https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-trousers---kr Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 09 May 2026 09:56:18 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-trousers---kr#post-732189 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 03:20:19 +0000 Sveta 732189@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie, I would never get this difference on my own. I guess I prefer baggy fit to slouchy then but "slouchy" sounds more sophisticated than "baggy"...:-) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-trousers---kr#post-731874 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 22:00:10 +0000 Angie 731874@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great visuals Jonesy! So helpful. </p> <p>I need to write a post about this. Slouchy means that the crotch point has dropped. Your crotch point in these trousers is in the correct tailored place, and so is Jonesys'. </p> <p>Baggy means loose fitting. Roomy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-trousers---kr#post-731871 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 21:55:56 +0000 Jonesy 731871@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yeah, I would say they are tailored but loose-fitting, or something like that (they are loose through the hips and thighs, mainly, but not baggy enough to be "slouchy"). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-trousers---kr#post-731867 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 21:46:38 +0000 Sveta 731867@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, Lisa!<br /> Jonesy, your trousers are great! They don't seem too slouchy either- is it correct?<br /> Thanks for the measurements - it will be really helpfull because I wont them to fit like yours. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-trousers---kr#post-731811 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:18:04 +0000 Jonesy 731811@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry your work schedule continues to devour your time and energy :)! I hope it's going to get better soon.</p> <p>I like these pants! I can see them tapered at the bottom--that would look cute, I think. They don't seem very "slouchy" to me, just because the fit through the hips is pretty snug, but I still think you can get a cute silhouette by having them tapered beginning at the knee.</p> <p>Here are two pairs of mine, to give you an idea (since we are the same height, about). First pair, Theory trousers (pic from last winter, so sorry about the poor lighting). They taper to 15.5 inches (just under 8" laying flat). The blue Express pair were bootcuts when I bought them. I had them tapered, beginning at the knee, to 14" (7" laying flat). Interestingly, the Theory trousers look just as tapered, but they are wider. I think it's because they are longer. So, bottom line, definitely play around with the length and the tapering at the same time, so you get the look you are after. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-trousers---kr#post-731790 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:53:40 +0000 Lisa 731790@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nice trousers, I like the band without the belt since it looks like a belt on it's own. I also go up one size in trousers, I don't care for a tight fit in professional settings. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-trousers---kr#post-731454 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:06:43 +0000 Angie 731454@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>From the knee for sure. Not sure about the hem width. My Theory trousers are 13 inches. Yours will need to be wider I think. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-trousers---kr#post-731449 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:03:27 +0000 Sveta 731449@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Angie - I hoped you will chime in as I got the slouchy bug from you :-)<br /> How much they need to be narrowed on the bottom - to the same width my Marten skinny pants have or mid way there? They are about 2 - 2.5" wider on the bottom than Martins lying flat...<br /> Also - should they be tapered from the knee down or from the hip or just at the hem? I was thinkig from the knee... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-trousers---kr#post-731444 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:02:20 +0000 Mellllls 731444@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>it's hard for me to tell the fit with them so long....i do like thecolor blocking at the top but i think the belt takes away from it, unless the belt completely covers the color blocked part. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-trousers---kr#post-731438 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:57:47 +0000 Angie 731438@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They have potential, Sveta :). Gorgeous puppy-tooth fabric! </p> <p>They need to be shortened and tapered at the bottom - that's how you will achieve that modern slouchy fit. Off to Mama-extraordinaire they go! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-trousers---kr#post-731421 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:46:38 +0000 Sveta 731421@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Liz. It may be also a case that two other were styled outfits and the first one was just trying them on without styling :-)<br /> I would really like to know Angie's opinion on them... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-trousers---kr#post-731344 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:13:53 +0000 LizL 731344@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I quite liked them, until I saw you in the other two pictures you posted. Your legs look 2 miles long in the other two pictures, and now the new trousers seem to make your legs look short to my eye. Maybe it's just the hem thats messing it up for me??? Possibly try them with a darker top just for comparison. They certainly don't look bad, but I think you look fantastic in the other two pairs. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-trousers---kr#post-731307 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 11:22:06 +0000 cheryle (Dianthus) 731307@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>In that case, I would say they are keepers. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-trousers---kr#post-731214 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 04:20:43 +0000 Sveta 731214@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dianthus, thanks for thinking about me :-)<br /> These pants are different in shape than my Express trousers and I think this difference will give me enough variety in the outfits even if colors are in the same range. