https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-big-box%e2%80%94pants Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:01:37 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-big-box%e2%80%94pants#post-2151043 Sat, 31 Oct 2020 19:18:19 +0000 Jenni NZ 2151043@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bit late to this, but I like 1, 3, 6 and 8 and not the others. I do see the problem in the right thigh of 1 though, as well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-big-box%e2%80%94pants#post-2150973 Sat, 31 Oct 2020 13:44:22 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2150973@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dang, I am impressed! At several thousand miles away, Angie &amp; Carla picked up on a thing in those pants that neither the friend who picked them up for me nor I managed to see, despite holding them in our hands. On closer inspection, I see that there is indeed a thing on the area I asked about—the right thigh. If I can wear them with the dress, I will. Otherwise, the cream pants are out. (Keeping score—the joggers are already out, the black pants are on a hanger with my black Esprit pants, the linen &amp; silk pants from J Petermann (#2 &amp; 3) are waiting for spring, and the windowpane pants will be pressed into service whenever life calls for them). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-big-box%e2%80%94pants#post-2150860 Sat, 31 Oct 2020 00:22:37 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2150860@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Joy, how short are you thinking? Isn’t this length already ankle pants? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-big-box%e2%80%94pants#post-2150855 Fri, 30 Oct 2020 23:35:35 +0000 Anonymous 2150855@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the pants in #6 and think #1 would be ok with the lace dress. The last pair, (windowpane check), might be shortened into ankle pants or even shorts if the rise feels long enough. I like Run Carla’s idea of making black and white outfits. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-big-box%e2%80%94pants#post-2150833 Fri, 30 Oct 2020 21:23:06 +0000 nemosmom 2150833@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like #2! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-big-box%e2%80%94pants#post-2150826 Fri, 30 Oct 2020 21:01:35 +0000 LaPed 2150826@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The pants in #2 look very cool! I think #3 and #6 look good too, but it's hard to tell with dark things on a screen. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-big-box%e2%80%94pants#post-2150812 Fri, 30 Oct 2020 20:04:48 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2150812@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Liesbeth, those are my favorites from this batch! They are from a different lifestyle, one I’d like to get back to. I feel a metaphor coming on—just like the pants would be styled differently now, my life could get elements from back then, but still needs current effects. Or something like that. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-big-box%e2%80%94pants#post-2150811 Fri, 30 Oct 2020 20:01:36 +0000 Liesbeth 2150811@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love 2 and 3 but do you love their menswear vibe? It does suit you imo. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-big-box%e2%80%94pants#post-2150804 Fri, 30 Oct 2020 19:37:50 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2150804@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can never tell when I’m mixing black &amp; navy in a way that looks “intentional” and when it looks like I “got dressed in the dark”. I like my black &amp; navy striped tights because I think they help me tie things together. The sweater in 5 &amp; 14 above helps like that too, because it also has both. The cami I have on in today’s pix is navy with black lace; if I can figure out a way to let it peek out in an outfit, I will (but I’m doubtful, because of how low its neckline is). Black and navy can be hard to tell apart in pix, but irl unrelieved black can swamp me really easily. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-big-box%e2%80%94pants#post-2150801 Fri, 30 Oct 2020 19:20:52 +0000 Carla 2150801@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Why not treat navy and black the same for the purpose of your experiment, since in photos they sometimes read the same? &nbsp;Personally, I love navy and black together. &nbsp;My favourite sweater is a marled navy and black cotton turtleneck. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-big-box%e2%80%94pants#post-2150800 Fri, 30 Oct 2020 19:13:01 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2150800@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Got it! Great memory! I have a couple others as well—here are most of them. I’ve posted outfits with some of them, but maybe not all of these. Is the puckered part on those pants the bit near the zipper? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-big-box%e2%80%94pants#post-2150798 Fri, 30 Oct 2020 19:11:23 +0000 Carla 2150798@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Earlier this year you showed a b+w mini skirt with stripes that go both horizontally and vertically (I think - or maybe there were some large dots?) &nbsp;I think it was a wrap skirt, or had a wrap effect? </p> <p>Attached pic of&nbsp;<i>my&nbsp;</i>white pants with the odd fabric stretched/puckered bit. &nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-big-box%e2%80%94pants#post-2150794 Fri, 30 Oct 2020 19:00:43 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2150794@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Carla. 1 are the pants I thought of when you suggested trying that lacy dress as a tunic; worth it? I have noticed that I have a lot of black &amp; white pattern pieces, even before this box arrived. I tend to wear those things with bright colors (often berry), but you’re right, I could try some all b/w mixes. It is hard to tell black from navy in the pix—pants #3 are navy, as are the striped box pleat skirt and the window pane pants. This jumpsuit is also navy/white (even though it’s hard to tell in posts). What is the “optic mini”? