The specific pants above are all a nay for me. However, I can see myself liking one that is structured, with more rigid fabric, and non-floral print. I can picture putting together a fun outfit with it.

Got to vote Nay on this one, but it’s a personal preference, since printed pants are really difficult for my body type. The pants in the bottom right photo aren’t half bad, though.

Yay! Love them! Just bought a vintage pair, tapered legs with a vaguely oriental pattern. But yes, I agree, wide legs just evoke PJs.

I feel printed pants draw too much attention to my bottom, thighs and short legs. So I will enjoy this trend on others.

a huge NAY!! not a chance in heck

I vote nay, I’m not a fan of prints on the lower half in general and certainly not a fan of more printed material on the bottom half (with pants instead of say a skirt) than the top half. Small or large, printed pants remind me of pajama bottoms no matter what the draping is.

A very, very tentative/conditional “Yay” – I’d have to see how they are styled with the rest of the outfit. It seems like it would be pretty easy to look dowdy or garish.

I would totally wear the pants in the top row… as pajamas bottoms!

I won’t be wearing this trend, but I can definitely appreciate it done right on someone else.

I love printed pants! I much prefer the slouchy, tapered-at-the-bottom silhouette (not a fan of the palazzo style, at least for me). In fact, I’m eyeing those DKNY pants in the bottom right corner, and just might order them! I would like a slightly longer pair for fall/winter too, that I would wear with ankle booties.

I vote Nay, even though I usually love fringe trends, and usually love printed skirts ( florals, geometric, brushwork, etc) . But these pants do not seem like they could flatter me . At all.

Nay for me too. I wore drapey tapered printed pants in the 80′s (when my butt was much smaller) and now I only wear them as pajamas. I’ll stick to printed skirts and dresses.

A tentative yay here….but only for the wider hippie palazzo style. I actually like that look and don’t get the pajama vibe from them at all. They would have to be just perfect, though, in cut and print. Not a fan of the tapered ones at all. Sorry, Angie!

That’s okay, Nancylee. We all like different things.

Oh! Lots of naysayers this morning. Good thing this is a fringe trend . I have to say though, that styled right, you might re-consider the look of structured printed pants. I am however, a total naysyaer for the wide legged pajama-esque styles.

Lex, your vintage purchase sounds divine.

High five, Jonesy! The DKNY pants are delicious and I can see you wear them with your ankle strap sandals.

Nope, these prints are not for me. A small checkered pattern or a tweed/plaid is as wild as I could go on the bottom half.

Nay for the most part, yes to a subltle graphic perhaps. I prefer my patterns on top. These examples do look fetching but they don’t suit my style vibe.

I won’t say nay.. I would certainly be willing to give the right pair a bash.

(That being said, since pants and I are generally not the best of friends, I still probably wouldn’t wear this trend myself.)

Yay for me…at least for the last pair. The apple print is super cute and I like the silhouette.

I’m learning to never say nay, but none of the options above appeal to me as they don’t suit my clean, classic style.

I need to see them styled (preferably by you, Angie) first!

It sounds like nancylee and I might be the only fans of the soft wide leg. 15 or so years ago when I worked with a personal shopper/stylist she recommended some for me and I loved them. In the meantime of course my bottom half has expanded enought to not fit in those particular pants anymore, though I hope not enough to make the style a no go for me.

A yay from me, which rather surprises me. I really like the first pair and could imagine them with my Cole Haan nude Air Delfina sandals, a fitted white top and wide brimmed hat ~ then just plunk me down on a cruise ship deck or on a hotel balcony in Greece! Those pants ooze Mediterranean vacation to me.

High five right back, Angie! I was thinking of them with those sandals too. I’ve just placed my order, so we shall see how they work. I’ve been looking for printed silk pants for a few months (since the fall RTW shows inspired me), so your post was right up my alley. Thank you!

Not sure. I just ditched my own pair of printed pants late last fall after 8 years . . . so to me it feels dated still since that’s my most recent association with the idea. I might come around given time, and the right pair Which would likely be the palazzo style with wedge sandals ready for a waterfront occasion of some kind.

