YouLookFab Forum » Topic: How do you prevent baggy and stretched out knees in pants?

YouLookFab Forum » Topic: How do you prevent baggy and stretched out knees in pants? https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-prevent-baggy-and-stretched-out-knees-in-pants Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 09 Apr 2026 03:17:33 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php Stephanie on "How do you prevent baggy and stretched out knees in pants?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-prevent-baggy-and-stretched-out-knees-in-pants#post-1711836 Thu, 11 Aug 2016 11:12:52 +0000 Stephanie 1711836@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Start making a habit of hitching your pant legs before sitting. I have found you can prevent baggy knees by pinching the thigh area of your pants and pulling them up several inches before sitting down. BrieN on "How do you prevent baggy and stretched out knees in pants?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-prevent-baggy-and-stretched-out-knees-in-pants#post-1711718 Thu, 11 Aug 2016 02:51:58 +0000 BrieN 1711718@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Amy -- I remember one of the best dressed women I worked with years ago telling me that she wore either a slip or a pants-slip with everything she wore for work, even if it was already lined.  She always looked immaculate... rachylou on "How do you prevent baggy and stretched out knees in pants?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-prevent-baggy-and-stretched-out-knees-in-pants#post-1711701 Thu, 11 Aug 2016 02:21:34 +0000 rachylou 1711701@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ The pants liner is very clever. What sort of waist did it have? Chris987 on "How do you prevent baggy and stretched out knees in pants?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-prevent-baggy-and-stretched-out-knees-in-pants#post-1711552 Wed, 10 Aug 2016 21:25:12 +0000 Chris987 1711552@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Oops sorry about that double post Chris987 on "How do you prevent baggy and stretched out knees in pants?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-prevent-baggy-and-stretched-out-knees-in-pants#post-1711549 Wed, 10 Aug 2016 21:23:55 +0000 Chris987 1711549@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ If you are talking about poly or wool blend fabrics, the kind you usually find in "trousers", my experience is that the better quality fabrics bag less than cheaper ones. I seem to remember a past forum posting about someone remembering that their dad or grandfather always lifted his pant leg up a tiny bit before sitting down to ease the stress and stretching of the knee area. That might work too. minimalist on "How do you prevent baggy and stretched out knees in pants?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-prevent-baggy-and-stretched-out-knees-in-pants#post-1711519 Wed, 10 Aug 2016 20:34:00 +0000 minimalist 1711519@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ When I lived in suits, and often had to go directly from a red-eye to a job site, I ... pause, this might get me banned. . . . . I wore a pants-liner I'd had made out of suit-lining material, under every pair of suit pants that wasn't fully lined. Putting it on was a fussy extra step and my grandmother, had she been aware, probably would have called me old-fashioned. But it eliminated the elephant-knee effect. A tailor had suggested it as a cheaper alternative to having RTW suit-pants lined, as I'd come in requesting. Also, hitching the trousers up a bit before sitting down, grampa style. Anonymous on "How do you prevent baggy and stretched out knees in pants?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-prevent-baggy-and-stretched-out-knees-in-pants#post-1711419 Wed, 10 Aug 2016 17:56:05 +0000 Anonymous 1711419@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I hitch my pants up a tad bit when I sit.  It is just more comfortable and the knees don't bag (that I notice anyway).  Cerinda on "How do you prevent baggy and stretched out knees in pants?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-prevent-baggy-and-stretched-out-knees-in-pants#post-1711391 Wed, 10 Aug 2016 16:39:16 +0000 Cerinda 1711391@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Hitch your dress pants up at the knee when you sit (like the guy at the next table in the exquisite suit).  For skinnies, steam the legs between wears. Chris987 on "How do you prevent baggy and stretched out knees in pants?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-prevent-baggy-and-stretched-out-knees-in-pants#post-1711390 Wed, 10 Aug 2016 16:39:12 +0000 Chris987 1711390@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ If you are talking about poly or wool blend fabrics, the kind you usually find in "trousers", my experience is that the better quality fabrics bag less than cheaper ones. I seem to remember a past forum posting about someone remembering that their dad or grandfather always lifted his pant leg up a tiny bit before sitting down to ease the stress and stretching of the knee area. That might work too. Maneera on "How do you prevent baggy and stretched out knees in pants?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-prevent-baggy-and-stretched-out-knees-in-pants#post-1711387 Wed, 10 Aug 2016 16:35:12 +0000 Maneera 1711387@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ This happens when fabric has too much stretch in it. Your best option would be to buy trousers with no more than 1% to 2% spandex/elastane/Lycra in the blend. For your existing pants, wash after every wear. That's the only way to get the knees to fit right after each wear where they stretch out. Angie on "How do you prevent baggy and stretched out knees in pants?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-prevent-baggy-and-stretched-out-knees-in-pants#post-1711370 Wed, 10 Aug 2016 16:05:06 +0000 Angie 1711370@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I've only had this happen with a pair of very stretchy jeggings that I passed on long ago.  Allison on "How do you prevent baggy and stretched out knees in pants?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-prevent-baggy-and-stretched-out-knees-in-pants#post-1711338 Wed, 10 Aug 2016 14:28:20 +0000 Allison 1711338@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I find that many of my dress pants get baggy and stretched out in the knee area from sitting down.  How does everyone else here prevent that from happening?