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To hate wide leg trousers

163 replies

Thomasina79 · 25/01/2025 11:17

first world problem I know!

I wore flared trousers first time round and swore I never would again! To me the wide legs look ugly, buy each to their own!

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Lottapianos · 25/01/2025 21:25

I love them - on other people! I'm 5'8, size 12, fairly generous bum and they instantly add 2-3 stone to me. Just not the right shape for me at all

MaryBeardy · 25/01/2025 21:22

Samelly · 25/01/2025 14:31

I’m over 6ft, to me wide legs are a dream to wear :) especially when they’re long enough to hide my big hooves ;)

Where do you buy them from (fellow giantess here)?

Missingthesea · 25/01/2025 21:14

As someone with both lymphoedema and lipoedema I'm very glad wide-leg trousers exist!

Fangisnotacoward · 25/01/2025 21:12

I like them, but mostly because they hide my fat thighs very nicely!

Wishboneswishes · 25/01/2025 21:12

I love my M&S palazzo jeans! I’m 5’6”
Suit me so much better than any other jeans and have had so many compliments about them.

tillyandmilly · 25/01/2025 21:10

Wide leg trousers are far more flattering if you have chubby knees like me! I am tallish as well so that helps - I won’t go back to straight leg trousers now - I have never worn leggings!

Itiswhysofew · 25/01/2025 21:08

I don't hate them, but I'm not going near them.

DuesToTheDirt · 25/01/2025 21:06

I'm not a big fan. I don't mind the look of them, but they get wet or dirty at the bottom much quicker than other jeans, and maybe I'm just clumsy, but sometimes one foot catches in the bottom of the other leg. If I'm going away for a couple of days and only want to take one pair, I never take my wide leg jeans in case I walk somewhere muddy.

Ah, reading back over other posts I see it's not just me that finds them a trip hazard!

soupyspoon · 25/01/2025 21:05

Im not particularly tall. I have to wear them high waisted to make it look like I have a waist

TrellisMonday · 25/01/2025 21:05

I'm very very short but LOVE my wide leg trousers. They make be feel like a human person with limbs and not a stubby trunk.

NoCheesesForTheMeeces · 25/01/2025 21:03

I'm 5'3 but slim and with relatively long legs. I think I look great in high-waisted wide leg trousers! I wear a fitted shirt tucked in and I think I look rather chic and gamine. Short people, don't let the comments here put you off them!

BunnyNumNum · 25/01/2025 21:02

I’m 5’3 and I love them. They are the most flattering clothes I wear as they make it look like I have a waist.

soupyspoon · 25/01/2025 20:55

I like them now Ive lost weight, but have to have them very tight on the waist and hips (I have no hips so this is often a problem) with a short top, quite tight (not too tight as have a massive muffin top)

Then they loook really stylish or Katherine Hepburn as someone else said

Without that combination I look like Im just out to do some gardening in someone elses clothes.

TeaHagTeaBag · 25/01/2025 20:52

LadeOde · 25/01/2025 17:19

5ft 1 inch and think they're brilliant! Wide and roomy, and cover a multitude of sin. I'm no longer restricted to wearing trousers that feel like I've got an anaconda wrapped around my legs. I love the airy feel and can move the limbs much more easily without the knees and groin feeling like they're rubbed with sandpaper. I've wide lounge pants, wide jeans, wide other velvety ones & had lots of compliments about them.

Could you share links? I'm 5ft2 and love wide leg trousers and looking for some more for summer.

Wonderwall23 · 25/01/2025 20:48

I'm in my 40s and still live in skinnies because they suit my shape. I know they're dated but I feel like that doesn't matter once you're old?

I did order some wide leg and they looked pretty good...but am I too old in my 40s?

I really don't like shapeless ones (Mom jeans etc) and ankle-swingers.

admirible · 25/01/2025 20:46

They look good in the photos not so much irl

Ohhelpicantthinkofaname · 25/01/2025 20:42

Love wide leg trouser. I HATE skinny jeans. I joyfully threw the last pairs I found at the back of my drawers into the clothes recycling this week.

BeringBlue · 25/01/2025 20:27

Nah, I don't like them at all and the cigar pant shape is hideous.

I have lost over 2 stone in the past year, so there's no way I'm going to put my newly slim legs in anything other than straight or skinny jeans/trousers.

PigInAHouse · 25/01/2025 20:26

PuppyMonkey · 25/01/2025 19:11

Im another one who thinks they look bloody awful on other people, even the models on the online sites look a state imho.

I think I look fab in mine 😉, and that’s all that matters.

PuppyMonkey · 25/01/2025 19:16

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PuppyMonkey · 25/01/2025 19:11

Im another one who thinks they look bloody awful on other people, even the models on the online sites look a state imho.

MissyB1 · 25/01/2025 19:09

I'm 5ft 3 and a petite frame, I just look ridiculous in wide trousers - literally like a clown! Mind you I can't wear skinnies either They make me look even shorter than I am. I stick to straight leg, or for jeans it's bootleg or girlfriend.

Printedword · 25/01/2025 19:01

I don't like flares or bootcuts - because the latter are just flares of a kind. I'm not too bad with wide leg, but some variants are ott and too wide. I'm tall, so I can make them work. The best jeans are straight, the second best skinny and tapered (just the simple kind, not some of the latest attempts) are third best in my book. Skinny jeans are so practical they can't kill them off and they seem to be making a comeback at the moment

Coconutter24 · 25/01/2025 19:01

Thomasina79 · 25/01/2025 11:17

first world problem I know!

I wore flared trousers first time round and swore I never would again! To me the wide legs look ugly, buy each to their own!

Ok….. so don’t wear them. Problem solved.

EnterFunnyNameHere · 25/01/2025 18:50

Well i apparently defy the trend then because I'm tall and look bloody awful in them! I think because I'm a big-arsed pear shape it just makes my whole bottom half look enormous compared to my top half. Skinnies and straight leg all the way for me!

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