https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evaluating-the-summer-pants Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 14 May 2026 11:50:24 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evaluating-the-summer-pants/page/2#post-1500129 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 15:47:32 +0000 MsMaven 1500129@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with most--I like the olive and the wide-legged look on you. I have a strong negative reaction to the lilac pants. Maybe it is just me, but I don't like them on the model either. They seem too fussy for you. Maybe I should come back later and have a second look.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evaluating-the-summer-pants/page/2#post-1500124 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 15:40:07 +0000 Elizabeth P 1500124@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think the masses have decided the olive joggers must stay :)</p> <p>I'm an outlier on the others... I like the linen pants, but I don't love them.&nbsp; I would prefer them if they were looser though the thigh.&nbsp; While I get that these have a great 70's vibe, they don't look like something _I_ would want to wear in the heat.&nbsp; </p> <p>And I like the lilac capris.&nbsp; I think the pocket stitching actually draws the eye inward, thereby visually slimming you in that area. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evaluating-the-summer-pants/page/2#post-1500119 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 15:30:56 +0000 Janet 1500119@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Smittie, I'm just not into yoga pants for casual wear, especially in summer. Too clingy and warm for me. I spend enough time in biking shorts that I don't want more spandex for my casual day wear. :-)&nbsp;</p> <p>FMW, anything cut slim through the hips is probably not going to work for me (that's the issue with the Wit &amp; Wisdom gauchos), but I don't mind the vibe of those capris. I have to be careful of cargo pockets too.&nbsp;</p> <p>Thanks for the additional suggestions! Keep 'em coming. :-)</p> <p>Angie, I'll update my original HL dress thread. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evaluating-the-summer-pants/page/2#post-1500113 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 15:23:26 +0000 FindingMyWay 1500113@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If you decide not to keep the lilac pair, I found a pair of non-frumpy capris (i.e., not like the ones my mom wears) at Eddie Bauer recently. I like them because I'm not very curvy and these are relatively slim through the hips. That might mean they won't work for you, but perhaps Eddie Bauer has other cuts that would. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evaluating-the-summer-pants/page/2#post-1500104 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 15:07:16 +0000 shedev 1500104@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the joggers, like the flares. Maybe we should see the lilac pair styled. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evaluating-the-summer-pants/page/2#post-1500095 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 14:50:40 +0000 Anonymous 1500095@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Janet. Is there a problem wearing athletic gear like yoga pants? Maybe in your city/town it's too unusual? I love the yoga pants look, as long as it's carried out well with the right footwear and top. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evaluating-the-summer-pants/page/2#post-1500084 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 14:31:44 +0000 Angie 1500084@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I LOVE #1 and #4, Janet. Those are amazing casual pant styles on you. #1 is hip and trendy, and #4 is chic, elegant and boho lite.&nbsp;</p> <p>I like the last lilac pair too - good fit - but not quite as much as the first two pairs.&nbsp;</p> <p>What have you decided about the HL dress?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evaluating-the-summer-pants/page/2#post-1500060 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 14:04:22 +0000 Jeanie 1500060@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the first 2 pairs. &nbsp;Just not loving the pockets on the lilac capris. &nbsp;I have a pair of joggers and have sew the pockets to keep them from wrinkling so much. &nbsp;I haven't worn them enough to say if the sewing is going to do the job. It's nice to have some new summer pants options. &nbsp;Great finds! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evaluating-the-summer-pants/page/2#post-1500045 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 13:51:31 +0000 Sara L. 1500045@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think they all look good.&nbsp; I'm an outlier because I like the lilac capris.&nbsp; I have a couple pairs of blush pink pants and they have turned out to go with more of my wardrobe than I anticipated.&nbsp; Your pants aren't quite the same shade but I see them working the same way.&nbsp; </p> <p>The other two pairs&nbsp;look great and your quads are fine.&nbsp; I don't actually see anything to comment on - your legs look totally normal to me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evaluating-the-summer-pants#post-1500034 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 13:42:28 +0000 Helena 1500034@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think these all look cute and comfy, and echoing that the joggers are my favorite!