How do you feel about corduroy? With my recent good luck with JCrew's Teddi pants, I am considering these Sammie pants -- similar cut, flared crop -- in corduroy. I'd like an alternative to denim for casual wear, and I think these could be terrific, especially because they are not skinny. I lived in cords in the 70s, of course (Levis straight legs, every color of the rainbow) but what about now? Could these be great, or is this a very wrong turn?

This chai is the color I would get. They are very similar to my new booties, and I can see them with a chambray shirt, with black, with brights, etc...