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-big-box%e2%80%94pants#post-2150793 Fri, 30 Oct 2020 18:55:44 +0000 Carla 2150793@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>#1 white pants have a weird pull in the fabric. &nbsp;This happened to me, and is why my CK white jeans are no longer in my closet. &nbsp;Sometimes the stretch in the weft (crosswise threads) gets overstretched and doesn’t zip back. &nbsp;Not fixable. &nbsp;Donate or toss. &nbsp;<div>#2 beige pleated, tapered - very much back in fashion, LOL! &nbsp;Give them a nice press to get rid of the creases. &nbsp;</div><div>#3 (and #6) black pants - hard to make out due to not enough contrast. &nbsp;They look okay!? &nbsp;Length? &nbsp;Maybe try a roll to feature some of your cool boots.<br />#4 is too short through the rise - pass it on</div><div>#7 same as above<br />#8 keep*</p> <p>@fashintern - I understand that you really like your berry colours, but I’m seeing that you have a pretty sharp black and white capsule going on - windowpane pants, striped skirt, optic mini, black footwear, etc. &nbsp;Why don’t you group all your really good black and white, black, and white pieces and try a mix and match styling session to get some outfit ideas and learn what might be missing to give you a really functional capsule. &nbsp; &nbsp;You have so much ‘stuff’ that sometimes it is hard to see the forest for the trees!</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-big-box%e2%80%94pants#post-2150792 Fri, 30 Oct 2020 18:55:01 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2150792@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Sal! I think we’re nearing consensus on those two. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-big-box%e2%80%94pants#post-2150786 Fri, 30 Oct 2020 18:43:44 +0000 Sal 2150786@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>4 and 7 should go. I think the rest are worth playing with. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-big-box%e2%80%94pants#post-2150780 Fri, 30 Oct 2020 18:24:43 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2150780@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Angie! I appreciate your eagle eye.<br /> Should I let out the seam on 8?<br /> If the kink you mean in #1 is on the right thigh, I think it’s just wrinkles that will iron out. If it does, then what would you think of them?<br /> I’ll have to do a “playing in the closet” post about 2&amp;3 once it starts warming up again. They are linen (2) and silk (3). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-big-box%e2%80%94pants#post-2150777 Fri, 30 Oct 2020 18:20:27 +0000 Angie 2150777@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>#6 is the best fit.</p> <p>#8 looks good too.</p> <p>#7 look too short in the rise.&nbsp;</p> <p>#1 has an odd kink in the leg?&nbsp;</p> <p>#4 looks a little short.&nbsp;</p> <p>#2 and #3 have potential! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-big-box%e2%80%94pants#post-2150751 Fri, 30 Oct 2020 17:06:38 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2150751@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks RL! 5 was a dress, so I’ve hidden it. I need to buy a clothes steamer to give #2 some snap . Isn’t it weird to see pre-Lycra skinnies in #1? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-big-box%e2%80%94pants#post-2150745 Fri, 30 Oct 2020 16:55:57 +0000 rachylou 2150745@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can’t see 5 really on my phone... I’d pass on 1 and 4, I think 2 is snappy! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-big-box%e2%80%94pants#post-2150735 Fri, 30 Oct 2020 16:29:49 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2150735@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I had hoped to get back to our storage locker in Tampa long ago. My sister and a friend of mine recently hit it up to send us kitchen things, my son’s Lego, boots for me, and a bunch of clothes that mostly fit now. Yaaaaaaay</p> <p>Now I get to sort it all out to see what parts I actually want. It’s like my own personal second hand store. Some items are clearly too dressy for this moment, but might be appropriate by the end of winter—I hope to get back to a life where I can wear the dressy dresses. Some items fit better than others. I don’t need to sort for that—as long as they’re in the ballpark, I’d ratherassess that in the morning as I’m getting dressed instead of assuming that my bod won’t change again—I’m sure it will. Going through the clothes, even more than the kitchen stuff, was a walk down memory lane. But I don’t need to be that for people I pass on the street. Even in an era of DYOT, some items just might not work. For the pants, especially, please help me decide whether they are something that fits in this year, and possibly make suggestions for items that seem particularly difficult. </p> <p>Note: halfway through taking the pix, I realized the dustpan and brush were in the background. Please ignore them. Also, I’m wearing the same base layer in all of these—my sparkly Uniqlo Heat Tech tights and a cami with built-in shelf bra. If it bothers you to see such things, it’s best you click on through to the next post. </p> <p>PS. I broke this into several posts, because it’s just too many pix otherwise. They all have the same text before the picture lists. </p> <p>I left the tights on under all the pants. Some will clearly be better without the extra layer! </p> <p>1. Skinny pants from Moda International (Victoria’s Secret) from the 90s.<br /> 2. J. Petermann linen pinstripes. What do we think of the pleats &amp; baggy legs?<br /> 3. More J Petermann, navy, similar cut<br /> 4. These also have a fine pinstripe<br /> 5. Banana Republic self pinstripes<br /> 6. Gap bootcut, black<br /> 7. Silk joggers that I bought as a weight-loss inducement. Sadly, I think they are too short &amp; won’t ever fit. Do you agree?<br /> 8. Mostly wool, navy &amp; cream, could work for this winter??? The hem is at least an inch—I might have it let out some. </p>