Pants or no pants, this is a question. :)
While skirts and dresses are exclusively designed for women (except for the Great Scots, and tribe people, of course) to bring out all that demure and feminine touch, pants are men's closet staple. From human anatomy's aspect, it all makes sense: think that most of men tend to have narrow hips, thinner thighs with no waist, but we, women, are polar opposite. Modern English even has expressions associated "wearing pants" with "being powerful" and "calling the shot".
Fact: women struggle with our pants size and fit since day 1. Even those tall and lean ones, whom we admire to death for their nice legs, still have their own secret battle with pants.
In modern fashion history, women didn't wear pants until 1930s when film stars, such as Marlene Dietrich, and Katherine Hepburn made their appearance with menswear on the silver screen. Rumor has it that Katherine Hepburn didn't own any skirt in her personal life, unless she was in films.
Another fact: We pears hate pants. However, if you were like me who doesn't want to give up the option entirely, you would continue trying on pants until someday, you either accept the reality that certain pair of pants could only make you look relatively better than other pairs or somehow, change your body shape....I wouldn't put all my money on the second possibility but rather try to work out the first.
Not all pants are created equal. True, we all know that. And don't follow those so called "fashion rules" literally. Rules say that wide legs are better for bottom heavy type. This is not always true. Pears should always find pants that is rather fitted than loose. Wide legs are not wide hip friendly as you might think. It can only work if there's length factor in it. Other wise, you would look like a moving square table. Trust me. I have been there and done that. And I speak it from the bottom of my own heart. :(
Fact No3: there's a pair of pants for everybody. Don't compare how you look in these pants with others, but compare it with how you look in other pairs.
While skirts and dresses are exclusively designed for women (except for the Great Scots, and tribe people, of course) to bring out all that demure and feminine touch, pants are men's closet staple. From human anatomy's aspect, it all makes sense: think that most of men tend to have narrow hips, thinner thighs with no waist, but we, women, are polar opposite. Modern English even has expressions associated "wearing pants" with "being powerful" and "calling the shot".
Fact: women struggle with our pants size and fit since day 1. Even those tall and lean ones, whom we admire to death for their nice legs, still have their own secret battle with pants.
In modern fashion history, women didn't wear pants until 1930s when film stars, such as Marlene Dietrich, and Katherine Hepburn made their appearance with menswear on the silver screen. Rumor has it that Katherine Hepburn didn't own any skirt in her personal life, unless she was in films.
Another fact: We pears hate pants. However, if you were like me who doesn't want to give up the option entirely, you would continue trying on pants until someday, you either accept the reality that certain pair of pants could only make you look relatively better than other pairs or somehow, change your body shape....I wouldn't put all my money on the second possibility but rather try to work out the first.
Not all pants are created equal. True, we all know that. And don't follow those so called "fashion rules" literally. Rules say that wide legs are better for bottom heavy type. This is not always true. Pears should always find pants that is rather fitted than loose. Wide legs are not wide hip friendly as you might think. It can only work if there's length factor in it. Other wise, you would look like a moving square table. Trust me. I have been there and done that. And I speak it from the bottom of my own heart. :(
Fact No3: there's a pair of pants for everybody. Don't compare how you look in these pants with others, but compare it with how you look in other pairs.
11 comments:
Your writting is always fun to read! Thank you. This wide leg pants with a fitted top tucking in looks great on you! sharp and clean. Your scarf and belt are so pretty!
-msz
亲 这裤子严格说不是wide leg啊, 是flare...
我其实喜欢flare的裤子。就像你说的，在任何女人都纠结自己的腿型的事实下，我觉得flare最flattering, 对大多数的腿型而言。所以，我是到去年才有skinny pants的。：）
关键是pg部分一定要fit，不管裤腿如何啊。
lily
lily我同意pg那里一定要fit, 还有大腿, 腿粗的人再穿粗肥的裤子, 真的更可怕...
我以前特爱穿裤腿宽的裤子。 近几年才穿 skinny。 据我观察， 绝大部分人穿 bootcut/straight/flare 裤子都比 skinny 好看。 不过， skinny 的好处是好穿 flats。
-msz
都是流行吧. 看多了, 大家都觉得顺眼, 情感战胜理智了就. LOL 不过我觉得ankle length的skinny其实还挺好穿的, 不管啥腿.
我从上到下似乎都不爱穿太Oversize的, 虽然觉得别人尤其瘦子穿都特有范儿...尤其下装, 一穿肥大的, 就立即觉得自己矮了半截.
"一穿肥大的, 就立即觉得自己矮了半截." 都这样 :-)
-msz
哈哈, 所以本来就不细, 就不要再弄得更矮了.
That was an interesting and informative post. These days I prefer wearing pants to skirts but you're right I have a hard time finding the right kind of pants for me.
Ann, totally feel your pain. Wish you best. :)
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