They can be interesting but I think I skip this one. I have hard time finding flattering solid color pants – fitting patterned ones sounds like a nightmare. However on the right body type the lower right one can look good.
Or and aslo they require higher heels IMO and I cannot wear heels over 2.5 in comfortably so this is another factor for Nay from me.

vehment NAY for me though I am curious to see how others pull it off.

oh, i wore printed pants in the ’80′s and ’90′s and love them! i like a wider, straight leg in a soft to medium hard fabric worn with a heel (preferably boot or sandal). of course with the nerve damage in my leg wide, soft legs are the most comfortable pant to wear. but i love the vintage glam vibe you can project. i’d gladly wear any of the pants shown in this post!

happy to hear that these are ‘on trend’ once again. i’ll keep an eye out for likely prints at the fabric store steph

I like the second two for a smart yet fashionista woman. The two first are more like beachwear or casual items. That said, I don’t think I’d wear any of them, with doesn’t mean I wouldn’t be able to appreciate it on others.

Nay for me….I’ll pass.

Am afraid I would look ridiculous in those. I used to wear them back in the 80′s. I look back on those photos and wonder what I was thinking. . .

Yay, although they can be hard to wear. I don’t like the tapered ones – the shape and print together draw too much attention to hips and thighs. I like the ones you show on the upper right though and would totally wear them.

I did wear palazzos in the 90′s and loved them then. Styled right, they can make your legs look miles long. I also had a pair of bootcut pants with a wild floral/patchwork type pattern which were surprisingly flattering (and very attention getting).

Oh, meant to add that I really love printed, flowy short shorts this summer too!

YAY! I love printed pants. I wouldn’t wear all styles, but I recently thrifted a pair that are structured, slim fitting, and cropped right above the ankle. The print is black and white paisley and I’ve paired them with a basic v neck tee and flat sandals – given that I’m top heavy and narrow bottomed, I think they help balance me out!

Nay. This is another of those trends that I wore in the early 90s and won’t be revisiting — unless I get bashed over the head with a shovel and have a serious personality change…

Like Kari, I vote a tentative Yay. I could see myself in the first pair for our trip to Cape Hatteras, NC for lounging around the condo. For out in public, I just can’t pull it off due to body type.

I vote YAY, but for me personally it will be small geometric prints, and the silhouette will be tapered and close to the body. My short body cannot handle the baggy or wideleg styles. I wore the tapered, printed look in the 80′s and loved it! Now I need to take a look at my shoe wardrobe and possibly go shopping. Woo hoo!

Not a fav of mine, except for possibly a small plaid print…maybe…

I’m excited, Jonesy! I hope they work out. You will look great in this vibe

Mrseccentric, I can see you wear printed pants with panache.

Love this trend – the animal prints ones are unbelievably fab!

I’d say yes for me, but not any of the ones posted. I have my eye on some silk trousers with a print shown in the J Crew fall lookbook. Sleek tailoring, I love their look.

This is a trend that I will probably pass on. Finding decent fitting pants is hard enough.

Oh , goodness…very jammie like.
I think I will give the look a pass. Although the b/w polka dot pant above is super cute:) Just too much going on for me.
April… you are too funny!!!

I’ll pass! Can’t explain why, but bever liked printed pants!

Dislike!

My stance is similar to yours, Angie. I don’t like the soft wider ones at all, but would be open to the more structured ones in the bottom row. In fact, I quite like them – probably not a surprise as I generally like color, prints, and a funky element to my style. Not sure I’d go out of my way of acquiring one, though. I find shopping for pants difficult enough and do it as little as possible, and so upping the criteria by specifically looking for printed pants that fit me well doesn’t sound fun. But hey, if I come across some when I’m out shopping anyway, I sure would give them a try.

A YAY from me.

Maybe – but they often remind me too much of a pajama.

YES – I like the tapered look best, but would certainly be open to trying the wider legs for a beachfront patio type of event. The tapered ones however are just singing to me! LOVE them!

Yay I’ve already got mine though they do have a tendancy to look like a maxi skirt when I stand still!! x

The Yay Team is going to have to rock these pants with panache, and maybe we’ll win over a few more team members .

Printed pants look like so much fun, but I don’t really wear prints at all. Come to think of it, in my entire closet I own one printed item, a top, and that’s it. I don’t really know why.

