OMG, we were just discussing this same picture on another message board I frequent!!!
It's AWFUL! HIDEOUS! Those pants are the most unflattering thing EVER and whoever is trying to bring them back into fashion is clearly delusional (and most likely a MAN). I won't wear them, you can't make me! *stomps and pouts*
ETA - Jessica Simpson is not a big girl by any means, but those pants make her look pregnant. Probably NOT the look she's going for...