</p> <p>@Rachylou - maybe your butt ran off with my boobs! They are probably all living it up somewhere warm and sunny with all the lost socks from the dryer ... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evaluating-the-summer-pants#post-1500006 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 13:15:40 +0000 Janet 1500006@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you for all the great feedback! I really appreciate the honesty and all perspectives. </p> <p>Deb, I didn't notice the seam thing on the linen pants stock photo until you mentioned it -- the pair I have looks fine. Thanks for pointing that out. </p> <p>Points well taken about the lilac pants. I knew they'd be the biggest question mark. They're avaiable in other colors as well, but I thought I'd check out this color as an alternative to how I always use neutral, mostly dark bottoms as a style crutch. Although maybe this exercise shows me that I'm better off that way. :-/ (You see why pants stir up my body insecurities!)</p> <p>Like the last polarizing item I posted -- the Helmut Lang dress -- I can see both perspectives on these pants. I would like some sort of capri length pant that is flattering but a little bit interesting. But I don't want middle-age frumpy capris. If anyone has good suggestions for an alternative, let me know. Gear is not necessarily a bad thing -- after all the Athleta capris are technically gear, and I like a casual, sporty vibe. But most of what I see out in the stores leaves me totally cold. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evaluating-the-summer-pants#post-1499956 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 11:46:24 +0000 Aquamarine 1499956@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I LOVE the olive joggers and the wide legs. Different shapes but both so flattering on you. I am not as drawn to the lilac pair. The seaming is the only thing I see and makes the pants not so sleek to my eye. I guess I don't like the color for bottoms, either, so that could be my issue also. But I agree you could probably style them in a way to make them work for you, and I would be interested in seeing that. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evaluating-the-summer-pants#post-1499921 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 09:43:21 +0000 Karie 1499921@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like the Topsail joggers and the chambray wide legs - the fit and style looks great, and I can see them fitting in nicely with your wardrobe. I'm not a fan of the lilac pair - with the pockets and topstitching it's a little much going on, IMHO (sorry!).</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evaluating-the-summer-pants#post-1499915 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 08:55:53 +0000 rute 1499915@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love 1 and 2! stunning on you. Maybe size up 3? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evaluating-the-summer-pants#post-1499908 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 07:13:20 +0000 CocoLion 1499908@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think the joggers are great on you, and the linen pants are more than great. &nbsp;I like their fit on you more than the model. &nbsp;On you, they have more of a 70s flare pant fit -- fitted in hip and rear then flowing out. &nbsp;Rather than a conventional flow-y pant fit. &nbsp;How do they feel? &nbsp;Does the fabric feel right for extra hot weather? &nbsp;I am tempted to order a pair in the petite length.</p> <p>I'm sort of torn on the lilac pants. &nbsp;My first impression was no, but the more I click back, the more they are kind of fun and ironic. &nbsp;They look great for bike riding too. &nbsp;I had a pair of woven yoga pants like this, minus the roll tab, and wore them to death. &nbsp;They might be great with a loose white or similarly shaded lilac tee for the most casual days. &nbsp;The drawstring doesn't bug me, you just have to keep everything else ultra simple.</p> <p>Thanks for putting yourself and your purchases out there for us to critique Janet... it's fun and instructive. &nbsp;You're inspiring me to do the same with some of my recent pending acquisitions. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evaluating-the-summer-pants#post-1499905 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 06:25:24 +0000 catgirl 1499905@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Janet, the joggers and wide legs are no brainer keeps to me! The lilac pants look too much like gear that is trying too hard not be gear, at least to my eye. You look great but I feel like the style is neither here nor there. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evaluating-the-summer-pants#post-1499892 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 05:23:41 +0000 Aziraphale 1499892@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like them all, and I like the olive joggers the best. I bought a pair very similar only with camo print, and they are probably my most comfy pair of pants. My husband makes 80s jokes whenever i wear them, though. :-)&nbsp;</p> <p>The long wide pants are very flattering, too. The lilac ones are OK -- JFE and if you like them for comfort reasons, it's a go.