Mini-epiphany from Rae's flares post

ManidipaM

Coming back with the mini epiphany that I really don't like clothing to hold too snugly on to my skin! (Yeah, should have figured it out an age ago, eh?)

Which is why bootcuts felt like a breath of fresh air for years... when shops were stuffed with tight skinnies and snug straights and I was grateful for the room and movement around the lower leg.

Then came slouchy skinnies, and that was the first I tried skinny jeans (lighter weight stretchy cargos were ok before that as didn't feel as restricted as denim).

And now that I have tried boyfriends despite trepidation about looking bulky, I don't want to move to thigh-hugging flares abandoning their roomy freedom. Wideleg pants I will try but petite plus me not brimming with hope.

11 years ago

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Aida

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Mani, loose wide leg pants are really lovely! Especially in lighter fabrics Petite me wears them, and you can get away with a modest heel as a petite. Even a little baby 1-1.5" wedge works.

11 years ago

MsLuna

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I am sooo with you there. I love showing off my legs with skinnies, but they always give me saggy knees. NOT SEXY! Also, I'm tired of feeling (or maybe looking like) a sausage! The older I get the less I want clothes to stick close to my body.

I've always loved the look of flares. Over a decade and 25 lbs earlier, I rocked them: I looked tall and graceful! I'm heavier now, but I still feel tall and graceful in them - even in low heels!!!

I think you can do wide legs as a petite plus. Just gotta do PPL and wear heels/platforms

11 years ago

Suz

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Well, and no wonder -- especially in your hot seasons. This is what harem pants are all about. If I lived in a hot climate I think that is all I would wear.

I don't mind clothing touching my skin as long as it moves well and is comfortable. If it isn't, I don't like it. It's as simple as that. Oh - and the temperatures have to be right, also. See above. In the heat -- better if it is looser.

11 years ago

ManidipaM

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Suz, high five. Touching is fine... If it stretches and moves. Encasing... Like Katie says about sausages ... Nope. Not happy except in depths of winter when one wants snug layers (though I still prefer stretch I think)

Aida, I just turned away from those pajama-y palazzos but you give me hope. Maybe I just need to find the right crotch and hip fit. Which... I feel another post coming on.

11 years ago

Aida

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Hm I just bought these guys, which are essentially a palazzo but with a cuff. They called them "genie" pants, but maybe something like this would be more your bag?

EDIT: They fit me more snugly than this at the hip/bum, but are certainly NOT fitted.

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11 years ago

ManidipaM

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Heh, I bought some too! Much snugger on me at the hip than in the photo though.

http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....-the-harem

May I see yours please, Aida?

11 years ago

Aida

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The stock photo of mine shows them massively loose, but as a lady with plenty of back seat they don't fit that way on me They're more "fluid" there than anything, then the legs flare out and are quite roomy. I have a larger size on the way, just for comparison, but I am quite taken with how the smaller pair looks actually. It's a bit different and they, surprisingly, make me look pretty leggy. I haven't got any photos with them yet, but I will do so for you! I'll try to post in the next day or two.

EDIT: Just saw your photo. I think mine fit more similarly to those than the way that stock photo of 'em look.

11 years ago

rachylou

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How interesting! I do like close fitting (but not snug - that gives me stomachaches). I don't like the feel of air. Probably because I'm always cold...

11 years ago

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