She's on a quest for the perfect pair of pants
Saturday, 26 September, 2009 at 6:30 AM ;)
After lunch with friend of 12 years, I found myself wandering through the decadent perfection that is Anthropologie. You might say we were both overdue for just this kind of spontaneous excursion.
Friend is a Stay At Home Mom of two and she lives, quite literally, in the woods about 20 miles outside of town. While she loves beautiful clothing of all kinds, it's not out of the question for her to spend long stretches of time in lounging PJ's. (Read carefully: I did not write "lounging in PJ's." Had to make sure you got that.) Therefore her quest for the perfect pair of pants is open to a different set of criteria than yours or mine might be.
Back in her car, she was still singing a love song to a piece of clothing that was a sort of combination between knickers and "hammer pants" and something you might have seen the men wear on The King and I. My friend summed up her adoration with this quote, delivered excitedly:
If I bought those pants, they would be my critereia for all future purchases!!! I would just ask myself 'Is it as comfortable as my new pajama bottoms?'
**Yes, I do get that the photo shows no evidence of the kind of lounging pants onver which my friend is drooling. But can't you just see yourself all curled up for an unscheduled afternoon nap in that bed? So writes the woman who hasn't had a full night's sleep in many weeks...
Reader Comments (3)
What is this "unscheduled afternoon nap" of which you speak?
These pants are all over Europe. Germany, Italy, Austria, Poland... Everywhere. College girls like the crotch to hit at the knee, while the older, more refined (read more expensive) styles lean towards a certain easy bagginess, rather than "I can sit crosslegged inside the top half of my pants" look. There is also an odd pant here where the legs are still tight, and the waist-line slung low, yet the seat of the pant is quite baggy. It creates an effect exactly like that of a toddler with a busy, perhaps slightly loaded mom, whose diaper desperately needs a change. Bob and I have had quite a good time walking along behind these particular pants.
Tell your friend to buy them if she didn't. Pants that make you sing are few and far between.
Brenna
Joy, it's one of the Super Rare But Not Completely Out Of The Question decadent things I allow myself from time to time, and is one of the things you traded in so you could have a guaranteed, regular paycheck...and the cuddles from a fabulous tiny person.
Brenna, this is so funny. The style would totally appeal to me at home, but these days I'm just fairly confident I couldn't pull off even the idea of them in public. I'm far too predictable with my "style" - which is really quite a sad state of affairs. Funny mental image, the toddler diaper issue.
I have to check and see if my friend ever did go back and buy them; I'll tell her what you said!
Meanwhile, I want pictures, woman! European women with saggy pants would be a great addition to your already-interesting blog. :)