Keep or toss wide- legs

unfrumped

So I was about to toss these wide- leg pants based on joy factor. I did wear them last year but had 2 comfort issues: one was comfort ZONE -- nothing like them on my environmental horizon. They are pretty wide and drapery.
Second was more legit-- they are a tad short in stride for ideal fit though they do work with tucking and a belt. And I have them hemmed to my highest boot heel, for leg line.

NOW with all the wide legs out there, I'm having second thoughts. These are not high quality fabric, but, they are here and god with color palette, and I don't have a lot of time and energy for new pants trials, which are so hit and miss.
So maybe should do pull them out of the sack and do some outfit creation because I would have instant fitter- over- wide options!
Have you been drawn back to your discard bin thinking you were too hasty?

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7 years ago

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Latest reply was from unfrumped

always trying

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Mostly I am not too hasty in tossing, but have had regrets in the past.

I would keep these pants and ask Angie about shortening them.

7 years ago

bj1111

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First...these are easy entries into the wide drapey leg stakes. And a great color to boot.

Second... I just completed a closet cull and several items refuse to stay culled.

7 years ago

Janet

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I rescued a leopard print shirt and a faux shearling lined vest from the donate/sell pile, even though I hadn't worn either one in a couple of years. Both items seem to be trending now, so even though there are flaws with each one (I wish the shirt was a little more fluid in fit, and the faux shearling is a little stiff), I thought I'd try styling them this F/W before giving up on them.

It sounds like your pants could still be useful. And I can certainly relate to having difficulty with pants fit, so I tend to hang onto them for a long time even if trends move on. Let us know how they work out!

7 years ago

Angie

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I would like to see them styled. I want you to keep your leg line long with them.

7 years ago

carter

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I rescued several things from the purge pile this morning!

Could you also turn these into mid-calf culottes and wear with knee-high boots?

7 years ago

Firecracker (Sharan)

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I'm a little confused--if they are short in the stride, how do they work better with a shirt tucked and a belt? I would think pants that are too short in the stride would be uncomfortable, so I would be inclined to donate them and start over.

7 years ago

shedev

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I have been tempted. The donate bag doesn't sit around very long at my house. I'm a slow purger, though. Something can be unloved in my closet for a few years, especially when there is something I do like about it. I do a larger purge at the start of the year where I try to think about why I'm not wearing some of my things.

7 years ago

unfrumped

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So Firecracker, that's it. They did seem to work but are kind of " almost but not quite". Which made it hard to toss and then tempting to relapse.
And the pleats- paradox of pleats is I have bee living them with tapered pants and track pants look, and even my culottes; but they don't seem to be as flattering in these.
So I HAD planned to start over.

The changing trends may be getting to me, too. I mean, wide legs can be great for pears. Then pouf, they disappear from the scene mostly for years, and I adapt and gear tops and footwear to narrower and tapered styles . Toppers, too. Then back we go.
I'm pretty sure I'm not just a grump- it's more that I plan to do some other things with my spare time! And I am so leery of " wardrobe dissatisfaction" setting in as a companion. If I could magically acquire a small capsule with fuller leg pants I would do so.

7 years ago

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