What, Mom didn't stockpile all her denim from the '90s, hoping that maybe, just maybe, her daughter would want to wear it one day? The recent spread of things like normcore [1] and hipster style has brought the sort of jeans she was wearing back into vogue, meaning you can pick up a brand-new pair (seriously — Zara even labels its pair "mom-fit trousers").
While certain high-rise pieces are best pulled off with a tongue-in-cheek attitude, others will surprise you with how flattering they look (and how comfy they feel after spending the better part of a decade in skin-tight stovepipes). If you're the type of girl who lives in denim, consider adding a new piece to your collection. If you start experimenting with it now, we bet you'll have nailed just the right cool-girl update to the carpool-driver-circa-1998 look in no time. Shop our favorites below.