Since I’m hitting some dead ends on completing my MOTB ensemble, I digressed into the Eileen Fisher silk pants.

I got the gray from Nordie’s rather that tracking down black from Saks for several reasons: 1) lazy 2) I already have the black track pants, and there’s overlap in how I would wear these; 3) to me, the knit cuff and trendy style makes them less useful for a black pair to serve a really dressy evening wear capsule (insert objections here!) and so the gray goes with different items, such as a more spring/summery color palette . Plus, I really love not-black pants. The downside is that lighter colored-pants show more rumpage-- gathers and issues-- than black.

I’ve just put up a barrage of tops/belts/shoes with them, in no particular order, including scary rear view.

I have to say I really like them but due to the elastic gathers in back, they are not rump-minimizing, that’s for sure! Waist should come in a bit and could be too full in the upper thigh, or that’s the intent. I have played for team Rear View, and frequently that is a deal-breaker for me when trying on pants in the store. Dare I just let that go? I read somewhere that no one is really fooled about the size or shape of your various body parts no matter what you wear, and so it’s more what you like than any delusions. But, jeans, they are not.

These are echoes of pleated pants I wore not too long ago though always in a form of trouser style with structured waistband and belt, rather than gathers.

Pros & cons: I might have got 90% of benefit from the track pants compared to just having some more ways to wear something similar. Or, the color and fabric will be better for summer. They're baggier than the track pants. Save $$ for more classic pant or semi-trendy work pant, versus, live for today. I MIGHT wear this to work on my equivalent of casual Fridays; for that, I think the most conservative looks are the best, e.g., pair with a simple short sweater & flats. Maybe one of the belted look since rear view wouldn’t show. Shoes are surprising—I assumed the black smoking slipper would be most conservative, but I wonder does it say, cocktails at 6, dahling? The tweed flat gives a different vibe.
Cost is of course an issue. I can do these, but would have to re-group on other “wants”. Can’t have it all.

Critique? Too schtumpy? Stay with more figure-flattering trousers? Embrace my inner bagginess? Ok style but not this particular pant? Save $$ for something more versatile? Echoing Shannon, would these still be wearable next spring, or ppfffttt?