Four Fun Things

Oh I gotta chime in about those ubiquitous wide leg pants- I’ve yet to see them look good on anyone under 5’7″ or with a moderatly endowed booty. At the last echo park craft fair in l.a., I saw girl after girl (in the shared open dressing room) hem and haw over $400+ jesse kamm high-waisted, wide legged , slightly cropped pants that either gave them old lady long flat butt or made them look too short and stalky. Breaks my heart when people buy expensive stuff that looks bad on them just because it’s on trend. Can anyone change my mind about them?

These everlane pants are direct knock-offs of Jesse Kamm pants. It is so sad to see . . . part of the reason Jesse Kamm pants are expensive is that they are made in LA and she doesn’t have the same mass market business model of Everlane. I’ve really liked Everlane’s business model until now, sticking with classic silhouettes but this is just fashion theft.

In defense of wide-legged pants: So, maybe they’re not flattering. But it’s worth saying: we adjust our eyes and taste over time— I remember thinking skinny jeans looked so weird in about 2006! For me at least, these sort of pants make feel SO powerful. The opposite of timid. I love the idea of taking up extra space, channeling women who dress for function and utility, not bending to traditional ideas of femininity. They’re man-repelling (I say this in a loving, Leandra Medine-sense), but I like that too.

More broadly this raises the question of what flattering means, doesn’t it? It’s true that wide pants aren’t contoured to the shape of your legs and they don’t make you appear as small as possible. But must flattering clothing make us look small and sculpted? Food for thought, at least.

I think of Joanna’s thing about child-rearing– “great for you, not for me.” As in, everyone should wear the pants they like, right? But I am fascinated by the discourse that always comes up with wide-legged pants re: what we mean when we say “flattering.”

I say this with loving dissent (and we know dissent is healthy!) — these pants do not appear flattering at all. A phrase for our time — I would consider the statement “most flattering pant” an alternative fact. :) I don’t think anyone would be taken seriously in social or work setting.

Thanks for pushing the envelope, though!

We were married on a Sunday night, which I had a lot of guilt about for the guests who had to go to work the next day. Our favors were bags with bagels, cream cheese and muffins, and a note that said we hoped it made their Monday morning a bit easier. Apparently, it’s an old school wedding favor, which I didn’t realize at the time, but I would do the same thing again.

I prefer wide leg crops (I have a larger booty and thighs), but not high-waisted too. And cotton! Yikes x infinity. This looks like a 1989 Lands End catalog.

Side bar: you can just tailor any pants to this look.

I always sign off with “best!”, and then my name right under it. i could see it not working in certain formal industries, but i like it, because it could be all my best, or best regards, and the exclamation point makes it seem like i really mean it! :-)

as for the pants, i have to agree with most of the comments above – i’m not only 5,1″ and so they cut off awkwardly, i’m thin with unproportionally thick thighs, so “wide” leg pants actually look like flares that start flaring right above the knee on me! haha

Hmm, don’t think those pants will work for someone under 5’2″ like me! Totally cut me off at weird point – big no-no from guru Tim Gunn. But super cute for long-legged ladies.

I have to say, have not admired those pants one single time I’ve seen them. Maybe I don’t understand flattering….it’s definitely not how I see those pants! I’d like to see more high waisted, long flares back in style, because I think those look gorgeous on most people.
The email sign off (and similar comments!) is hilarious.

Yah! Making out certainly is a good idea. But twice a day, for a whole month is possibly impractical in our busy schedules. I’ve especially observed that work at home moms even ignore giving themselves a me time due to their hectic schedules. Isn’t there any other productive way to work this out?

I think horrible things about people who sign anything that way. It’s as if they think that it’s not worth saying “thank you” later. It also makes them sound as if they have braces and they are planning a dance in the cafeteria.

I think here in Australia I most often see emails signed off “Cheers”
If its a more formal email than it is “kind regards”. I got told off by a professor for only writing “Regards” apparently that sounds rude…

OMG, I have been struggling so much with jaw and throat tension lately (anxiety-related, I think), and looking for something (anything!) to help. I will definitely be giving that tip a try :)

A little trick I discovered for the throat tension is to place your finger across your throat (perpendicular) and swallow, paying attention to how your adam’s apple moves upward, and then yawn, paying attention to how your adam’s apple moves downward. Somehow that mindfulness helps relieve a lot of tension, at least for me!

The bagel as party favor is the best idea ever!! Those pants however are the opposite. I feel like if enough believe that those pants look good on everyone we will have a modern day “Emporor’s New Clothes.”

thanks in advance? really?
it’s one of my pet peeves if someone signs their email like that. for some reason i feel those words together have a negative connotation…
i don’t know. i can’t do it.
if the email requires a thanks (which it usually does since i work with volunteers) i use thanks, but mostly i’ve abandoned the sign off.

I have to go with a hard pass on those pants. I don’t even feel like they look good on the models; they definitely are going to make me look shorter and wider than I already am. Yikes.

Okay, I just absolutely cannot get on board with that pant shape. WHO looks good in these?! I have tried some on (I’m 5’7″ with a long torso), and they make me look about 4″ shorter than I actually am. I call BS on the “flattering” claim.

Someone please explain!