Una, they are tencel, not denim -- big difference. These will drape like silk.

Ah, interesting. Still not sold because they look too much like those denim mom pants, but at least the price makes more sense. I do love Tencel!

Thanks for posting the pics, Claudia!

Hmm, I feel like this would make a fun challenge, actually... How would you style these (or some other poison eye item) in a non-frumpy way?

Ha, if I am feeling inspired I might try to go to Anthro and try these on... like I said, though, I have MAJOR poison eye for several aspects of these pants. I'm not sure I can overcome it.

For me I think it's the elastic waist, big chunky back pockets, and color that does it the most. If the color was lighter or darker I might not dislike them as much, or if the back pockets were smaller, perhaps.

LOL, I am really intrigued myself. To me they look like super soft and lightweight, slouchy denim cargo pants, as seen on the street style shot. I'd wear that look in a heartbeat. All that look and feel for under a hundred bucks.

In stiff heavy denim, bleargh. But like I said, lightweight flowy pants like these are practically my entire wardrobe!

Could we see some styled pics, IK? Have you posted WIWs in them? I am not anti-loose, flowy pants, but these particular ones are just too close to these:

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Whit.....s/22367431

Yeah, all my summer shots... I wear them with fitted tanks and sandals, and sometimes a deconstructed or crew-neck linen sweater.

Thanks again Claudia.

Well, as Angie keep saying, we are living in age of casualisation... quite interesting to see that even denim (or its relative) can be taken even further.

Re styling, I know one of my fave Parisian bloggers has a very similar pair. She wears them with all sorts of things: Buttondowns under cropped sweaters, fitted tanks, blazers etc. I think I saved a picture of her somewhere in my iPad. Dang it, I can't remember the name of the blog. if I remember, I'll come back and update with linkie po.

To IK: Your pants are fab, very NYC boho. I've noticed your extensive collection!

All I can say is that they don't fit my self-image... hehe

Yes, these have no redeeming features. These are totally frumptastic even on younger people. However this exact style has been done in a host of fabrics at discount stores at very low price points in prior decades and so could serve as, well, clothing--they were everywhere. It's possible that I had some at one time for casual wear.

I may dare to show, and try to justify, the only 2 pairs of cropped pants I've kept around for summer wear, but I'd be burning these others.

I guess it's not okay to like these.

I think it's totally okay to like or dislike just about anything! Some styles just rub us the wrong way (your perfectly apt "poison eye"). I happen to kinda like these, especially when I see them styled, but then I like elastic-waist pants and those types of pockets, and Tencel is a lovely pant fabric :).

I think you can take most anything that's fashionable or currently trendy and find its equivalent "down market" or "frumpy" counterpart (like those Walmart pants you showed). Think of a floral jacket, an oversized sweatshirt, sporty sneakers, oxfords, slouchy pants, etc.--they can be seriously chic or seriously not-so-chic, depending on the silhouette details, the fabrication, what they are paired with, the wearer's overall style (including hair, accessories, make-up) and so on.

I had a pair of Tencel capris that I loved -- I agree that the fabric is terrific. The combination of that faux denim wash color, the high elastic waist, the front and back pockets, the width, and the length, all combine to something that would make for a big challenge to style into something fab.

I'm sure there are ladies here who could do it. But to me they look too much like the pants my mom liked to do her gardening in.

Well, when I rock mine this summer you'll have to let me know if I look grandmaiffic.

I'm sure you won't - unless you're planning on wearing them with a polarfleece vest and snowflake print turtleneck.

Looks to me that these would be as versatile and easy to style, especially for spring and summer outfits, as those fab Leith woven track pants are.