Dad Jeans

Much fun has been made of so-called Mom jeans. You know the type: they sit higher on the waist than is fashionable and offer a generous amount of room in the seat. They may or may not have an elastic waist. No one you or I know wears Mom jeans but they do exist on the bodies of some women.  They’re not cool. 

Now there are Dad jeans too but these are not for making fun of – they’re for spending your Sunday afternoon in and for wearing while you walk across a deep gorge on a two-inch wire.  Millions watched the crazy feat on Sunday night and thousands commented on Nik Wallenda’s choice of outfit: Dad jeans.  They’re definitely cool.

I guess it shows how little we know about being a tightrope walker because we all seemed to think it and tweet it. Why is he wearing jeans? Why isn’t he wearing something that has give, like a unitard or sweat pants?! He didn’t look very circus-y.

Wallenda says he wears Buffalo jeans.  The style is called Six.  They’re relaxed fit, stone-washed and now the company is so thrilled with his allegedly spontaneous endorsement that they’re renaming the style after him.

Whether the man is insane is another subject altogether!  He’s a 7th generation Wallenda and this is just what they do. Next stop – downtown Manhattan, between two skyscrapers.  And we’ll be watching him and his Dad jeans.