https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boden-richmond-pant-yaynay-size-up-give-up Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:52:50 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boden-richmond-pant-yaynay-size-up-give-up#post-1896668 Tue, 06 Mar 2018 14:33:58 +0000 Glory 1896668@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a very similar fit issue with many pants. I think sizing up will be too large as these look like a great fit. If you love them you could do a small alteration to ease up the waist but only if you really love them. Otherwise I would keep looking. I do love the red on you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boden-richmond-pant-yaynay-size-up-give-up#post-1896571 Mon, 05 Mar 2018 23:30:44 +0000 Gigi 1896571@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't have experience with Boden, but it looks to me like the cut of these trousers doesn't work for you. The pants are tight in some places but loose in others. I would keep looking. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boden-richmond-pant-yaynay-size-up-give-up#post-1896566 Mon, 05 Mar 2018 22:57:56 +0000 Scarlet 1896566@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Krish</b>, red just causes me to veer off course. It's a trouble.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boden-richmond-pant-yaynay-size-up-give-up#post-1896525 Mon, 05 Mar 2018 20:24:45 +0000 anchie 1896525@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ok, after suffering the whole day in pants that are too tight at the waist and swearing to never wear them again all I have to say is - keep looking! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boden-richmond-pant-yaynay-size-up-give-up#post-1896521 Mon, 05 Mar 2018 20:14:52 +0000 Inge 1896521@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm not sure, but I have a feeling that if they were a tad shorter, and a tad less loose on the calf area, they would look better. But then there's still the issue of the waist feeling a little too tight. Like some Fabbers have said above, I tend to not reach for trousers when that's the case. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boden-richmond-pant-yaynay-size-up-give-up#post-1896415 Mon, 05 Mar 2018 13:47:28 +0000 krishnidoux 1896415@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Scarlet, it's funny that with your forum name, you would order a red pair when you need a blue! On the pic they look nice but how are they from the back? When pants are too tight, sometimes, and I can't decide, I grap a hand mirror and look ar the rear view: if they are too small, I will know. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boden-richmond-pant-yaynay-size-up-give-up#post-1896408 Mon, 05 Mar 2018 13:11:29 +0000 RobinF 1896408@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have the same fit issues with pants and can't stand having a tight waist. But I do sit all day for work so that aggravates any tightness. These look like they fit well, except for the length, but how they feel is important. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boden-richmond-pant-yaynay-size-up-give-up#post-1896399 Mon, 05 Mar 2018 12:40:02 +0000 Aquamarine 1896399@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Only you can decide if the waistband is too uncomfortable, but I have to say I agree with you on the length. It seems neither here nor there, especially given the width at the ankle. A more tapered leg would look better at that length, I think. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boden-richmond-pant-yaynay-size-up-give-up#post-1896396 Mon, 05 Mar 2018 12:28:07 +0000 Scarlet 1896396@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks a lot for these thoughts. I am leaning toward sending the pants back. It's true what several people wrote, that having pants cutting in the waist makes one reach for them less often, but my problem is I don't have the more comfortable alternative to reach for instead. Also my work is not a long day and doesn't require long uninterrupted hours of sitting, so a little discomfort is tolerable if not ideal.</p> <p><b>La Ped,&nbsp;</b>thanks for sharing your experience with the fit and fabrications. I had a look at the Hampshires, but I would rather have a cotton fabrication.<br /><b>Cardiff girl</b>, Interesting that the fit has changed. Helps me square the raving reviews with my own fit problems. </p> <p></p> <p>ETA: Also I have to say that unfortunately the length and width on me is looking dumpy to my eye this morning. It is nice fabric though, for anyone else who was interested in these. Really cute ticking inside the waist band.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boden-richmond-pant-yaynay-size-up-give-up#post-1896379 Mon, 05 Mar 2018 09:53:31 +0000 bella 1896379@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmmm, don't you want a more closer fit around down the legs? They look very roomy to me, but if the waist is already tight, maybe this cut is not for you.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boden-richmond-pant-yaynay-size-up-give-up#post-1896360 Mon, 05 Mar 2018 08:05:18 +0000 Cardiff girl 1896360@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I m afraid that you might be finding what I now do with Boden trousers.They used to fit me like a dream and then they did something to their sizing and now I can’t wear them .My usual size is just as you describe fine on the hips but a little tight at the waist then the next size up is too baggy around the hips.l ve got a pair of Richmond’s that I bought over a year ago sitting unworn in my cupboard for just this reason,as others have said if they are not totally comfortable you won’t wear them.For the record I m a uk size 10 and I still wear this size in Boden tops. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boden-richmond-pant-yaynay-size-up-give-up#post-1896358 Mon, 05 Mar 2018 07:57:47 +0000 Bijou 1896358@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They do look good, I would try a size up as they are a great style on you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boden-richmond-pant-yaynay-size-up-give-up#post-1896308 Sun, 04 Mar 2018 22:20:15 +0000 rachylou 1896308@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ditto what Karen said... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boden-richmond-pant-yaynay-size-up-give-up#post-1896294 Sun, 04 Mar 2018 20:59:17 +0000 Jane 1896294@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They look good to my eye, but I tend to agree with Jenni.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boden-richmond-pant-yaynay-size-up-give-up#post-1896275 Sun, 04 Mar 2018 19:08:54 +0000 Jenni NZ 1896275@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They look really cute. For me, from experience, if they dig into the waist I won't want to wear them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boden-richmond-pant-yaynay-size-up-give-up#post-1896266 Sun, 04 Mar 2018 17:17:38 +0000 Anonymous 1896266@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These look like they fit beautifully in the waist and thigh. I don’t see any digging in at the waist...I would expect some muffin top, if that were true, and I don’t see any.</p> <p>The print is so cute! Nice for summer.</p> <p>I would hem them up a bit though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boden-richmond-pant-yaynay-size-up-give-up#post-1896265 Sun, 04 Mar 2018 17:00:30 +0000 LaPed 1896265@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I find the Richmonds relax a bit over the course of a day, due to the stretch. You might wear them around for a couple hours to see if the waist loosens to a point where it's not uncomfortable.&nbsp;</p> <p>I like the Richmonds precisely because they have more room in the leg than most current dress/office pants. But if you want more room in the waist and a slimmer leg, you could try the Boden Hampshires.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boden-richmond-pant-yaynay-size-up-give-up#post-1896260 Sun, 04 Mar 2018 16:52:16 +0000 karen13 1896260@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They fit well from the hips down, but if they aren’t completely comfortable in the waist, I’m afraid you will find excuses not to wear them. Can you size up and easily take in the side seams and/or center back? It might be quite easy if there is no top stitching or felled seam.</p> <p>They are very cute on. While I am no PPL expert, I might like them a tad shorter. Which goes to show my eye may finally be adjusting to Ankle baring pants. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boden-richmond-pant-yaynay-size-up-give-up#post-1896257 Sun, 04 Mar 2018 16:43:35 +0000 Scarlet 1896257@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I need a pair of blue dress pants, but I am trying the red here because they photograph better (ordered for fun on sale, in case the blue were fabulous). I can't tell if these pants fit the way they are supposed to, or if I should size up for more ease in the waist and hips, although then the legs will be baggy. These are the petite length, but I am not sure if they still need some adjustment. Or is it a bad fit on me, and I should try a different pant?&nbsp;</p> <p>These pants dig into my waist, although it's not awful. It's an ongoing fit issue with me and pants. If I size up for my waist and upper hip, pants are baggy in the seat and leg.</p> <p>photo 1, "normal"<br />photo 2, sweater rolled up to show fit of the waist band. </p>