It's the bejeweled sandals part that's horrifying me.
― Christine Green Leafy Dragon Indigo, Tuesday, 31 August 2010 23:10 (thirteen years ago) link
those pants are SO UGLY y'all
― The Great Jumanji, (La Lechera), Tuesday, 31 August 2010 23:25 (thirteen years ago) link
as many bangles as i wish??? sign me up
― sunny successor, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 15:45 (thirteen years ago) link
Those pants are like everything I DO NOT WANT in a pair of pants. They are sure to be the most unflattering jeans ever. Ew.
― o sh!t a ˁ˚ᴥ˚ˀ (ENBB), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 15:46 (thirteen years ago) link
I hope to never see anything remotely resembling those on a person irl.
― a Bud Light Chelada 22 oz. on a sort of a date (kkvgz), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 15:47 (thirteen years ago) link
I wore those pants...in fourth grade. With some kind of pink sweatshirt that had puff-paint sheep or bunnies on it -- I can't even remember but I was desperate for something with puff-paint. Never goin back there, not even for y'all.
― Jesus doesn't want me for a thundercloud (Laurel), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 15:48 (thirteen years ago) link
Oh god I loved puff paint. Ha. I'm pretty sure I wore v similar pants around then too. Just terrible.
― o sh!t a ˁ˚ᴥ˚ˀ (ENBB), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 15:49 (thirteen years ago) link
puff painted sweatshirts and drip-and-drape earrings were big at my middle school, followed by stirrup pants with oversize neon shirts and scrunchy socks in high school
― quincie, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 16:16 (thirteen years ago) link
those pants are not only the ugliest cut, they appear to be made of the ugliest fabric as well -- are they like chambray or something?!
is that a word? chambray?
― The Great Jumanji, (La Lechera), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 16:56 (thirteen years ago) link
I like em
― progressive cuts (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 16:58 (thirteen years ago) link
i call bs
― The Great Jumanji, (La Lechera), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 16:59 (thirteen years ago) link
They're unpretentious and the cut is pretty flattering - they look perfect for a breezy sunny day
― progressive cuts (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 17:24 (thirteen years ago) link
Or for working in the garden
― progressive cuts (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 17:25 (thirteen years ago) link
maybe if you are either 4 or 100 years old
― The Great Jumanji, (La Lechera), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 17:26 (thirteen years ago) link
poochy stomach, flat butt, tapered-yet-baggy = flattering?!
― The Great Jumanji, (La Lechera), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 17:29 (thirteen years ago) link
Those are trousers, they don't have a "stomach" - and how can you see the butt? have you enhanced and rotated?
― progressive cuts (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 17:36 (thirteen years ago) link
1) there are no pockets on the butt, which frequently leads to the appearance of a flat butt, esp. with such high waisted pants2) pleats are like a little cave for poochy stomachs (ie normal stomachs). if a person has even the smallest pooch, pleats are basically an advertisement for that pooch. little fabric arrows pointing at one's pooch.
conclusion -- these pants are unflattering if you do not have a perfectly flat stomach or a perfectly round rear.
to the 3-4 people on whom this would be flattering, enjoy your high waisted pleated chambray jeans
― The Great Jumanji, (La Lechera), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 17:46 (thirteen years ago) link
Those are trousers, they don't have a "stomach"
Are you insane? Clothes don't cancel out the body underneath, skinny boy. Everyone has a stomach.
― Jesus doesn't want me for a thundercloud (Laurel), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 17:47 (thirteen years ago) link
Those pants would look atrocious on 99% of women.
― o sh!t a ˁ˚ᴥ˚ˀ (ENBB), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 18:13 (thirteen years ago) link
lol I missed that but yes, exactly.
― o sh!t a ˁ˚ᴥ˚ˀ (ENBB), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 18:14 (thirteen years ago) link
chambray is a plain weavejeans are a denim weave
chambray <> jeans
― Fartbritz Sootzveti (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 18:44 (thirteen years ago) link
whatever, denim pedantthese jeans are heinous
― The Great Jumanji, (La Lechera), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 18:45 (thirteen years ago) link
we aren't so far from those. if the cycle of fashion repeats 70-80s move from slim hip-hugger flares to high waisted pleated tapered poufy jeans repeats, skinny jeans having almost finished their run surely means you'll see someone wearing those without irony any day now.
― sunny successor, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 19:12 (thirteen years ago) link
A lot of things come and go without ever breaking the "without irony" barrier. I'll be happy if these pants have their day among the tragically hip and then go away for another 15 years.
― Jesus doesn't want me for a thundercloud (Laurel), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 19:37 (thirteen years ago) link
The girls are already wearing the shorts version of those jeans: high-waisted and pleated and possibly with cuffs, worn with oxford shoes of some kind probably mousy brown -- very "studenty". As soon as fall hits I'm sure the long versions will make the scene.
― Jesus doesn't want me for a thundercloud (Laurel), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 19:38 (thirteen years ago) link
i am aware of fashion's cyclical nature, and i am aware that girls are wearing high waisted pleated shorts, BUT
* that doesn't change the fact that these pants are ugly as shit* my inability to even consider wearing them means that i am not a candidate for shopping in the junior's section anymore
― The Great Jumanji, (La Lechera), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 21:20 (thirteen years ago) link
i probably shouldn't shop there anyway, and i don't really, because i don't really "shop" but you know what i mean
― The Great Jumanji, (La Lechera), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 21:21 (thirteen years ago) link
oh i love chambray pants, like those. so comfy too. great for airplane rides!
― phil-two, Thursday, 2 September 2010 04:04 (thirteen years ago) link
Many US companies began "vanity sizing" in the 80s, convincing people that they wore a smaller size than what the garment measures out to be (eg, a size 27" garment measures to a true 29"). Some brands (like Levi's) resisted this trend for over a decade until they saw their sales decrease because those brands "didn't fit" the consumer. European and Asian companies do not vanity size which may explain the variance.
