changing up yr style and/or new look 4 u in 2012

Palazzo pants: y/n

Pros: look comfortable, breezy. Can pretend I'm Katharine Hepburn
Cons: I'm shorter and fatter than Katharine Hepburn. I don't know man, those are some crazy wide-legged pants

Very hard look to pull off imo. I'm not sure Hepburn rocked it so hard, either.

Really? She totally did! I guess they can be hard to pull off if you're really short but done right I think it's awesome. I'd love to get a pair for this summer. Have you seen them around lately, Carl? I'm a huge fan of wide leg pants in general. I think they're way more flattering for most people than skinny pants.

I too am fond of a wide leg pant, but "palazzo" to me sums up a drapey elastic-waisted rayon number, not a tailored pant. Clearly I need to do some GIS research.

No, I think they are drapey. Well flowy maybe. They're sort of like long skirts but just pants? I love long skirts. Have one on today!

So I guess I only like certain types. I don't really love the first three of these looks but the one on the far right is awesome, or would be if that was a longer shirt. I like them paired with flats - not heels or platforms, I think.

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The ones on the far left just seem like staight up flares. The blue ones would be OK if it weren't for the pleats.

that is one of my least favorite pants and i will never wear them

I like the orange ones! But I would describe them as a wide-legged trouser and not a palazzo.

Actually I *covet* the orange ones--any idea where they are from?

I believe those are all from ASOS! I would consider them just wide-legged as well and they are pretty sweet. I just don't think I'd be able to pull them off.

I like the orange ones, I do. But these are a firm No for me, forever, for all styles.

The pair on the far right is most similar to the ones I'm considering.

I mean let's be real this is all about wearing pajama pants to work. Though I too love the long skirts (also wearing one today high five ENBB) and am attracted to the overall look.

I don't know. I'm on the short side for these but I'm long legged so it might work. Also I have a 30% off/free shipping coupon.

*high five!* I think if you're long legged it can work even for shorties! 30%! That's a good coupon. I want the black ones now. Hmmmmm. Let me see if I can find them on the actual site.

Alright, I've decided against the palazzo pants. Why? Well, none of the plus size retailers where I was considering buying the pants could style them in any pleasing looking way, and if photographers and clothing retailers can't style something, what chance do I have?

(por ejemplo, these are lovely but look at how dumpy the model looks, as they chose to pair these large, flowing pants with some kind of a smock top and shapeless cardigan.)

(these look pretty good on the model but EVERYTHING looks good on that model (who is my on-line girlfriend FYI).)

lol she's totally the one who modeled the dress you bought sort of recently. You said something similar then :). She's adorable and reminds me of Lily Allen. Yeah, I think for it to work whatever's on top has to be cut close to the body or overall feel is very Dorothy Zbornak.

Just to make things interesting, I'm linking to a Muslim clothing website that sells a lot of wide-legged pants for women.

Yes, she is the same model! That lovely dress, btw? I ordered it, Simply Be charged my card, and then two weeks later I got an email saying it was out of stock and if I wanted a refund, I had to call them. The call took two minutes - she put me on hold and was like "Okay I'm back it is refunded!" Then the other dress I bought, which was more of a workhorse dress, got holes in it on the second (delicate cycle, cold, hang to dry) wash. So I'm kind of meh on ordering from them again anyway.

The "classic weekend denim" pants on that site are great.

Those are the ones I like, too!

I love them!! They remind me of my favorite Gap trouser jeans from a couple years ago that they don't sell any more. I had three pairs and wore them to death!

I kind of want to get them.

I wish men could wear pyjama bottoms out in public.

i'm very happy they can't.

I feel like I see men do this all the time? Most recently I saw a man with faded black pajama pants with a marijuana leaf print.

Not that I'm endorsing this look but it's extant.

I'm told it's more of a West Coast thing? Saw a guy in nice new snazzy pj bottoms at a surf-y bar last weekend. Questioned the look and that's what I got.

I feel like what with moving to a new city and totally changing my lifestyle, I ought to be going for a change of style just because I can. I need to get on and think of one. I am basically thinking

- learn to do stuff with hair
- wear more colour
- tuck things in occasionally
- more jewellery

This doesn't seem radical enough.

More jewelry cd be totes radical if it was the kooky art teacher stuff that ENBB, horseshoe, and I love.

belts are a good alternative to tucking things in imo

Yes! I bet there are some good youtube vids on How To Belt - I've never learned.

Please post pics of your favourite kooky art teacher jewellery...

GUESS WHAT I just tried on some palazzo pants in Lane Bryant and they looked fly as hell so I bought them. They are going to be a pantyline nightmare* but I think I'll just wear bike shorts under them.

*band name

I will be in this band. Also, yay!

These pants are also an excellent addition to my wardrobe of work clothes that feel like pajamas. I tried on the shirt they were pairing with them on the rack, but I heard your voice (or the voice that I think of as your voice, since I've never heard your actual voice) saying "whatever's on top has to be cut close to the body or overall feel is very Dorothy Zbornak" and decided against it.

Nothing against that look but I'm 39 and not ready for it yet. I figure I've got another ten years before I go Full Dorothy.

hahahaha. Poor Bea Arthur. The wardrobe people just really didn't do her any favors on GG.

I don't know, I can kind of dig that look for Women of a Certain Age. Maybe not the knee-length vests, but something in the neighborhood of that look. My former boss was in her late 50s and had beautiful gray hair and used to wear very unstructred jackets and matching pants (plus funky glasses, art teacher jewelry, and Danskos) that looked artsy and professional, but would make a younger woman look like she sleepwalked through Dynasty's costume trailer.

being tall helps (not that i would know anything about that)

My favorite adorable model crush has a blog, fyi: http://naomishimada.blogspot.com/

Yesterday I wore WIDE-LEGGED LINEN PANTS, y'all!

I don't know what happened, I found them at TJ Maxx for $12 and they FIT (if I wear platforms, because lol short), and everything! PANTS!

YAY! I bet they looked great.

oh oh I had a 'changing up style' moment recently: I bought shoes with a heel. not a huge one, like, an inch and a half, but I have never in my life worn shoes that high. yes yes, go ahead and laugh. I can walk in them fine but oh boy do I ever feel self-conscious. and tall. I'm already tall, do I need to be taller? not sure if I should give up and return them or wait it out and hope that I come around to them.

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i love it when tall women wear heels, tbh. go for it.

I know how you feel, SS - I'm tall too and I feel weird in heels. But I do feel more powerful sometimes in them - those are cute, go for it!

The style of those boots makes me think I don't understand style, but otherwise, yes, boots are a GREAT way to do heels! More stable than pumps or sandals, and will never slide off or have to be held on. You can really STALK in a boot, esp if you're tall to start with.

If you can walk in heels, do it. Tall is great! I like those boots, too.

i love the Naomi model's expressive face!
though it is hard to believe that she is what plus-size model is these days. everything's comparison though, obv she's bigger than the typical tiny model.

1.5-inch heels are the best height heel! at least for walking in