https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-culottes-here-to-stay Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2026 07:54:46 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-culottes-here-to-stay#post-1595356 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 02:39:11 +0000 unfrumped 1595356@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can't speak predictions. They sort of work for me because they allow at-natural waist styling and pleats--both are great for me. But I probably only feel comfortable sporting them when they are in full-swing style; not something I will try to wear on the downhill.&nbsp; Also they are a struggle for footwear and leg proportions. I'm happy I got one pair and I've resisted buying more, planning instead to wear these more ways for a few more months, or until I get the fashion willies over them, even if yeah, here they are again, same ones.<br />Variations on pleated or higher-waisted <u>pants</u> are more of a goal to keep updating whenever they're available in some form that works on me, and if there are some fun ways to modernize them, because footwear is easier and they're more practical and I usually need the warmth factor.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-culottes-here-to-stay#post-1595349 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 02:05:44 +0000 rachylou 1595349@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Like Deborah, I always have a pair... But my answer is no. They are always fringy. Right from the get go, they've been fringy. I mean, that was about women trying to sneak into wearing pants. Iffy, very iffy. They were even fringy in their 70s heyday - I remember. Yes. I remember my mom trying to push them on me and how I was on the fashion edge in them in grade school. But I love them. You can wear them in the office where you can't wear shorts. They're interesting. Etc. etc. etc. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-culottes-here-to-stay#post-1595298 Mon, 21 Dec 2015 23:22:30 +0000 Echo 1595298@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have to agree that something that was never really in style (except perhaps in the '80's) cannot really go out of style. I am a big fan of you doing you, though, so if you love them and want to wear them, then do so. Don't be a slave to fashion. I imagine they will look just as out/in 5 years from now as they do today in most areas.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-culottes-here-to-stay#post-1595294 Mon, 21 Dec 2015 23:18:47 +0000 Style Fan 1595294@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes.&nbsp; And now for the long answer.&nbsp; It depends.&nbsp; Like other fabbers have said it depends on where you live, what circles you travel in, how fringey you are, how much you find them fussy, etc.<br />I love them and have a few pairs in my wardrobe.&nbsp; I have worn them since they first became trendy.&nbsp; I find them easy to style but that has something to do with my body type and my love of the&nbsp;fringe.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-culottes-here-to-stay#post-1595227 Mon, 21 Dec 2015 20:08:18 +0000 Anonymous 1595227@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If something is never really in style, than can it ever really go out of style?<br />It seems to me like if you get a pair now, you should be able to wear for quite a while yet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-culottes-here-to-stay#post-1595226 Mon, 21 Dec 2015 20:01:02 +0000 Isabel 1595226@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hope that they stick around ! But I am a big believer that if you love something then it is yours for as long as you like : ) it is your look </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-culottes-here-to-stay#post-1595224 Mon, 21 Dec 2015 19:55:48 +0000 Lyn D. 1595224@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think they are very on-trend!<br /> I just returned from Japan and they are everywhere there.<br /> I was so taken with the look that I purchased some </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-culottes-here-to-stay#post-1595208 Mon, 21 Dec 2015 18:49:40 +0000 Aziraphale 1595208@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I seriously doubt it. Culottes are not universally flattering enough. Many women felt the same way about skinny jeans ten years ago, and it's true that they need more careful styling to make them work on certain figures, but there <i>is</i> generally a way to make them look good on everybody. Plus -- and here's the important bit -- they are just so darned useful in a lot of climates. Culottes, on the other hand, tend to make one's bottom look long and flat. I'm not a culotte hater -- they have the same sort of integrity as an A-line skirt, and are sort of retro-cute -- but I don't think they're versatile enough to be one of those garments that never go out of style. I think they'll drift in and out of style, like flared pants. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-culottes-here-to-stay#post-1595111 Mon, 21 Dec 2015 10:21:36 +0000 Kookaburra 1595111@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I remember culottes from when, for a brief time in the very late 80s, they appeared as work suit bottoms. To me the looked neither elegant nor comfortable, so I have them a wide berth. Still glad I had... and not tempted now. But they do appear fresher in 2015, though to me culottes seem to combine all the disadvantages of skirts combined with the worst of trousers </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-culottes-here-to-stay#post-1595102 Mon, 21 Dec 2015 08:56:50 +0000 Lauren 1595102@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Culottes are nice and comfy, would probably keep a few in my wardrobe </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-culottes-here-to-stay#post-1592865 Sun, 13 Dec 2015 01:40:48 +0000 Deborah 1592865@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well I always have a pair and I enjoy wearing them. Not too bothered if they are on trend because I think they are a very cool garment:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-culottes-here-to-stay#post-1592800 Sat, 12 Dec 2015 21:16:37 +0000 LaPed 1592800@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Can't speak directly to their trendiness, as I very rarely see snyone in them IRL, but culottes are an odd bird, to me. Pants that need to be styled like a midi skirt, hmm. Also, I still think of them as a summer-only item, like capris, which limits their versatility. In a mild climate they could work year round, but the silhouette (for me at least) screams summer time. Heavier fabrications just look off to me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-culottes-here-to-stay#post-1592797 Sat, 12 Dec 2015 20:58:19 +0000 Anonymous 1592797@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I still see plenty of skinny jeans being worn by girls and women here where I live. I have yet to see anyone wearing culottes. I haven't bought any. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-culottes-here-to-stay#post-1592779 Sat, 12 Dec 2015 20:08:30 +0000 Angie 1592779@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thumbs up. Retro Integrity. Remember this blog post:&nbsp;</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://youlookfab.com/2015/09/14/three-style-attributes-that-transcend-the-trends/">http://youlookfab.com/2015/09/.....he-trends/</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-culottes-here-to-stay#post-1592765 Sat, 12 Dec 2015 19:16:33 +0000 Ginkgo 1592765@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>From my "older lady" perspective, they come back every fifteen years or so. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-culottes-here-to-stay#post-1592745 Sat, 12 Dec 2015 17:34:14 +0000 annagybe 1592745@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><a href="http://www.indra.com/8ball/front.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.indra.com/8ball/front.html</a></p> <p>Who knows. They probably will never be as mainstream as skinnies. They're not quite as versatile. I remember when I got my first pair about two years ago, many on the forum did not like them. I do love mine though.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-culottes-here-to-stay#post-1592744 Sat, 12 Dec 2015 17:34:05 +0000 Astrid 1592744@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just know that Angie had them as a fringe item a few years ago. I had a pair I used to wear around 2012 (?). And here they haven't become mainstream by any means, I think wearing them makes you stand out no matter what. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-culottes-here-to-stay#post-1592742 Sat, 12 Dec 2015 17:26:05 +0000 gradfashionista 1592742@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm wondering whether culottes, like skinny jeans, are here to stay. Could you wear them in five years? </p>