https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contemplating-clydes Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:36:47 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contemplating-clydes#post-2097520 Thu, 06 Feb 2020 13:22:54 +0000 Elizabeth P 2097520@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>I was also going to vote clay wide legs for you.&nbsp; <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>They may be pricey, but as others have said, something quality that works with your wardrobe will get worn... end of story.&nbsp; CPW will eventually make it worthwhile.&nbsp; So I wouldn't worry about that (as long as you can afford it of course) as long as they are 10's and DO fit in with your wardrobe. <br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contemplating-clydes#post-2097495 Thu, 06 Feb 2020 07:21:58 +0000 notsaf 2097495@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great decision. I think clay all the way, and it sounds like wide legs will be a nice addition. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contemplating-clydes#post-2097489 Thu, 06 Feb 2020 04:40:15 +0000 CarolS 2097489@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the clay wide leg!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contemplating-clydes#post-2097485 Thu, 06 Feb 2020 03:00:52 +0000 Kathie 2097485@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’m so glad you decided on the clay wide legs. They’ll fit perfectly into your wardrobe. You also enabled me down the rabbit hole of ES:). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contemplating-clydes#post-2097472 Thu, 06 Feb 2020 01:16:49 +0000 smittie 2097472@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like both of these, LaP. I can’t decide. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contemplating-clydes#post-2097469 Thu, 06 Feb 2020 01:10:25 +0000 The Cat 2097469@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My immediate thought, before reading all the comments, was that the clay wide legs would look great on you. Fun to see you have placed an order for them, though I'll admit that they sound pricey to me, too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contemplating-clydes#post-2097460 Thu, 06 Feb 2020 00:08:57 +0000 Jenn 2097460@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay! I made my second-ever ES order last week. Lead time is 4-5 weeks and oh, is it a hard wait. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contemplating-clydes#post-2097451 Wed, 05 Feb 2020 23:03:07 +0000 LaPed 2097451@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>YLF is indeed wise! I sat down this afternoon and inventoried all of my pants. Everything is below except for 3 pairs of leggings, 2 pairs of nylon hiking pants, and a pair of sturdy khakis that I keep for chore/garden/extra-casual weekend wear. </p> <p>You're all correct that white/light is conspicuously absent from my wardrobe because I do indeed get stains on my pants *all the time*. I clearly love medium earth-tone bottoms and my #1 alternative to black and blue denim. I have three pairs of olive pants right now, and they are all relaxed-tapered fit. I have two pairs of wide-leg crops but they are rust and black. I wear my&nbsp;</p> <p>I think the the clay wide legs are probably the least likely to split wears with anything else that I own. I like that the clay is somewhere in between brown/khaki and fatigue/olive. I obviously have a thing for front seams (my Madewell crops and Alex Mill ankle pants), so I'm leaning toward placing an order for them next Monday, when custom orders re-open. It'll probably be my only February purchase, barring any too-good-to-pass-up thrift finds. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contemplating-clydes#post-2097376 Wed, 05 Feb 2020 16:23:42 +0000 Angie 2097376@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For you, the wide crops in the khaki.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contemplating-clydes#post-2097367 Wed, 05 Feb 2020 16:06:28 +0000 Jenn 2097367@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'd lean towards clay, just for the stain factor, but since they're 100% cotton, the natural are easily dye-able. I would have never considered it until one of the employees featured in ES's "Team Style Tuesday" had a brilliant chartreuse tunic. Turned out, she regularly got the natural color and dyed. I'd understand if the price point made you hesitant about experimenting (it would me too), but nice option to have in your back pocket if they got discolored.</p> <p>I think you could rock either style, and I don't think you'd regret any Elizabeth Suzann piece you purchased. If you do decide to buy, try to order on a Monday. &nbsp;Seems like they're reaching their weekly capacity earlier and earlier recently. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contemplating-clydes#post-2097359 Wed, 05 Feb 2020 15:31:38 +0000 Anonymous 2097359@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes to the clay color, and the wide leg gets my vote too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contemplating-clydes#post-2097349 Wed, 05 Feb 2020 14:23:34 +0000 Bijou 2097349@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wide crop in classic clay gets my vote. They remind me of Style Fan's Jesse Kamm pants and are timeless. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contemplating-clydes#post-2097343 Wed, 05 Feb 2020 13:11:44 +0000 nemosmom 2097343@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The natural sounds fun and fresh, but I worry about staining, and wonder if they are see-thru.