https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/baggy-knees-on-pants Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:50:40 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/baggy-knees-on-pants#post-2066250 Fri, 04 Oct 2019 06:56:49 +0000 Anonymous 2066250@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bagged out knees irk me too. Though not enough to stop wearing my offenders. Like Rachy, I didn’t expect loose pants to bag out further. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/baggy-knees-on-pants#post-2066242 Fri, 04 Oct 2019 05:16:10 +0000 DJP 2066242@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the steam refresh dryer cycle. Not exactly life changing but close! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/baggy-knees-on-pants#post-2066198 Thu, 03 Oct 2019 23:09:13 +0000 Irina 2066198@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don’t mind baggy knees on my straight jeans, it is a part of the look to my eye. &nbsp;But I hate it on my two pairs of wider jeans. I’m going to try spraying it with water between wears. Thanks! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/baggy-knees-on-pants#post-2066196 Thu, 03 Oct 2019 22:36:39 +0000 Karie 2066196@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I had this happen today! Second wearing of a pair of jeans (Gap twisted hem, 100%cotton) just threw them on and ran out the door - totally baggy knees all day. I felt so sloppy! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/baggy-knees-on-pants#post-2066184 Thu, 03 Oct 2019 20:43:11 +0000 Anonymous 2066184@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh I'm right here with you. &nbsp;I HATE bagged out knees on pants - hate it. I noticed it on the new BR jeans and the new Anthro pants, neither of which are cotton though. I'm a pant-hitcher too , btw. &nbsp;Physics indeed. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/baggy-knees-on-pants#post-2066177 Thu, 03 Oct 2019 20:14:58 +0000 Suz 2066177@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Style Fan,</b> I think some people have a higher tolerance for the baggy knee thing. I see it and can't unsee it -- it tends to look and feel a bit sloppy to me. As if the pants aren't hanging properly.&nbsp;</p> <p>I'm weirdly relieved I'm not alone in noticing this...and also delighted with your proposed solutions! Thanks, <b>Angie, Liz, kkards, nemosmom.<br /></b>Great suggestions that should save extra wear and tear on the pants.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/baggy-knees-on-pants#post-2066170 Thu, 03 Oct 2019 19:48:50 +0000 Style Fan 2066170@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I haven't noticed this on my pants.&nbsp; Of course, they may be very baggy at the knees and I am walking around blissfully unaware.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/baggy-knees-on-pants#post-2066166 Thu, 03 Oct 2019 19:03:02 +0000 Anonymous 2066166@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with what RachyLou said. &nbsp;Why would wide legged pants bag in the first place? &nbsp;I thought Madewell put out a really good product. &nbsp;Perhaps I was mistaken.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/baggy-knees-on-pants#post-2066162 Thu, 03 Oct 2019 18:43:53 +0000 smittie 2066162@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, you could think of baggy knees as being part of the look!<br />Yes, my wide leg jeans bag out the most. But I still like them the best.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/baggy-knees-on-pants#post-2066157 Thu, 03 Oct 2019 18:15:24 +0000 nemosmom 2066157@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It HAS to be fabric content. I notice this a LOT with my 98-100% denim jeans (mostly boyfriend cuts; two pairs of straight leg). </p> <p>It's funny because one pair (98% cotton, 2% elastane) will not only bag at the knees but grow about a half inch in length by the end of the day. Maybe I squat a lot... Anyway, I don't know how to combat it, but I can buy time in-between washes by re-wetting them, air drying, then tossing them in the dryer for a few minutes on low to make sure they are dry so I don't put them away damp (like a combo of kkards and Liz!) </p> <p>I imagine steaming them would give the same result. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/baggy-knees-on-pants#post-2066155 Thu, 03 Oct 2019 18:02:37 +0000 rachylou 2066155@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This seems so strange to me. Shouldn’t wider leg pants not pull at all and therefore not bag? I need a physicist... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/baggy-knees-on-pants#post-2066151 Thu, 03 Oct 2019 17:16:28 +0000 kkards 2066151@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>my dryer has a steam fresh cycle...it's fabulous for jeans and solves this issue in between washes... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/baggy-knees-on-pants#post-2066146 Thu, 03 Oct 2019 16:14:17 +0000 Liz 2066146@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>I don't have a way to keep it from happening, so I sympathize! To keep from over-washing, I "debag" my jeans between wears by misting heavily (I keep a spray bottle filled with water), snap-shaking them out, and hanging them by the hems overnight. The next morning, they're back in shape and ready for another wear. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Perhaps a steamer would do the same thing? <br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/baggy-knees-on-pants#post-2066144 Thu, 03 Oct 2019 16:04:10 +0000 Angie 2066144@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>YES. 100% cotton is the culprit, and I have many of the those. I press between wears instead of washing. It works really well.&nbsp;</p> <p>These are my worse offenders:&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/baggy-knees-on-pants#post-2066136 Thu, 03 Oct 2019 14:53:55 +0000 Suz 2066136@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No, not mine. (Well, let's not go there. If Nora Ephron feels bad about her neck, I feel bad about my knees!)&nbsp;</p> <p>Anyway, I'm talking about the knees of jeans and trousers.&nbsp;</p> <p>I was raised to do a little "hitch" to my trousers while sitting down to prevent bagged-out knees. So I tend to do it pretty consistently.&nbsp;</p> <p>But as the higher waist wider styles become more prevalent in my closet, I'm finding some of them get baggy in the knee no matter what! I would have thought it would be a bigger problem with slim jeans/ pants, but it seems to be happening more with the wide legs. And, if I'm honest, more with the wide jeans than the pants/ culottes.&nbsp;</p> <p>The Madewell high waist button fly jean is a good example -- I find I need to wash it more often (and air dry) just to deal with the bagging.&nbsp;</p> <p>What's up with that?&nbsp;</p> <p>I wondered if it might be due to fabric composition. These particular jeans have much less stretch than some others.&nbsp; </p>