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evaluating-the-summer-pants#post-1499888 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 05:04:07 +0000 Jules 1499888@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting how the pocket trim on the lilac seems higher contrast than in the anthro photo. I'm afraid I'm finding them a bit ALGO, between that and the waist tie and the leg seaming and the cuffs... now I may be projecting, but sometimes when something like this fits and flatters better than I expected, I get distracted from the fact that maybe I don't love them for *other* reasons, ya know?<br />I love the wide legs (want!) and the joggers too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evaluating-the-summer-pants#post-1499868 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 03:43:55 +0000 Eliza 1499868@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Janet- love the olive joggers and wide leg linen blend pants. Linen pants are great for "cool" coverage. I like the lilac pants concept for you, though I find the pockets distracting. It somehow seems they may almost impact the proportions of an outfit, if that makes any sense. I wonder if tops could be tricky. That said, I am increasingly focussed on minimizing details to work around in styling outfits and it may be an irrelevant variable for you. </p> <p>I love the idea of interesting colors that read summer. Good finds! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evaluating-the-summer-pants#post-1499853 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 03:14:02 +0000 Anonymous 1499853@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My favorite are the olive joggers...so fab on you. Coming in second are the wide leg trousers, then the lavendar wild card. You look amazing in all these and I think you could keep them all. Maybe try styling before deciding. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evaluating-the-summer-pants#post-1499848 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 03:03:43 +0000 Jaime 1499848@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow there is a lot of diversity of opinion here! I like the linen wide legs best - they are fantastic, the olive pants second best and am not crazy about the lilac pair. They are neither here nor there on the fit. It isn't the side pockets but the overall effect.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evaluating-the-summer-pants#post-1499839 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 02:49:46 +0000 karymk 1499839@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Janet I think all of them look great on you except number 7/8. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evaluating-the-summer-pants#post-1499775 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 01:01:45 +0000 Tina 1499775@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These bottoms all have the potential to serve slightly different purposes, from ultra casual to just casual. I love the fit of the linen blend pants in # 2! They look like PPL to me and are very flattering. I think with styling they will all be winners. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evaluating-the-summer-pants#post-1499764 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 00:43:10 +0000 Olivegreen 1499764@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The wide leg pants are the most flattering things. The olive pants look like fun and will be easy to style, betcha. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evaluating-the-summer-pants#post-1499753 Mon, 01 Jun 2015 23:36:30 +0000 deb 1499753@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I looked at the wide leg linen pants but saw how the seam is weird on the model. Does the seam go wacky on the pair you have? Oh. and I like all three on you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evaluating-the-summer-pants#post-1499747 Mon, 01 Jun 2015 23:16:19 +0000 unfrumped 1499747@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the joggers--i would like those myself!<br />The linen pants almost read like a bootcut--I agree with rachy in that they're unexpectedly fitted for the wide leg, but I still like them on you.<br />Not so big a fan of the lilac, compared to the other 2. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evaluating-the-summer-pants#post-1499744 Mon, 01 Jun 2015 23:11:56 +0000 Anonymous 1499744@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the joggers and the linen pants!<br /> I don't really have a yay or nay opinion on the pink pants-I'm neutral. I find that they're quite slimming despite the pockets. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evaluating-the-summer-pants#post-1499737 Mon, 01 Jun 2015 23:03:16 +0000 Elle 1499737@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the joggers and wide leg pants (my fav) on you.&nbsp; The color of the lilac is fun but before you cut off the tags, I'd make sure you like the way your tops work with it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evaluating-the-summer-pants#post-1499735 Mon, 01 Jun 2015 22:59:18 +0000 annagybe 1499735@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The lilac ones look simultaneously too young or way too old, tween versus retiree mall power walker (is that still a thing?). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/evaluating-the-summer-pants#post-1499729 Mon, 01 Jun 2015 22:52:52 +0000 rachylou 1499729@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lol. Well, you have something to show off in anycase. I have no butt anymore! Where did it go?! </p>