&nbsp; Do you like the way a pleated pant fits on you?&nbsp; The top of the tapered ones look pleated-ish - a cut I don't care for on myself, but maybe you don't mind? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contemplating-clydes#post-2097321 Wed, 05 Feb 2020 10:49:14 +0000 Style Fan 2097321@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am always concerned about light colours for pants.&nbsp; Maybe you have magic powers.&nbsp; I love the clay colour.&nbsp; I see that fitting in with your wardrobe.&nbsp; My first thought was the wide-legged ones but the tapered fit might work well too.<br />They are a good price for ES pants.&nbsp; I have heard so many good things about ES.&nbsp; I think of pieces like this (my Jesse Kamm pants, for example) as long term residents in my wardrobe and not guests.&nbsp; After a couple of years, the price starts to make sense. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contemplating-clydes#post-2097316 Wed, 05 Feb 2020 07:37:13 +0000 Cardiff girl 2097316@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am not sure that the light colour is a good idea for an active mum on the go,l am seeing stains!But the darker colour in the wide legs looks fab,have you got pieces that you can wear with them to make outfits? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contemplating-clydes#post-2097315 Wed, 05 Feb 2020 07:08:34 +0000 Synne 2097315@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The tapered fit looks as timeless as it gets! If high wasted, pleat front, slightly cropped (mom fit?) stays current. Very pretty pants. How does cotton canvas launder? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contemplating-clydes#post-2097312 Wed, 05 Feb 2020 05:39:19 +0000 karen13 2097312@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I vote for the wide leg clay if it fits your budget, and they turn out to be as awesome as they look. I predict they will look fab on you. I have gotten tons of wear from these. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contemplating-clydes#post-2097311 Wed, 05 Feb 2020 05:09:58 +0000 Jenni NZ 2097311@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>2 years or so ago I paid full price of $179 for my olive snakeskin pants. Ouch that hurt! I thought about it for 11 months. I waited for a sale but they never went on sale...bit the bullet and wore them 78 times before relegating to old clothes. The next year, found exactly the same ones on sale for $60 plus an ink pair the same so bought both! Olive have now had 44 wears and ink 47 wears since then. If they’re right, they’re right.<br /> Most of my pants I get from brands/shops where I know the quality, NZ or Australian made if possible, on sale for $50-100.<br /> Onto yours: will they be cropped on you? I like the wide-legged clay pair for you, it looks most like you somehow? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contemplating-clydes#post-2097307 Wed, 05 Feb 2020 04:27:14 +0000 Suz 2097307@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think the wide legs could be perfection for you. On the other hand, do you have enough wide legs already? If so, maybe the other style as an interesting alternative.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contemplating-clydes#post-2097300 Wed, 05 Feb 2020 03:05:31 +0000 Jaime 2097300@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Those are the sort of pants I would have to try on to know how (and if!) they would work on me. But in theory I would pick the clay wide leg I think. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contemplating-clydes#post-2097298 Wed, 05 Feb 2020 02:47:17 +0000 rachylou 2097298@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think the clay is very au courant, but like the cheerfulness of natural... I lean natural for you. Have to admit that I feel funny about $200 for cotton canvas. They’d have to fit great and have good tailoring, good seams. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contemplating-clydes#post-2097288 Wed, 05 Feb 2020 00:41:04 +0000 LaPed 2097288@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I know, Sal! I'm trying to tell myself that my sense of pricing is totally warped by fast fashion, not to mention thrift stores... Even if I end up not loving the ES pants, I'll be able to resell them for the current sale price, more or less.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contemplating-clydes#post-2097286 Wed, 05 Feb 2020 00:28:22 +0000 Sal 2097286@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the clay and the wide leg style!!</p> <p>But I don't think you would go wrong with any of them.</p> <p>That is a standard price here for pants - not designer, but many mid range mall store retailers. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/contemplating-clydes#post-2097284 Tue, 04 Feb 2020 23:58:27 +0000 LaPed 2097284@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://elizabethsuzann.com/collections/cotton-canvas">Elizabeth Suzann</a> is running a clearance sale on their cotton canvas styles to make way for a new 100% recycled cotton fabric. I'm tempted to try a pair of Clyde pants but am torn over colour and silhouette. Do I go for the wide crop or the classic tapered version? And, do I go for natural (like a painter's pant!) or the versatile clay colour? I'm not sure if I can actually bring myself to pay $200 for pants, even though there's a good chance these would end up with a low cost-per-wear eventually. So this is a fantasy-shop for the moment, but perhaps if YLF can help me find clarity I'll pull the trigger!</p> <p> </p>