I'm finally home. Thanks for the replies and comments everyone! I really do appreciate it. You all are so wonderful. : )
Isis, I hadn't thought about that but I might try it and see if it works. I would definitely have to wear a cami under it if I wore it the other way around though, hee.
MaryK, thank you so much! I didn't realize it was open until I put it on either! It's kind of surprising since you can't tell on the hanger. I almost took a pass on it because of that, but then it seemed to stay closed pretty well, even when I walked but felt nice and breezy so I just went for it. It makes tucking it into skirts kind of tricky though (they show it in the catalog that way).
AJ, it's silk. If it were polyester I'd have to take a pass on it since one of my summer resolutions is no polyester (it's hard to stick to--so many cute polyester tops out there).
Una, Jonesy is totally right (thanks for chiming in, Jonesy!). They are the J. Crew stretch twill Bistro pants in Cerise. I picked them up for $20 about three years ago and they were the first really bright, crazy things I bought. I thought, "These are so BRIGHT. I've never seen pants so bright...I love them!" I think it must have been fate because I just slowly kept adding more and more bright things to my wardrobe and now I pretty much wear color all the time. J. Crew usually brings out very similar colors/designs every few years, so hopefully they will sell some wide leg trousers like these again. I'm keeping my fingers crossed because I'd love to get a second pair to wear with lower heels.
Wow, thank you again everyone!