Hate it. Feel old, frumpy and fat.

I currently have 3 skinny cords one in houndstooth print and two paisley embossed bought this season and two fine waled in wider legs bought last year.

I'm so happy this thread had resurfaced because it resolved the dilemma of what to do with the mauve jacket currently relegated to the wardrobe holding zone. Next stop - donate pile it is, yay for more space.

Oh! Resurrection! I love my corduroy skinnies. And my black, "boyfriend" straight leg cords.

'Course, I have a bad case of preppy and as far as I'm concerned, the wider the wale the better. In fact, the very best is wearing wide-wale corduroy with a whale print turtle-neck and whale-print rain jacket...

Oh boy, I remember those whale prints. I also remember one of the first times I posted here on YLF it was to disagree with Angie who believed that cords were more casual than denim. Heh. I think I still disagree, honestly, though i suppose it could depend on the denim styling.

I still own and wear cord pants in the winter. I think I own a cord blazer, too, but in a narrow wale. They look cold weather to me, and have a nice texture, not to mention they're usually warmer than twill or plain cotton. There's a reason they invented corduroy, after all.

I love my rust red corduroy skinnies, so soft and comfy! The wale is high so maybe it's kinda hard to tell they're corduroy from far away. I don't think I'd wear corduroy any other way though; maybe as a skirt.

I'm not a fan of corduroy, but I hate it less than I used to. I think that if you have a nice, updated style, especially in a blazer, and the color is nice, and the waling is very fine (almost like lined velvet), then it works.

Now that I think about it, I not long ago donated to Goodwill a dress that was a very lightweight corduroy. I hadn't even realized that it was corduroy until now! The waling was extremely fine. But I just didn't like something about the dress and didn't enjoy wearing it. Maybe it was the fabric and I really do hate corduroy deep down!

To my eye, it just depends on the garment. I generally love corduroy that looks like velvet, but I do find wear issues, and sagging issues with a lot of stretch corduroy trousers. The old corduroy -- with far less stretch --- held up better.

I like my corduroy fine wale skinny pants. I like that I could get them in 'vintage' colors, I like that they look weathered and velvety, and just keep looking more weathered and velvety as they get older. When I wear them I'm not aiming to look sharp, but rustic/*cough*hipster/vintage so they get paired with worn leather or suede.

But then, elements of Bilbo Baggins's look really appeal to me in casual wear, so it may be highly personalized taste.

I also love my corduroy pants. I have five pairs of very fine wale pants - 2 boot cuts and 3 straight-legged jeans. I wear them in regular rotation with heeled booties, usually in matching colors, to work and feel very cozy. I do not find them frumpy at all.

I love cords. I have three pair of exact duplicate fine whale black straight leg cords. They are part of my arena capsule so basically gear. These cords are super warm and do not bag out or stretch. They also kept their colour perfectly for years. I find the fabric much softer and comfortable than jeans which I do not wear. The best thing about these pants is the warmth factor, the comfort and styling. They don't have any back pockets and the front jean like style has two very small zippered pockets at the top just under the waistband. Perfect for stowing an insulin pump and tickets/money at the hockey game where I go purse less.
Unfortunately they have lost their pristine quality so are cleaning house clothes now and will soon be donated. I would buy them again (skinnier leg though) if I could find them...

Love fine waled corduroy slim fit jean pants. Have several current pairs from Jigsaw, AG and Ralph Lauren. Warm, coloured and soft in winter they always have a place in my winter wardrobe. Not at all sure about skirts and jackets in corduroy though.....I prefer different fabrics for these items. One tip for you.....wash and iron them inside out to keep them looking good.

Scary I don't need any help with my frump. I get there all by myself often!

I'm a big fan of fine wale corduroy. I find "frump factor" comes more from cut/style of pant, skirt or jacket than material in this case. I have several pairs of fine wale corduroy skinnies (yesterday's Rainy Day WIW deep red skinnies are actually fine wale corduroy from Blank NYC and they hold their shape really well (they are made like second skins). I have them in deep eggplant as well).

I also have a couple of straight/boot cuts and a deep red blazer in fine wale corduroy. I like the RATE aspect of corduroy and find that, depending on what I style those pieces with, they're are very versatile.

Wide wale corduroy is a different story, imho. I find it looks dated to my eye. However, I wouldn't rule it out depending on the item and it's cut/style (but not for pants --for me, anyway, that's too 70's).