Page 5 | To hate wide leg trousers

Thomasina79 · 2025-01-25T11:17:31+00:00

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!

ThatCoralShark · 25/01/2025 18:48

RaraRachael · 25/01/2025 18:46

I've just carried on wearing mine. I don't really care about fashion so just wear what I like.

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The most stylish people wear what suits them, not what fashion dictates.

RaraRachael · 25/01/2025 18:46

sky1267 · 25/01/2025 11:31

I hate them, can’t wait for skinny jeans and leggings to go back in fashion. I do still wear leggings tbh. My legs get cold in wide legged trousers

I've just carried on wearing mine. I don't really care about fashion so just wear what I like.

Chasingsquirrels · 25/01/2025 18:45

Me too.
So I don't wear them.
Job done, no more thought given to the topic.

MrsPinkSky · 25/01/2025 18:44

YANBU

I have genuinely never seen wide legged trousers that look good on anyone of any age ever!

Horrible things.

VonHally · 25/01/2025 18:39

Some of them are so wide they're like upside down sails!

I don't care that much for them and have only one pair. No fashionista either as you've guessed and will wear what I feel good in. At the moment the sail legs are not working for me.

SoScarletItWas · 25/01/2025 18:34

@MySweetGeorgina i have some navy wide palazzo pants from M and Ssss probably eight years ago that are similarly so wide they are like a brilliantly swishy skirt. I am swishing in them all over the shop lately. Also tall; a smidge over 5’ 9 - it’s a theme.

Mind you, I also have some wide leg culottes these may be faux leather which I wear with knee boots and feel very Pirate Wench, so it’s not only about the length for me.

MySweetGeorgina · 25/01/2025 18:13

I think there is a theme with mostly tall people liking them

I am 6ft and have long legs, wide hips and slim (enough) waist so I like how wide legs paired with fitted or boxy top looks on me

One pair I bought is so extremely wide/flared it almost looks like a skirt

I read that skinnies are coming back in, but I will stick with my wide legs and mega-flared for a bit

HangingOver · 25/01/2025 17:58

I'm 5'10 and I look cute as a button in mine, especially with hi top sneakers 😁

MereDintofPandiculation · 25/01/2025 17:55

sky1267 · 25/01/2025 11:31

I hate them, can’t wait for skinny jeans and leggings to go back in fashion. I do still wear leggings tbh. My legs get cold in wide legged trousers

I'm desperately waiting for them to disappear from my section of the provinces. I'm inclining to "apple shaped' and tight jeans clinging to my rounded tummy is not a good look. I've worn nothing but skirts for the last 5 years or more.

SnidelyWhiplash · 25/01/2025 17:51

I really thought I’d be wearing skinnies forever. But they look so dated now. I’m sure they’ll be back, but for now, I’m loving the slouchy wide legged look.

saltinesandcoffeecups · 25/01/2025 17:23

I prefer boot cut as it looks best on me, but wide leg comes in second. Skinny or straight leg looks terrible. My thighs have always been pronounced even when I was skinny (120 lbs) so the flare of the boot cut balances out my legs. Also short but a ridiculously long torso so it just balances everything.

skinny jeans adds a lot of weight to me and makes me look pear shaped.

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.

Violetparis · 25/01/2025 17:19

I like them too, hate skinnies !

mowthegrass · 25/01/2025 17:14

I’m 5’8” and slim and can’t find a pair that don’t make me look ridiculous. I’ve tried on lots but just think I look like an idiot wearing them.

NormaleKartoffeln · 25/01/2025 17:11

Wide legs only in non-wet/windy weather. Narrower legs in wet/windy weather. I'm 5ft 7 ish but do think a chunkier shoe/heel underneath helps too.

Hoppinggreen · 25/01/2025 16:59

Sahara123 · 25/01/2025 16:54

I’m 5’2” and chubby, I’ve just bought M & S short patch pocket flares and I love them ! Shoes with quite a chunky heel to give me a bit of height. According to my daughter who I trust to tell me the truth I look flippin’ fabulous in them ! Takes me right back to the 70’s and my fab flares

I am a similar size and shape and I have found a few pairs that I think look really good

RaraRachael · 25/01/2025 16:54

I wore them in the 70s and have no desire to wear them again. I used to nearly trip on them coming down stairs.

I'm happy still wearing my skinny jeans 😆

Sahara123 · 25/01/2025 16:54

I’m 5’2” and chubby, I’ve just bought M & S short patch pocket flares and I love them ! Shoes with quite a chunky heel to give me a bit of height. According to my daughter who I trust to tell me the truth I look flippin’ fabulous in them ! Takes me right back to the 70’s and my fab flares

SpunkyCritic · 25/01/2025 16:44

MidnightPatrol · 25/01/2025 16:15

I like them but have nearly killed my self a few times, tripping over them when I go downstairs.

Yes!!!! The only downfall to them?!

MarshMallowHeather · 25/01/2025 16:35

I hate them but for a different reason op, for me they are a total safety hazard! The number of times I've somehow got one foot stuck in the other trouser leg and tripped over... Scared to go downstairs in them, I think they look cool but I simply cannot!

WigglyVonWaggly · 25/01/2025 16:28

With a high waist, they are fab on an hourglass shape, especially with heels. It all depends on your proportions. Some people look better with a slight flare / bootcut.

Boffle · 25/01/2025 16:25

I first wore wide legs in the early 70s, we called them bags.
Then mid-70s we wore flares, not the same thing, you'd probably call them boot cut now but they were very tight at the top and very wide at the bottom.

I quite like them in summer, wide linen trousers can be flattering but I'm 5'8" and I think they look better on taller people.

MidnightPatrol · 25/01/2025 16:15

I like them but have nearly killed my self a few times, tripping over them when I go downstairs.

GellerYeller · 25/01/2025 16:13

I love them but admittedly I’m on the tall side.
My big feet mean skinnies make me look like a golf club.

suburburban · 25/01/2025 16:08

The other thing is they look better with a shorter cardigan then if I'm not careful it highlights my stomach itms