I see what you see Jamie.

I like this look on tall, slender women. On myself it would look hideous. But I admire the style on the right persons.

Probably not a good outfit to wear to the airport, you'll get searched for sure!

But I'll take the navy jacket!

The length of the pants bothers me more than the length of the crotch!

Random thoughts on these:

This looks like the perfect holiday gift for the woman who has everything...bet she doesn't have a pair of these.
Plenty of room for the woman with lots of junk in the trunk.
Perfect for those who want to get noticed.
Room for those pesky pounds one puts on during the holidays

I would like them more with the hems tapered; the wider leg isn't working for me. I don't mind that amount of slouch though On someone with more hips, it would certainly look a bit different; the drape needs to be just right on something as exaggerated as this.

I would love these on a tall woman with a slim build. Especially with that jacket! Would not look good on me.

The drop crotch is interesting. I wonder how much it impairs movement. For me, pants make moving easier, but I wonder about all that fabric.

I think on a real woman's body they would look fab! The mannequin isn't quite cutting it, I'm afraid :).

I guess I am one of the few who bats for Team Dropped Crotch!

I'm with Anna. Since the legs are wide, it doesn't look androgynous to me... I can only disagree with the "crossdresser" comments, because I have yet to encounter a single crossdressing male who would be caught dead in that cut. Plus, they are usually fastidious about (the other kind of) tucking. But I digress... to summarize, the appeal of a dropped crotch to me is that they add a bit of tomboy vibe, and these definitely lack in that department.

I dig 'em. But they'd look terrible on my frame.

I'm wearing a pretty dropped cr-tch today... But the legs are much narrower.

I'm wondering if you could sit and cross your legs in these? That alone would drive me batty.

*chuckle*

Fun hearing your reactions. I understand the visceral ones too.

Jules, I like them! I bat for Team Dropped Crotch :). These trousers have been fitted on a mannequin with an odd leg pose. They would look so much better in motion. And I would also prefer the legs tapered, which I do in most cases anyway.

This look is all over the runways and it will filter down eventually. Start adjusting those eyes! Or look away

I'm not against a dropped crotch. I have some harem pants I bought in India that I love, and I love the Zara camo ones that Una and Cathy have.

But these just don't do it for me. Maybe they would be better on a real body, but I do think that part of the problem for me is the color.

This is just one of those things I'm not sure my eyes will ever adjust to. I try to never say never, but I have an awful poisoned eye for dropped crotches beyond a certain point. There's *ease* and then there's a point where it becomes *bulk* to my eye. Maybe because I already have wide hips and am loathe to increase the volume of that part of my body, but it's a look that just doesn't appeal to my eye at all. (Which makes me wonder, how many of our poison eye biases are driven by our body types and issues?) In the case of these particular pants, I think it's the stiffness combined with the volume that repulses me. Soft and drapey I have an easier time looking at.

Ummm I wonder which would look better on my body: a dropped crotch or ankle length pants? LOL!!!! The dropped crotch would make me look shorter than I already am. Meanwhile, I'm weaning myself away from ankle pants (baby steps though).

Yes Janet, Naz and Parsley. Your reasoning makes perfect sense! These trousers are extreme. And the dropped crotch thing in general is not a popular flattering look. Less extreme versions go down much better.

I'm posting from my phone because it's less painful for my arm. Still on official forum absence though.