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If white linen trousers are a sartorial summer disaster...

83 replies

LittleCheesyPineappleOne · 13/04/2011 09:38

....what casual trousers should we be wearing this summer?

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privateplane · 20/02/2012 19:39

Linen trews generally look a damn sight better than skinny jeans on the majority of figures.

Pharoahnuff · 20/02/2012 19:40

linen trousers are the route to being a fat porker im e o

noddyholder · 20/02/2012 19:44

I have to admit I do have a pair which when i am slim and they sit on my hip bones look great otherwise no. But the cheap sack of potato look suits no one.

cybbo · 20/02/2012 19:44

linen trousers GROW as the day goes on. You start off wearing a size 14, they are 18's come tiffin

Pharoahnuff · 20/02/2012 19:44

in summer i wear capris or shorts or work trousers
i dont get what the issue is

Jeans arent summer clothes

cybbo · 20/02/2012 19:44

hip bones? I think I had a pair of those once

noddyholder · 20/02/2012 19:45

quite nice

cybbo · 20/02/2012 19:45

Cant do shorts. Legs like a map of the Piccadilly line

noddyholder · 20/02/2012 19:45

Oh no I love jeans in summer with brown ankles and strappy sandals

Pharoahnuff · 20/02/2012 19:45

i cant do baggy
look like a ship in full sail - all i need is Jayne macdonald and i could start charging.

Pharoahnuff · 20/02/2012 19:46

but then they aer CROPPED jeans non?
i LURVE shorts - have gaxillions of pairs

noddyholder · 20/02/2012 19:47

I love baggy esp mc hammers decent ones with fitted top half.

Pharoahnuff · 20/02/2012 19:48

no stowaways in your port holes?

noddyholder · 20/02/2012 19:48

love

NotMostPeople · 20/02/2012 19:51

I think that white linen trousers that are cut in a jeans style are rather nice so long as they are worn with appropriate undies.

MidnightinMoscow · 20/02/2012 19:58

this type of thing is a good alternative.

I know what you mean Cyb about the growth of linen trousers throughout the day. Put them on at 9am, knees will be at your ankles by lunchtime.

Pharoahnuff · 20/02/2012 19:59

i liek them noddy

Pharoahnuff · 20/02/2012 20:00

id order from Jl for dree delivery
are these the same? www.johnlewis.com/323653/Product.aspx how is their sizing

Pharoahnuff · 20/02/2012 20:01

these same price but baggy pants

Pharoahnuff · 20/02/2012 20:02

third time lucky

MidnightinMoscow · 20/02/2012 20:05

Mango tends to be true to size.

Can have short crutch zips sometimes. Grin

noddyholder · 20/02/2012 20:07

I like those 1st JL ones. I think i will get the gap jeans

SOAPER · 20/02/2012 20:13

every shop just now has got those chino trousers do not know if i like them , maybe try them see what there like

noddyholder · 20/02/2012 20:13

these look hopeful