https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/proper-fit-of-chinos Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:46:15 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/proper-fit-of-chinos#post-1327352 Sat, 09 Aug 2014 23:36:58 +0000 Gigi 1327352@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Firecracker,&nbsp;</b>yes, they seem to be comfortable. I wore them on some errands today after I got some initial feedback on the thread. I know now that I&nbsp;definitely don't want them any bigger, because I was already having some problems with my shirt becoming untucked in the back while on errands. (Although to be fair, I didn't have a belt on, because I was doing some belt shopping.) I do think I might have had them kind of tugged up in the photo. I pulled them down today when I put them on. I don't want them too high in the rise because I am very short waisted, and higher rises just look silly on me. In fact, I have had such a problem with higher rises as of late that I am really trying to stick to my guns in buying petite pants as well as petite tops, because the rise works so much better.</p> <p>Thanks for all the input, everyone! It really puts my mind at ease. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/proper-fit-of-chinos#post-1327351 Sat, 09 Aug 2014 23:36:51 +0000 Angie 1327351@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The chinos look GREAT. Nicely done.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/proper-fit-of-chinos#post-1327331 Sat, 09 Aug 2014 23:12:47 +0000 Anonymous 1327331@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm not seeing them as too big or boyfriendy at all, and was thinking what Suz suggested about even going up another size if you want that effect. &nbsp;But yes, there is always that waist/belt issue.....<br />I</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/proper-fit-of-chinos#post-1327329 Sat, 09 Aug 2014 23:08:11 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1327329@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They look good. I wouldn't worry about whether they look like a boyfriend fit or not--because there are so many interpretations. They do look roomy in the legs, but I don't see wrinkling that indicates a poor fit there. They look like they could be borderline short in the rise, though. Maybe tug them down a little bit lower? Are they comfortable? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/proper-fit-of-chinos#post-1327286 Sat, 09 Aug 2014 22:16:47 +0000 Lyn D. 1327286@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmmm- I just bought something similar but more fitted than yours, because I don't want to have to wear a belt in warmer weather. Reading other's thoughts with interest. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/proper-fit-of-chinos#post-1327231 Sat, 09 Aug 2014 21:00:57 +0000 Suz 1327231@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yup. I hear you on that one. These will also ease up a bit as you wear them. So I would say, wear in confidence! They look like nice pants.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/proper-fit-of-chinos#post-1327228 Sat, 09 Aug 2014 20:58:45 +0000 Gigi 1327228@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, Suz. I actually asked the SA about trying the next size up, but she was really hesitant and said she thought they would look odd. I think that if I size up another size, I'm going to start having a problem with the waistband being too loose to be held up properly by a belt without there being lots of bunching.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/proper-fit-of-chinos#post-1327226 Sat, 09 Aug 2014 20:51:50 +0000 Suz 1327226@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Those don't look too big to me. Keep in mind that I'd expect a baggy fit in chinos, for sure. In motion the effect is a bit different. If anything I might size up even more for added ease. But I'm a bit of an outlier that way I suspect.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/proper-fit-of-chinos#post-1327222 Sat, 09 Aug 2014 20:46:22 +0000 Gigi 1327222@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OK, I'm uploading my video shot. </p> <p></p> <p>ETA: Wow, it came through OK! A little grainy, but I think it works?</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/proper-fit-of-chinos#post-1327212 Sat, 09 Aug 2014 20:37:44 +0000 Gigi 1327212@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie, I don't have a phone, believe it or not! Maybe I can see if my built-in video on my computer will do the trick. But I tried that for a photo for my avatar, and once it was uploaded, it shrunk down to postage-stamp size, argh. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/proper-fit-of-chinos#post-1327013 Sat, 09 Aug 2014 15:28:01 +0000 Angie 1327013@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's very hard to say sans photo. Can you snap one with your phone?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/proper-fit-of-chinos#post-1327003 Sat, 09 Aug 2014 15:17:13 +0000 Anonymous 1327003@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The wrinkling probably has nothing to do with the fit and everything to do with the fabric. &nbsp;I really like those pants - and love the look. There is no way they are going to look dressy and wrinkle-free though - part of the whole casual fit and look here.</p> <p>Funny though, I bought a pair from BR last summer in that colour (and a bigger size than usual)&nbsp;, but I think they were just their regular Martin fit . I rolled up the bottom, thought the whole thing was fine, and then&nbsp;&nbsp;hated them all day long. &nbsp;I felt like I was wearing golf pants that were too big. &nbsp;But I think that was my fault for buying the wrong pant - ugh, typical.:) &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/proper-fit-of-chinos#post-1326995 Sat, 09 Aug 2014 15:08:46 +0000 unfrumped 1326995@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Having been a long- time wearer of baggy chinos, I sympathize. I like my " slimBF" jeans but did not try to do BF chino's. I think the fabric is more problematic and I also have almost sworn off beige pants. For a summer non- denim fabric, I went with Gap cotton- linen pant that is slightly roomy but also tapered. For a true chino, which I wear for hiking, I kept my favorite color in my 2- year old Eddie Bauer broken- in straight chino as I still think it looks " current enough" and actually looks okay with a hem roll, and I did not want to invest more at this time. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/proper-fit-of-chinos#post-1326908 Sat, 09 Aug 2014 11:32:50 +0000 Anonymous 1326908@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can't help you. &nbsp;Although I admire what other women are doing with their BFs, I have yet to find a pair that I like enough to buy. &nbsp;I can say though that the chinos in the picture look great. &nbsp;I would definitely be tempted by them. &nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/proper-fit-of-chinos#post-1326825 Sat, 09 Aug 2014 03:37:02 +0000 Gigi 1326825@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just bought these chinos from BR. They are a boyfriend fit. I sized up for extra slouch.&nbsp;</p> <p>I've never worn anything that's a boyfriend fit before. I looked at my back view in the mirror, and the rear end looks OK, but the thighs and calves are really wrinkly in the back. I see that the pics online with the models show some wrinkling in the back too&nbsp;but only about half as much as I have. I assume it's from sizing up. Is a lot of wrinkling OK, or does that make the pants look sloppy?</p> <p>I'm sorry that I can't post a picture...I have no camera. </p>