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-trousers---kr#post-731212 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 04:16:05 +0000 cheryle (Dianthus) 731212@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was thinking about you this morning as I left for work and hoping you were getting some relief from the work stress.</p> <p>I think the pants fit you very well and look really good on you but you do have a grey pair already don't you? Are these one different enough to add a new element to your wardrobe or would they just substitute for the other pair? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-trousers---kr#post-731209 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 04:08:20 +0000 Sveta 731209@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>KathyL, Joy - thanks!<br /> Vildy, you may be right. I will hem them first and then decide on tapering the leg more.\<br /> Deborah, I don't have a skinny belt long enough to work with them except the black one. I will definitely keep this idea in mind! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-trousers---kr#post-731208 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 04:01:46 +0000 Anonymous 731208@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Whoa! I'm loving the soft neutrals of the whole outfit and think the trousers are great. I also like them best without the belt. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-trousers---kr#post-731118 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 02:36:47 +0000 Deborah 731118@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sveta I think these look great and I see no problem with the fit. The wide belt doesn't work to my eye but what about a contrasting skinny belt? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-trousers---kr#post-731035 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:42:34 +0000 Vildy 731035@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like everything about them. While it's easy enough to narrow the bottom portions of the legs, I can't see it needs it. Take some pins and pin up the hem and then look how the<br /> better length makes them hang better in your eyes. They will behave differently. I'm short and always see my pants this way at first but don't make a decision on them until I have turned up the hems experimentally. That's usually all it needs. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-trousers---kr#post-731018 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:17:01 +0000 Suz 731018@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes. I see that. I am not sure they are as narrow as Angie's but once they are the right length it will be easier to see. And you can also see about making them straighter if necessary. I really like them on you a lot. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-trousers---kr#post-731010 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:10:40 +0000 KathyL 731010@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The fabric and drape are great. I agree with the others about the belt, and I'm not a big fan of the color blocking so I would wear it with darker tops myself. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-trousers---kr#post-731000 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:03:24 +0000 Sveta 731000@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Krish, looking at the pictures I don't like the belt either. They come with a skinny black belt so that may work... Nice point about color blocking - I did not think about them this way... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-trousers---kr#post-730996 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:00:25 +0000 Sveta 730996@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz, they are not wide legs but straight leg. I don't have any trousers in this shape yet. I have black skinnies but they fit very different from those. I have attached the pictures of my wide leg and skinny trousers for comparison - they are quite different.<br /> I think (hope) they are close in shape to Angie's Theory’s Yanette Copnehagen Pants from this post:<br /> <a href="http://youlookfab.com/2012/07/21/ensemble-the-semi-structured-trouser-look/" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/2012/07/.....user-look/</a> :-)<br /> And of course you like the fabric- it is taupe!:-) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-trousers---kr#post-730993 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 23:52:47 +0000 krishnidoux 730993@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like them, and I find the waistband is actually quite trendy because it's colour blocking. I like how you have styled it in 1 and 2. I don't like the belt with it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-trousers---kr#post-730986 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 23:50:06 +0000 Suz 730986@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>SVETA! So good to see you. I am so sorry work remains crazy for you. I am feeling something of the same. </p> <p>I really like these trousers. The fit of them in back is great! I agree maybe they could be tapered a bit but it may not be necessary at all when you get them to the right length. There is a sort of 40s elegance to the drape. I do not mind the black wasitband; it seems to function as a belt. It looks okay with a light top (if you style it, I mean) but I am not wild about it with the belt on top; perhaps that is a function of the belt itself. </p> <p>Are these to replace your other grey wide legs? Or a different purpose. I really like the fabric. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-trousers---kr#post-730979 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 23:43:59 +0000 Sveta 730979@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am sorry I have been MIA for the last month. My craziness at work continues and if anything it only intensified. I also going on a business trip next week and have to prepare for it on all levels...you guessed it, including packing!<br /> I got a pair of straight leg trousers today and need your advice on them. I am between sizes and went one size up because I don't like my trousers to be tight anywhere. They are made of a nice and soft taupe micro check fabric and I think they drape pretty well.<br /> They are also too long so I need to hem them if I keep them. I also think that maybe they should be tapered a bit more from the knee down but I am not sure if this can be done.<br /> What I am not sure about is the waistband. It is made of a contrasting black fabric. It will not be a problem with black or dark tops but is ti too much with the lighter tops? I have tried it with a belt in #3 - what do you think?<br /> I appreciate your help on this very much. If they get YLF approval maybe my mom can hem them this week and I can take them for my trip?<br /> Thank you! </p>