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source I must give credit to the sources of this new desire. I saw AsianCajun's ode to the work sweatpant back in winter, and I also saw this piece in the NYTimes about the high end sweats-shorts last summer.
I am not going to drop a cool hundred on tailored double knit pants, but I wonder if there is someway to DIY this look? I keenly aware that I am no Legs McGee, and part of the reason why this look works is because the slender models are pairing the chillaxed bottoms with strong-shouldered structured tops and architectural shoes (both notably absent from my closet). And dropped crotches are probably a mistake for my longer torso. But hey, they said skinny jeans were the exclusive domain of the hip-less willowy wonder, but they've become democratized too. Maybe this is gross American of me, but I can't wait someone in the DIY sewing blogosphere figures this one out. Or I could just pop over to the fabric store in the garment district and dedicate my spring break to this project? Options.
I am not going to drop a cool hundred on tailored double knit pants, but I wonder if there is someway to DIY this look? I keenly aware that I am no Legs McGee, and part of the reason why this look works is because the slender models are pairing the chillaxed bottoms with strong-shouldered structured tops and architectural shoes (both notably absent from my closet). And dropped crotches are probably a mistake for my longer torso. But hey, they said skinny jeans were the exclusive domain of the hip-less willowy wonder, but they've become democratized too. Maybe this is gross American of me, but I can't wait someone in the DIY sewing blogosphere figures this one out. Or I could just pop over to the fabric store in the garment district and dedicate my spring break to this project? Options.
I guess if you make sweatpants classy, they're okay outside of the house. People at my office wear them, and it's just all kinds of wrong. But they're not really trying to be fashionable up here in Chicago's far northern suburbs. Your post made me think of Pajama Jeans. They look like jeans and feel like sweatpants.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.coolthings.com/pajama-jeans-look-comfy/
So funny--I'm from the midwest too, and I too am salivating for some fancy sweats. Knit ones. I sew decently, but I don't knit. I wonder if it's worth learning?
ReplyDeleteNaw.