Faux-leather waist tapered pant and bonus "magic pump"

Here are some try-outs with the AT faux leather waist pleated tapered pant.

1-2 with jacket and I think first is with an ancient low pump I've saved then with the new Vaneli pump and in one pic have shortened the hem a bit.

4 showing more tailored version with turtleneck and oxford. I might try my slimmer oxfords.

5 is with a casual studded sweatshirt and lug monkstrap shoes.

# 2-3 are Vaneli "magic pumps"--my find of the season, and I got them the day of the gala! They are so comfortable and I can walk in them! Still are special-occasion shoes, but the best I've had. (Don't laugh since they are still not super-girlie pumps). Something about the shape of the heel, which you can see is a block heel that's narrow in front-to-back dimension, yet is so stable.

I just tossed on a gray belt because I need a longer length for the low rise; a black belt would give me more legline.

Here's my dilemma: I have a "sugar eye" for these tapered pants to be worn long, not as ankle pants, on me and especially with the fullness of the pleats.
Can't this just be my style?

I know there are strong feelings on pant lengths (since I've got my own!) but would look forward to pro & con discussions of how I might make the tapered-with-break/scrunch work for me --or, if just a hair shorter is better how do you work it with different shoes- my dilemma is I want to wear higher and lower vamps.

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9 years ago

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#4 jsut took my breath away.....

Thanks!
I want to make these work since they have a better fit and drape than some others. But I am still figuring out how to focus the length and proportions for my preferences plus " trend" issues -- where is my sweet spot.

UmmLila (Lisa)

I like them but I think they need to be shorter. Why don't you play around with Hollywood tape or something like that to test out different lengths for different shoes, to see if something settles out?

That's a good idea, Ummila.
In pic 3 they are turned up maybe an inch, which I think looks okay.
When I go really above ankle, I don't seem to have any legs left!
Sigh.

Echo

I am likely not qualified to judge, given that I have a poison eye for ankle pants. Despite all the talk about pants being short enough to look intentional, I still see them as high-water pants. I like pants to be full length, bordering on overly long. With that in mind, I like these pants a lot, but they seem to fit into the no-man's-land of pant lengths - too long to be ankle pants, yet too short to be PPL, especially with the slight heel. I do think that dark socks would help camouflage that with the oxfords, though.

Echo, I may also have confused things by showing different lengths in the photos. Might help to try some more pcis with other flats.. Dunno. If tapered pants are REAL long, they just puddle on my calves & ankles since after some point they will not cover any more of the shoe.

Firecracker (Sharan)

I like them in #2 and #4. If they weren't so slouchy and drapy, I might want them shorter. But to me, this style lends itself to a little more length, and I find it elegant looking. I suspect my preference isn't especially in style, but there you have it.

Firecracker, should I send your payment in the mail?

See, I think it's the pleats, too--they want some length as opposed to what you might do with typical slim ankle pants.
Maybe I should never have started playing with tapered pants a year or so ago, because I just have this love of the scrunchy-taper with loafers. And there was a point in time, maybe before the ankle pant just took over, that I thought that look was quite acceptable. Now I'm confused but I still think it gives me a look I like that is more dressy than a trouser, so I am in pursuit even if is counter-culture.

catgirl

I am good with the length - ankle pants have been my nemesis. I just don't get how to do the length right, and it doesn't make sense for me to have exposed ankles in my climate. So happy you found shoes that work for you!

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