Cigarette pants can be very tight, Suz.

Ah! Okay, thanks, Angie. I think my mind went straight to Audrey Hepburn and Laura Petrie with the term "cigarette" pants. A sort of very slim tapered look. (Which I adore, by the way). But which these pants don't really replicate. However, if a cigarette can be tight, these are a cigarette!

And Lisa, the cure for your problem (and Carter's) is to grow a semi-apple belly. Ha! I never thought I would be happy to become more rectangular than I used to be, but it has made fitting clothes remarkably easier.

And now to search for the right chunky necklace.

Um, no thanks . I already have some kind of horrible menopause lower belly thing going on that I can't control.

They both look great Suz. The vest was definitely a happy find at Winners and should be very useful in your work-from-home capsule.
Darn it, I ordered these pants in MY size so most likely they are going back. Oh well, maybe it is for the better as I already have black straight pants and black ponte leggings....but I wish I thought about sizing up before

I've always been Team Leggings, so I'm so happy you finally found your pair. They look great! And the vest is a great combination of oversized but structured, and I can see it working well with your other pants as well.

Great look Suz. Very cozy vest. I also have just accepted that pants fit in the hips and are 2 to 3 inches too big in the waist. Belts are my friend.

Lookin good! I like angies idea about a chunkier necklace - maybe a long pendant? I like long pendants with everything.

Looks great! I LOVE side zip pants. I might have to give these a try. The top looks great too.

I adore these leggings on you, Suz. They fit so well! You're right...the fit is almost like pants...so it looks really really good.

Your 'Deborah' look is wonderful! You're rocking the vest+leggings+boots formula!

Suz, you could never insult me ;). So flattered you would be even a tiny bit inspired by me xx

I want that vest!:-)

Total win for you Suz. The pants are great and that vest should be a versatile piece for you. Grey is a great neutral on you.

I have the same fit issues with BR pants. I can size up and they still don't seem to fit me. I gave up a few years ago even though I know others who are hourglass shaped who made them work. It might be a combination of hourglass and wider but flat bum that does me in.

I really like this look on you, Suz.

I shudder at side-zip pants, though. I tried on JCrew's Minnie pants, once, and I almost ran screaming from the store. They transformed my body into something very odd looking and were a terrible fit. Now I am wondering if it was the rise? Maybe the rise is even more important in a side-zip pant? So this makes me think (1) i need to understand rise, and (2) I need to, perhaps, try on another pair of side-zip pants, one day.

Hi Suz. I really like the look of these and they will work great for your style. Do you have any concerns about having to dry clean a garment meant to be worn more casually? The reason I ask is because I tend to wear my casual clothes "harder." As a consequence, I wash them far more often. Sometimes I clean them after a single wearing. I would be going to and from the dry cleaner constantly.

Score!
Love the pants and the vest, and love love love them together.

I am a huge Sloan fan, and tried these on a year or two ago, and couldn't get into them either. They felt so small I couldn't bring myself to size up - I felt like I'd need to go up two sizes. I made a comment to them about it when I returned them, and they said Sloan was a fabric, not a fit, which makes no sense at all considering they call it "sloan fit". Sigh.

Oh, and I also used to have the 2-3" gap at my waist. I surrendered it.

Sterling, my solution to the dry cleaning instructions is simply to ignore them. Truly. The ONLY items I dry clean or have professionally cleaned are:

Leather jackets or items with real leather trim.
Wool coats.
Woven wool blazers.

EVERYTHING else in my closet, whatever the tag says, I either wash in the machine or wash by hand. These trousers won't be any exception. I will wash in cold, hang to dry, and iron them. And I'll bet they come out just fine.

Hahaha, on the gap -- Elizabeth -- me, too! Well, truth is, if I wanted to wear these as PANTS vs. LEGGINGS, I could probably have stood to go up another size in these Sloans as well, in which case I would have had "gappage" again.

Suz, if you can remember, can you report back on washing these, when you do? There was a long thread about htis some time ago, and those that washed Sloans seemed to have to go through major contortions with the drying of them. I have several pairs, and if I could not dry clean them, I'd love that. I probably should try with a pair that are "replaceable" but I'm too nervous to risk it.

Okay, Elizabeth -- I'll report back. I won't be wearing them now for a while because it's still too warm here, but once I start, I'll let you know.

I know I've washed my (similar) Theory pants and I used to wash the Gap pants. My experience with both of those was minor apparent shrinkage when first putting them on, but instant easing out to former proportions. I did press them -- I think the steam iron helps ease the fibres a bit, maybe.

You look FAB!

I saw that vest at winners too :0)
I think you look smashing in your cigarette pants and vest.

I love the new vest! I'm not a big fan of vests (on me, they look great on others) but yours looks so cozy yet architectural, that even I would be tempted by it.

Oh wow, I love this whole look on you! And I want to fly to Ontario and steal those booties right off your feet.

Absolutely, to the answer the question. Good show, I say!

Great look, Suz. I have to make a return to BR on Friday, so maybe I'll try those pants. Leggings are not pants but sometimes pants can be leggings!