https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/late-to-angie-fab-find--mothership-pleated-linen-ankle-pants Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:48:20 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/late-to-angie-fab-find--mothership-pleated-linen-ankle-pants#post-1250985 Wed, 14 May 2014 00:20:32 +0000 unfrumped 1250985@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for looking, Angie! I like the look, too. They are fine when I am standing, but when I sit, they ride up higher as if youd hiked them up, and when i stand up again , they stay stuck on my leg as in the last photo-even after taking some steps. It's a little better if I just turn up the hem width ( like a cuff but not a roll) but still happens. I thought they might just shake down in a second, but I<br /> have to reach down and scrape them back down my leg! This is totally unexpected and very frustrating because that is the only thing wrong , but if I can't figure out a fix, I couldn't be fussing over it and wondering what my pant legs are doing.<br /> SO crazy. </p> <p>Anna, yes , the T tops are more casual though I do wear tops like that( zip- back rayon T top and lace- trimmed T) in summer, tucked into a skirt or trousers. With lab coat covering most up, it reads like a fairly random knit jewel neck. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/late-to-angie-fab-find--mothership-pleated-linen-ankle-pants#post-1250928 Tue, 13 May 2014 23:23:49 +0000 Angie 1250928@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for taking extra pics.&nbsp;</p> <p>See how much better they look rolled. Unfrumped, the rolled hems don't look tight on your calf at all. Plenty fluid on my computer screen.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/late-to-angie-fab-find--mothership-pleated-linen-ankle-pants#post-1250726 Tue, 13 May 2014 18:59:32 +0000 unfrumped 1250726@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So, I haven't looked at the construction, but it could be possible to open the side seam at the hem to give a teeny bit of ease, like a vent, and then do the rolling and use a hidden stitch to tack it down. That would be to see if that were enough to&nbsp;keep it from sticking to my leg.&nbsp;&nbsp;The problem is, I would not know if it would work until I messed with them !</p> <p>&nbsp;Also, if I were not concerned about the narrow hem problem, tacking down the roll might be a good idea anyway, because if they would always be worn rolled,&nbsp; this fabric doesn't "hold the roll" as well as denim or cotton and so securing it unobtrusively could be helpful.</p> <p>Not sure it this is "meant to be". I thought I was on to a nice change of pace,&nbsp; and didn't expect the fluid fit to have tight leg issues! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/late-to-angie-fab-find--mothership-pleated-linen-ankle-pants#post-1250512 Tue, 13 May 2014 15:09:46 +0000 unfrumped 1250512@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Added rolled pics next to the originals. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/late-to-angie-fab-find--mothership-pleated-linen-ankle-pants#post-1250133 Tue, 13 May 2014 02:28:21 +0000 unfrumped 1250133@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I will take some more photos. The problem is the leg opening is quite narrow and so then becomes something of a constricting element if rolled up higher on the leg. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/late-to-angie-fab-find--mothership-pleated-linen-ankle-pants#post-1249981 Mon, 12 May 2014 23:18:59 +0000 jackiec 1249981@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with the comments on length. I love #7 with the ankle strap wedges! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/late-to-angie-fab-find--mothership-pleated-linen-ankle-pants#post-1249976 Mon, 12 May 2014 23:15:12 +0000 annagybe 1249976@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How is a cropped pant not appropriate for work but a t-shirt is? Unless the t-shirt options were for casual wear. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/late-to-angie-fab-find--mothership-pleated-linen-ankle-pants#post-1249962 Mon, 12 May 2014 23:05:00 +0000 crutcher 1249962@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Can't wait to see how much rolling improves an absolutely excellent pair of pants...I was drooling..The color in a sea of black pants will just be a treat for you...and you can wear it in the fall...Looking forward to more pictures... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/late-to-angie-fab-find--mothership-pleated-linen-ankle-pants#post-1249955 Mon, 12 May 2014 22:59:51 +0000 Angie 1249955@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What Anna said.&nbsp;</p> <p>These <b>must</b> be rolled at the hems - which I suggested in the post when they were a top pick. No other way of wearing them to my eye.&nbsp;</p> <p>To shorten them doesn't work as well because of the hem width. If you can manage it, please&nbsp;show us a new photo with the hems rolled, unfrumped.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/late-to-angie-fab-find--mothership-pleated-linen-ankle-pants#post-1249948 Mon, 12 May 2014 22:50:32 +0000 unfrumped 1249948@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can sure play with that option, as hemming up is at least more doable than adding length. I have to see if the "correct" ankle length works for my idea of workwear. The shorter it goes, the less sure I am for me, even though other people wear lots more casual looks. If not but I like a shorter&nbsp;length, &nbsp;I could still keep them for fun, but I wouldn't HAVE as much fun! