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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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theriseandfallofFranklinSaint · 25/01/2025 14:30

Absolutely love them! 😍

Worn with a skin tight top, they're so flattering. I'm tall though (5' 9) so maybe that helps?

LostittoBostik · 25/01/2025 14:29

I'm short. It's a shame they're back. Skinnies make any outfit look really dated and drab but wide legs don't suit my body. I go mainly for straight legs

StMick · 25/01/2025 14:29

I like them. I have a fat stomach and can't wear any tops tucked in skinny or straight jeans but because wide leg skim, I can

NotthinglikeaBondGirl · 25/01/2025 14:29

DoYouReally · 25/01/2025 11:19

Me too. I'm short, have tried number pairs but none look good on me.

And me - I'm 4'10 & look like a clown. LOL!

Nitgel · 25/01/2025 14:28

They're just stupid. I think uoung fashion types like them but I worry that I would get caught in them. Esp on tube escalators. :/

DoYouReally · 25/01/2025 14:25

JaneBoleynViscountessRochford · 25/01/2025 11:20

I like them but have to buy them in petite even though all my other trousers are regular as they seem to only make them for giants.

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Cheeky ask...but any change you could pulodt a link to any you've found. I must be looking in the wrong places. I would love s pair that are flattering.

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

SnidelyWhiplash · 25/01/2025 11:25

I LOVE them. I really loved skinnies when they were in and I was late to the wide legged thing. But now, I’m a complete convert. I feel very Katharine Hepburn cool in them, with an air of insouciance. I have to wear them with something slim fitting on top for balance.

I don’t think they don’t suit everyone though and it helps to be tall. I went shopping with my friend. She’s 5’4 and a size 14. She tried on about 5 pairs and we had to admit (to much laughter), they were not for her.

RaininSummer · 25/01/2025 11:25

I have a pair I sometimes wear for work but I spend all day feeling wrong and like there's too much flappy fabric round my legs. I also have cold lower legs when I wear them.

SoScarletItWas · 25/01/2025 11:24

Luckily there are many, many styles available even in the same shop, so leave the wide legs for those who suit them (preferably in the long length, thanks very much).

Devilsmommy · 25/01/2025 11:22

JaneBoleynViscountessRochford · 25/01/2025 11:20

I like them but have to buy them in petite even though all my other trousers are regular as they seem to only make them for giants.

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I'm 5'7 and wide leg jeans are perfect. I do think they suit taller people better. It's the barrel legs I don't like

JaneBoleynViscountessRochford · 25/01/2025 11:20

DoYouReally · 25/01/2025 11:19

Me too. I'm short, have tried number pairs but none look good on me.

I like them but have to buy them in petite even though all my other trousers are regular as they seem to only make them for giants.

DoYouReally · 25/01/2025 11:19

Me too. I'm short, have tried number pairs but none look good on me.

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