Minimal experience with vintage, but those look more one-a-kind than dated. They’re too unique to pass up.

The pants are PERFECT and you should wear them as much as possible. I'd pair them with any of my David Bowie tees and a lean leather jacket, letting the pants make the statement. Rock on

Possibly due to my lack of fashion past, but probably due to their transcendent style, your flares do not date to any particular time to me. They are timeless fab as classic and avant garde can be. I have quite a bit of vintage but no personal vintage at all - moved too many times in my youth to accumulate much of anything but, somehow, books.

Those are some fabulous, super fun, chic party pants! I agree they would dynamite for a New Year's party (just because that's around the corner) or any fun event. I especially like 1/2 and 6/7, and I think you could style them a lot of great ways, but I like a fairly simple support act with them. They look equally good with chunky sneakers or heels as you've shown here.
My personal vintage item is a loden coat from Austria, bought in the early 90s. I removed the shoulder pads and narrowed the shoulders for a less "linebacker" look and started wearing it again a few years ago.

I love them!

Those are amazeballs Liz! I haven't got any vintage items at all, but then I never had your kind of fab style

Love! Please wear them! Please! So glad you showed them to us too!

Yay!

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Phew! Sorry it took so long to get back to this. I've had a busy day. Just in case anyone's still looking...

Thank you all so much for your thoughts on personal vintage in general, and the pants in particular. I'm going to make an effort to wear these next year, probably beginning on New Year's Eve (thanks Suz!)

I've really enjoyed reading everyone's observations on those things we keep, and why we keep them. I'm mighty relieved I'm not the only one with an archive. Gaylene, I have a few personal icons here as well. Speaking of which, Style Fan, this thread was worth it just to get another look at that fringed jacket. Same goes for the Loden coat, Firecracker! Wear it forever!

LBD: that's a fascinating idea. I'm not sure if fashion works in quite the same way, but the culture we absorb during adolescence is no doubt a very powerful influence. SarahD8, I can't honestly remember how I styled these in the past. In some respects, they feel more relevant to my style now than they did then, or maybe I knew I was buying them for my future self...

Those pants are amazing--totally see why you hung onto them.
They look especially well with the new black coat and the striped top.
Wear them and enjoy them!