Wide leg trousers will be the death of me

[HoldMyWine]

Really. Today I am wearing those balloon style trousers and three times so far ( twice on the stairs) the toe on one leg has caught in the trouser leg on my opposite leg.
I am home alone today and if it happens again it could be the end of me.
You don’t get this danger with leggings.

This happened to me! I fell UP the stairs in a car dealership and let out a squeal. Mortifying.

Unfortunately I can’t wear anything else as I’ve got a mahoosive leg following too many surgeries. I keep thanking the heavens that they are in fashion.

I broke a toe doing that and had to drive 200 miles to a funeral. My foot was purple by the time I got there and I had to get my dad to drive me home in my car.

I tripped on the hem of a new maxi dress just this week.

Tried to balance myself but leaned too far the other way and toppled backwards out of the wee toilet and made contact with the wall. There’s now a dent that matches my head in the plasterboard in the hall.

In my defence, I have a neuro disability and no sense of balance. But I’m still going to have to get the painters in to smooth out the wall and repaint!

I wonder how many trousers related injuries there were when flares were in fashion in the 1970s...

And me. Foot caught in trousers, fell up stairs at a busy train station, and couldn't get my foot untangled so was on my hands and knees for what felt like forever.

Oh God remembered another one. I was about 20 ( so forty years ago) friend and I went to a nightclub, back in the days when you dressed up in a proper frock.

I put my best heels on ( shouldn’t have done this as I’m 5”9 so far toooooo tall in them ). anyhooo as it was winter had my lovely Miss Selfridge long coat on.

went down the stairs into said club as it was in a basement. Paid up my entrance money, then there were two steps to get into the bar . Unfortunately I caught my heel in my coat hem and fell down the stairs like Bambi on ice.

Luckily for me we’d gone really early as it was cheaper to get in and so there wasn’t many people in there. Think I got away with it. CRINGE.

Yes!! I’ve kind of got used to holding my wide legs up when I go up or down the stairs, but I’ve yet to work out how to manage when I carrying basket of washing!

I`ll stick to leggings and baggy tops.

Everyone likes different things but ive never liked wide leged bottoms some look huge, tbh they dont look good on anyone.

Being ancient, I wore flares in the late 60s and early 70s, also was a bit stoned from time to time but I don't remember ghastly accidents like the wide legged horrors..

I’m not sure what I was thinking when I not only brought a pair on holiday to Edinburgh, but then decided they were the most appropriate clothing I had to climb to Arthur’s seat ( I hadn’t planned to do this so didn’t bring leggings, and at the time they seemed better than jeans which were the only other trousers I had packed). Spent the whole time trying to hold them up and terrified I was going to trip and fall off a cliff edge.

Yes! I have my extra wide palazzos on today and had my hands full of washing going up the stairs (i normally hold them up princess style)

Every step i took i was tripping and then walking up into the trousers and pulling the bloody things off! When i got to the top the elasticated waistband was round my knees 😳

I love them though 😫

I almost fell down our stairs when my foot got caught in my trousers yesterday. Managed to grab the banister to stop myself, but have pulled my elbow and shoulder and have a cracking bruise on my arm. So yes. They are bloody dangerous.

Exactly my experience!

A waggle dance that looked like an Ian Curtis number. Couldn’t get them down- button/zip ones.
It smarts. Face a picture.

I caught the heel of my sandal in my long wide legged trousers at Orlando airport last year. In my defence the floor was like an ice rink. Did a sort of a graceful slide to the floor, one leg out in front, the other underneath me. As I landed I completely forgot myself and muttered ‘for fucks sake!’ under my breath and the nice American man who had begun to come to my aid turned swiftly about and just walked away. Mortified. 😂

Thanks for all of your stories , this thread has had me chuckling and wincing all day

Sorry, but they are a classic now!

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I stuff them into my socks to cycle. It is certainly not cool, but what's the alternative? I'd rather look like Tintin than shred my trousers in the chain and eat asphalt.

I’m sat here ugly laughing over this one 😂😂

Sorry now but that’s hilarious!
(Glad you’re ok tho)

This is what I always say about the Chinese. People always think they’re rude because they push past you and don’t hold the door etc But when I lived there, I found any time anything happened like you or you child fell over, 20 people instantly around to help.

🤣🤣🤣

That was meant for @HoldMyWine