Are Your Skinny Jeans Too Tight?

I recently had an unfortunate incident involving a pair of admittedly tight skinny jeans and a "surprise" backside snapshot. Upon seeing the photographic evidence, I was forced to ask myself: Are my skinny jeans too tight? To find out, I went straight to an expert—Tim Kaeding, Co-Founder & Designer of MOTHER Denim. MOTHER’s cult following includes everyone from Kate Bosworth to Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, ladies who are constantly stepping out in perfectly-fitted skinnies. So I posed this all-important question to Kaeding: Just how do you know when your skinny jeans are too tight?

Scroll down for the telltale sign, as well as some reassuring news for skinny-jean lovers everywhere.

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That said, Kaeding assures us, “The good thing about skinny jeans is that they are supposed to fit tightly, so even if you get them a bit snug, they usually stretch out and conform to you.” But if you find your skinnies are still cutting into your sides, the solution is easy: Simply size up on your next pair!

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Kat Collings has over 15 years of experience in the editorial fashion space, largely in digital publishing. She currently leads the vision for editorial content at WhoWhatWear.com as the site's editor in chief, having risen through the editorial ranks after joining the company in 2012. Collings is a Digiday Future Leader Awards nominee, was named Buzzfeed's best fashion Instagram accounts of the year, and is a member of the CFDA Awards Fashion Guild. Prior to Who What Wear, Collings worked on styling projects for brands such as Vogue, Teen Vogue, Lucky, and Oliver Peoples. She graduated from UCLA with a BA in communications and calls Los Angeles home.