I have two pairs of printed pants that I have het to wear this year. Both are cropped, one large scale geometric pattern, and one very low contrast plaid. I’ve loved them in the past, but the lengths feel a little too casual right now. Maybe once I settle into my job more, I’ll feel differently.

They look good for other people but not me. I’m a wallflower.

Okay, I have two pairs I’m going to bust out – I feel the need to catch some flak!

I gotta say, I’m kinda on the fence right now. I’m an inverted triangle, so printed pants should be flattering, but I’ve yet to see any I like. (I’m noticing that with the recession stores here in Denver are buying very conservatively.) If I find some I like, I think I’ll add them for fall. One of my goals is to add a few more casual trends…that aren’t too expensive.

I had a pair of black and purple striped jeans back in the ’80′s that were really cute, kind of rocker chick. (At the time I don’t really think that was a term, just the way everyone dressed.)

These would look utterly ridiculous on me, but I can’t wait to see them on Jonesy and Sammi – they’ll look terrific!

I’ll pass this time around, but if I saw a woman wearing a more fitted version like the 3rd and 4th, I’d think she was very stylish.

I would definitely consider the more structured ones in the bottom row, I think skinnies could be interesting too. They would absolutely need to be the perfect print and cut for me, and as you have pointed out: it’s all about how you style them.

Jonesy: can’t wait to see you sport the DKNY’s, you’re going to rock the look!

Looks too much like PJ’s too me. But you never know!

I’m still horrified by the ones I wore in the 90s and 2000s, so a nay from me. One pair was b&w small geometric pattern and tapered in an unflattering way. I wore them with bright blouses and sweaters, most memorably a bright yellow blouse from Express I still wish I had. The fabric was terrific, though.

I would reconsider, however, if they were clam digger length.

I forgot to add clamdigger AND structured.

Fashion is limitless, so it’s yay all the way for printed pants! Especially those leopard printed pants – they’re the perfect printed pants for someone who wants to wear the trend for the first time.

I have printed PJ pants … do they count?

Nay from me.they look like pajamas to me.I don’t even like to put printed pants on my 3 year old.lol

The styles on the bottom row are super cute, but with all the encouragement yesterday to handover my wide legged outdated spotted pants, I will watch this trend from the sidelines and focus on “quieter” patterns this fall.

Yay for me, in a slim silhouette and in denim. There are some leopard print colored jeans and geometric print jeans over at UO that I am eyeing. I was a huge fan of printed pants in the 90s and up until 2001, when I purchased my last pair — some red and orange lined wool pants from Anna Sui. I let them go around 6 years ago though as they fit a much slimmer me. I think there’s something rather 60s about a slim pair of printed pants.

I do like wide flowy Boho pants but in a solid material, it’s too much with a print to my eye.

When I say I miss the 90s, I forget trends as these existed. I wore pants like the first one all the time in summer, and I wouldn’ now. It’s a nay for me, but I like the last pair on the right person.

I agree. These pants can look fabulous, but if they are too voluminous, they look like pajamas.

Nay for me, I thing I’m just too bootom heavey to pull it off but I like the idea of it for someone else.

I like the last picture. Since they seem to end at the ankle the nude shoe keeps it nice. I’ll vote yay since i’ve loved the look in various blogs. I have come across these several times in H&M and have yet to buy any though. Maybe for fall.

Ugh – I remember their previous heyday sometime in mid 1980s. I was on a holiday in Italy and all the Italian girls were wearing light-colured flower-printed capris. Of course I got a pair, but they never looked as good against my pale skin.
I like the look, but probably unlikely to buy as I mainly wear skirts these days esp. in summer.

I think I’ll take a wait and see approach.

When I first caught a quick glimpse of this post, I wondered “why is Angie blogging about pajama pants?”

On closer inspection, the bottom two work better for me. Somehow a smaller scale print and tapered silhouette help tremendously. The outfit on the bottom right is especially cute. I don’t have much interest in it myself but it’s definitely a yay with the right criteria in place.

Yay for me. Just bought a pair of slim, ankle length pants in an ikat pattern. Love ‘em.
That said, I’m not a fan of unstructured patterned pants — too much fabric. I’d look like I was wearing the bedclothes.