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/late-to-angie-fab-find--mothership-pleated-linen-ankle-pants#post-1249929 Mon, 12 May 2014 22:38:32 +0000 annagybe 1249929@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For example look at the last row of pants from today's blog post. Notice that they all hit higher than yours. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/late-to-angie-fab-find--mothership-pleated-linen-ankle-pants#post-1249905 Mon, 12 May 2014 22:14:15 +0000 unfrumped 1249905@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, Anna. I suppose I should look at some more style photos.&nbsp; I would usually aim for longer scrunched tapered pants, which are not exactly ankle pants, though show top of foot with low-vamped shoes. <br />These seem like these show ankle because if not in a static photo, with movement they move up, of course, and for sitting would be well above ankle. But I presume they are not technically hemmed to ankle length which for some means showing a couple more inches of skin above the ankle. Not sure these can fit higher on my leg without special tailoring.</p> <p>Thanks Gracie! I like that look too, though it is a special-occasion shoe for me.</p> <p>Hmm--maybe this is why I kept passing the open windows heretofore. I've had very little luck with getting the right combo of waist and hip fit, taper, length and fabric ( avoiding black). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/late-to-angie-fab-find--mothership-pleated-linen-ankle-pants#post-1249888 Mon, 12 May 2014 21:37:51 +0000 Gracie 1249888@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like them best on 7, where the ankle strap is blending in with the cuff... they look narrower in that photo as well. Great color and they look very comfortable. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/late-to-angie-fab-find--mothership-pleated-linen-ankle-pants#post-1249877 Mon, 12 May 2014 21:17:35 +0000 annagybe 1249877@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the color and the pleats. I am, however, having a lot problems with the length, especially with flats. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/late-to-angie-fab-find--mothership-pleated-linen-ankle-pants#post-1249855 Mon, 12 May 2014 20:36:07 +0000 unfrumped 1249855@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Here are AT pleated fluid fit ankle pants (rayon -linen) . Angie referenced in April as a fab find but advised rolling at hem.</p> <p> I had passed these up in store because a) they have an elastic waistband and b) I&nbsp; had sworn off ankle-crops for work because of difficult PPL's. <br />However I love pleats, I do not have much not-black pants for summer, and the call of the Mothership was strong, so I ordered some on sale.</p> <p> I think they are "flattering enough"&nbsp; though &nbsp;leg-shortening for sure. They are a little wide through the thigh for the optimal&nbsp;tapered look, but then that is what helps them work for curvy fit. They do&nbsp;taper&nbsp;at the hem. The waist rides low for me, which can put the pleats at&nbsp;suboptimal place, but I think it works okay.</p> <p>The&nbsp;elastic waist is not my fave--as reviewers noted, it can cheapen the look plus adds a bit of pouf&nbsp;just below. I&nbsp;have shown with&nbsp; &nbsp;belts to cover the waistband, or wear top out--it also helps to belt loosely.&nbsp;</p> <p>My dilemma is that I would likely wear them at the YLF-awkward length for work, though&nbsp;could roll for casual. Actually they may not be very roll-able due to the narrow hem--I could not roll under or over for pix when I had them on.</p> <p>Shown with a slew of tops and different footwear. Things in favor of keeping are just that--I don't really have to buy anything to go with them. (BUT shown are tan loafers amazingly found just a few days later at local discount store, so I could not pass up for a tonal look and as a kind of "nude" with some other outfits.</p> <p>1-2 with Loft linen sweater, D'Orsay leopard flat<br />3-Fr Connection sweatshirt<br />4--? boutique cotton-silk sweater and tonal ballet flats<br />5--AT dot blouse<br />6-AT print blouse<br />7-Loft linen sweater and wedge sandals<br />8--unexpected find--tan Nicole&nbsp;loafer in a nice leather <br />9--Blue T, D'Orsay flat<br />10 Black T<br />I like the drapey-sweater looks best to balance the pleats and will&nbsp;SYC for&nbsp;more options for that . The button-front shirts are hard to&nbsp;keep tucked in&nbsp;with the loose and lower- rise waist.</p> <p>On balance, I think these add something <u>different</u>&nbsp;to my&nbsp;wardrobe's sea of black pants, &nbsp;and I plan to give them a bash. Not adding any cost with alterations, which I usually have to do. I may try to get by with the fact that&nbsp;ankle pant lengths are all over the map, on the street here.&nbsp;I like the fact that the color&nbsp;can read "fall"&nbsp;in Sept and Oct&nbsp;when I can still wear nude-ankle look with loafers--that increases the wear opp's for me.</p> <p>What do you think? Useful option, or pleat-and-PPL fashion faux pas? </p> <p>ETA added 11-12 --rolled up 2 narrow turns, and #13 showing&nbsp;problem with pants staying hung up on legs after getting up from sitting.</p>