Trouser fashion

I prefer straight or slim legged jeans and trousers. I do have wide legged linen ones for summer as they are cooler but I get my heels caught in them.

I don't like Cropped Trousers, they just look like you have grown to tall can't see the point of them.
Divorced your ankles and married your knees!

Wide trousers and high heels make you look taller as long as the trousers cover most of the shoes.
This was fashionable in the early 70 ,s so ots just come round again .
I like wearing them when I,m going somewhere that I,m not sure of the dress code so instead of a full length dress the trousers amd a fitted top do the job perfectly .
I do like fashion ,I rarely have anything older than 3 or 4 years old in my wardrobe.
My daughters friends ask her when my next clearout will be ,the clothes go to them amd my neices

I loved loons - and the way they were two-tone at the knee.
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Happy days!

I remember loons Visgirl, I had a pair that were maroon down to the knee, and dusky pink below the knee. I was 15, and thought I looked cool.

I like wide leg trousers, have been wearing them for a while now but Barrel leg jeans are not me. Think I have about 5 styles of Jeans /Trousers depends on what I'm doing, what I wear.

I don't like Cropped Trousers, they just look like you have grown to tall can't see the point of them. Just as well we are not all the same.

Who remembers "Loons"? Wide flares hardly coving your Hip bones, great days 😂

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Casdon

Because shapes keep on changing, and if you stick with the same old, same old you look dated. I like to try new shapes out, and see what they look like - some work, and some don’t.

Good styling is never out of date. 🤷‍♀️

Good styling evolves though - or we would still be in long dresses and men would be in doublet and hose. The shape of a pair of even straight leg trousers is not the same as it was in 1965, 75 or 85 now.

AmberGran

^Once you see what shape suits you why wear something that looks silly just because it’s the fashion?^

Who says what looks silly anyway? And why care that someone else thinks something looks silly if you like it?

My mother used to think almost everything I wore in the 80s/90s looked silly but I loved it and wore it and let her live in her A-line skirts and elasticated trousers.

But we look back on what we wore then and sometimes think "What was I thinking!"

Casdon

Because shapes keep on changing, and if you stick with the same old, same old you look dated. I like to try new shapes out, and see what they look like - some work, and some don’t.

Good styling is never out of date. 🤷‍♀️

I remember Queen Camilla once wearing a purple outfit with billowing trousers….only ever saw her in them once!

NotSpaghetti

Oreo also from a family of tailors though not one myself.
Sometimes you just have to make changes if you don't want to feel ancient.

Even a man's suit needs some refreshing!... the shape of the shoulder is enough!

Mens suits change a lot and tho the fashion for men looking as if they are wearing their younger and much slimmer brother’s suit is now on the wane a bespoke suit will always be tailored to suit the figure.
Boris Johnson must have been the despair of his tailor mind you😂

I'm sure they look lovely on people who are petite too

I've bought some wide leg jeggings from jd williams which are so lovely but i am tall

Good point.

Wide leg pyjamas took me out coming downstairs once.

I'll be extra careful in my trousers now you mention.

M0nica

I trip over widelegged trousers and get them wrapped round the other leg. I have never been prepared to sacrifice comfort or safety for fashion so always wear straight legged trousers.

As a practical safety concern it's true that flapping trousers can cause falls-------that is why people used to wear trouser clips when riding their bicycles .
Arguably the safest leg covering is the legging made of a knitted jersey material.
In terms of safety the kilt has a lot going for it.

I had a pair of wide legged linen trousers which were very comfortable to wear. Then one morning walking downstairs I somehow managed to catch my foot in the opposite leg and I fell on the stairs . Fortunately no harm done but enough of a warning to put the trousers in the charity bag.

GG13 That's why I love going shopping with my daughter, she encourages me to try different things but will be brutally honest if they don't suit me. Not that I need to be told! Shopping with her, I saw some linen barrel leg trousers in Zara and much to my surprise they are not only really comfortable but they look really good too.

I have been in skinny jeans for at least 15+ years, was determined not to even try wide leg ones.

Went shopping with DD, browsing whilst she was trying on, I saw a pair of faded wide leg cropped jeans. I tried them on for a laugh lo and behold they were perfect length (just millimetres off of the floor, I am only 5’2”) fitted really well, so they were purchased.

I have now got four pairs of wide legged jeans, and several pairs of wide legged trousers, if they looked in anyway silly or inappropriate I am sure one of my DiL’s, DD or even one of our sons would tell me PDQ.

One of the best things about getting older is that you no longer need to be a slave to fashion! Wear what is comfortable for you and you are happy wearing. It isn't rocket science!
I do most of my clothes shopping in charity shops and you would be surprised at the choices available, as well as the quality, but you do have to get lucky.
I don't like extremes of fashion but will wear almost anything if it fits well and looks good.

Oreo also from a family of tailors though not one myself.
Sometimes you just have to make changes if you don't want to feel ancient.

Even a man's suit needs some refreshing!... the shape of the shoulder is enough!

Fashions change with the season whereas style does not. Why wear something unsuitable and unflattering.

The best thing about them is, when you're in 25°+, as I am, just to rub it in , they are great for ventilation!

I have a cream pinstripe pair which are quite smart in the daytime.

Love them! Far more flattering than the ubiquitous leggings.

Straight leg is a classic, never goes out of fashion.What you see on the catwalks and fashion magazines looks like women have got dressed in the dark from a rummage sale.The best thing is to take an honest look at oneself in a full length mirror and try a style out from all angles including the rear.Short women usually know what suits their height and shape so I have found and ditto tall women.Medium height women seem to struggle more, and I include myself in that group but know that a classic cut always looks good.It’s easy to stay fashionable with colour and accessories.
But as I already said upthread, if you don’t care and want to wear something then just go for it.

I do say so Oreo, even classic dressers subtly change the shape of what they wear over time to avoid looking dated, as being from a tailoring background, I’m sure you must know. I don’t want to look like a throwback to 1980s tailoring.