rock this look, but that person needs to be fired. Immediately.