― Steve Shasta, Tuesday, June 24, 2008 4:24 PM (2 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
To learn more about vanity sizing, take a tape measure and your favorite jeans and measure the waist and compare to the stated size.
― Steve Shasta, Wednesday, June 25, 2008 10:30 AM (2 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
http://www.esquire.com/cm/esquire/images/dU/waistline-measurement-chart-for-men-090710-xlg.jpg
― Fartbritz Sootzveti (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 7 September 2010 19:39 (thirteen years ago) link
hahahaha whoa
also today i saw a very old (80 y.o.) woman mowing her lawn wearing pants similar to the ones i posted above they were neither stylish nor flattering
― The Great Jumanji, (La Lechera), Tuesday, 7 September 2010 23:39 (thirteen years ago) link
ordered a pair of these yesterday: http://www.misterfreedom.com/?p=1135
― a cross between lily allen and fetal alcohol syndrome (milo z), Tuesday, 5 October 2010 03:45 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm officially in cord mode. yay, fall!
― make it count, son (sunny successor), Tuesday, 5 October 2010 22:17 (thirteen years ago) link
for LL, Shasta and Laurel;http://www.hulu.com/watch/10333/saturday-night-live-mom-jeans
― make it count, son (sunny successor), Tuesday, 5 October 2010 22:22 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm always in cord mode.
― seandalai, Wednesday, 6 October 2010 23:20 (thirteen years ago) link
same shoes, $77 price tag, comes in sizes S-M-LSTILL UGLY
http://static2.modcloth.com/productshots/0041/7780/13675-1.jpg
― The Great Jumanji, (La Lechera), Wednesday, 1 December 2010 22:22 (thirteen years ago) link
most appalling thing could be sizes S-M-L
― The Great Jumanji, (La Lechera), Wednesday, 1 December 2010 22:23 (thirteen years ago) link
Christ on a bolt of lightning, WHAT THE FUG are those? Small? SMALL?? The waist is like half the size of the hip measurement, how many people is THAT supposed to perfectly fit?
― I've got ten bucks. SURPRISE ME. (Laurel), Wednesday, 1 December 2010 22:55 (thirteen years ago) link
Dollars to doughnuts those are pinned in the back to make them perfectly fitted on the model. Will not work on anyone else in the world unless yr willing to go around with clothespins sticking out of your tuchus.
― I've got ten bucks. SURPRISE ME. (Laurel), Wednesday, 1 December 2010 22:58 (thirteen years ago) link
those pleats that point directly to her bunched up crotch are a great place to smuggle some raisinets into the movie theater amirite
― The Great Jumanji, (La Lechera), Wednesday, 1 December 2010 23:02 (thirteen years ago) link
lord what have you done to this thread.... T.T
― i love you but i have chosen snarkness (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 1 December 2010 23:26 (thirteen years ago) link
wanthttp://s6.thisnext.com/media/largest_dimension/BDC4CFB0.jpg
Zimbabwean cotton yarn is dyed using the labor intensive, classic rope dyeing technique involving a series of dips into indigo vats followed by sun drying (dipped 19 times). While most jeans makers today use right-hand twill denim, KMW denim is made in a selvedge 13.5 oz. left-hand twill. KMW fabric is woven on pre WWII American built wooden shuttle looms.
― Ian Riese-Moran (rip van wanko), Wednesday, 1 December 2010 23:40 (thirteen years ago) link
steve shasta,
do companies still make regular rise jeans anymore?
yours,dayo
― .\ /. (dayo), Thursday, 2 December 2010 00:32 (thirteen years ago) link
sadly no, everything is either drop-crotch harem pants or incorporating empire-girdles.
― i love you but i have chosen snarkness (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 2 December 2010 00:37 (thirteen years ago) link
have been wearing levi's 511shttp://images.asos.com/inv/s/15/95/525822/dripdry/image1xl.jpg
and levi's trouser cuthttp://s8.thisnext.com/media/largest_dimension/A3F8469A.jpg
― jeevves, Saturday, 4 December 2010 10:19 (thirteen years ago) link
I want to buy some APC jeans but unfortunately nowhere sells them here so I can't try them on. this wouldn't ordinarily be an issue except... I recently bought some 32" waist zara jeans that fit nice however I picked up some 32" cos cords and though I can get them shut they're unbearably tight.
should I just go with the 32" in the APC knowing that I'll size down a bit as we come out of winter and they'll stretch out a bit?
― joran van der snood (cozen), Sunday, 2 January 2011 19:21 (thirteen years ago) link
wish there was a "waistline Vs. actual waistline" infographic which took in zara and cos though I suspect cos' trousers are true to size.
― joran van der snood (cozen), Sunday, 2 January 2011 19:23 (thirteen years ago) link
side question: are the uniqlo japan jeans decent? and is the japan slim fit similar to the APC new cures or new standards?
― joran van der snood (cozen), Sunday, 2 January 2011 21:02 (thirteen years ago) link
haha well how unbearable is 'unbearable'? apc tends to fit p true to size ime (i.e. less generous than probably zara) although i guess the cords might fit differently...
... i really cant answer this qn, sry :/
― ban (Lamp), Sunday, 2 January 2011 21:38 (thirteen years ago) link
the zaras I had did seem a little 'bigger' than other brands (though I had pants and not jeans)
right now my only pair of jeans is a pair of uniqlo selvedge based on steve shasta's recs and I like them a lot
― dayo, Monday, 3 January 2011 00:35 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.popsofa.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/light-mens-jeans.jpg
― old man yells at cloud computing (am0n), Monday, 3 January 2011 01:20 (thirteen years ago) link