Linen Trousers " the acceptable face of jogging bottoms"

[Dogsby]

its true. and i KEEP seeing them on baggy arsed mums. WHY do you think you look nice in these? Get yourself some capris or something, You are one step away from Anne Harvey

No Moosemama, with my (stupid anyway) theory you're just mama :)

Thank you SomebodyNew.

The moose in question was actually a verrry big dog we had years ago before we had the dcs. One particular friend started using it and it kind of stuck. Actually, now I think about it - why is he still our best friend?

I rather love moose

The unacceptable face of <a class="break-all" href="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=www.fashion-victims.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/capri-pants.jpg&imgrefurl=www.fashion-victims.org/fashion/5-womens-styles-fashions-that-men-hate/&usg=__a-ln6xw1d9fevBSjFUMCtx90SOQ=&h=407&w=400&sz=27&hl=en&start=51&sig2=YrhQpLB2Z1KznDo9gkYD_g&zoom=1&tbnid=Qv_2CvuG6denpM:&tbnh=146&tbnw=143&ei=eprRTfnnCZDrOcSs5PQB&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dcapri%2Bpants%2Bfat%2Blegs%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1334%26bih%3D630%26tbm%3Disch0%2C1003&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=743&vpy=287&dur=644&hovh=200&hovw=197&tx=115&ty=99&page=3&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:12,s:51&biw=1334&bih=630" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">capri pants

And why I won't be getting any (one can only imagine the back view).

Gosh, we're all so fat and ugly and common, it's a wonder we ever leave the house.

Ugh, what a vile thread.

Just re-read my first post. My shoes of course have a 'sole' and not a 'soul' - I hope!

Sahm3 - Actually are my initials, with my maiden name included, and I am not a stay at home mum.

Rubber type shoes of any kind should be banned!!

I resent this thread (maybe because I do have some linen trousers)

But my main objection is that it's just a veiled attack on the fat. I am a size 16 and my arse is large. However, the trousers are neither here nor there. It's my arse that you have the issue with.

All this 'no-one should wear these unless very slim' is just another way to say Don't leave the house.

You pretend it's about fashion but it's not - it's about body image but you know you will all be flamed if you start that thread.

Actually messybessie If tailored any sized woman can wear linen trousers and look very, very smart. My mother in law Is one of the smartest dressed women I know and is probably a size 18, (shoot me down she wears linen trousers of every colour under the sun) a size 6 woman can have a saggy backside in poorly fitting bottoms.

I do think messie Bessie has a point. Though I suspect dogbsy started it as a bit of a laff and didn't intend it to offend. Im not saying that makes it ok

But it's not is it. It's bitchiness veiled as a wind up.

Then if people are offended the standard 'lighten up, where's your sense of humour' defences get wheeled out.

So yes, she knows how to wind people up - by being unpleasant. And yes, I have noticed she is being unpleasant and thus 'fallen for it'.

Oh dear, I thought I wasn't in the least wound up, but I was obviously wound up enough to find an unflattering capri pant pic .

I posted it in order to refute the opinions expressed upthread about how capri pants are trendy and flattering, unlike linen trousers. The 'model' in that pic has better legs than I do, fact. Now, you can't say that she wouldn't look better in a nicely cut pair of wide leg FULL LENGTH black linen trousers, could you

What I find most offensive, is that after slagging off the larger lady and making them feel awful, Dogsby has ignored all the questions asking what these women she has insulted should wear instead.

The only links she has provided are ones to laugh and humilate. No offers of advice and no links to alternative clothing.

Proving my theory that the only vile thing on this thread is dogsby herself. Shame DogsbyNet isnt interesting enough to keep her occupied over there

I am a 16 (although desperately trying to lose weight) and would not be seen in linen trews or capri pants. My 12 yr old skinny minnie dd wears capri pants and they look fine, I would look like the back end of a bus.

I tend to just wear jeans most of the time and on hot days roll the legs up to the ankle. Or a maxi dress.

Thing is there are linen trews and linen trews. I'd agree that the loose unstructured ones with drawstring waist suit no-one. But I've had a few pairs of jeans-style linen-mix ones from Next in black that were probably more flattering than the jeans that I normally wear.

dogsbynet! now there is a plan.
not all larger ladies have fat legs though do they at ALL. in fact some super slimmos have wide calves.
i went with a mate who HATES her legs and bought her very normal capris from marks here bit.ly/kpARyD that were far more flattering than loose linen efforts

check OUT the horro that is the marks styling on that link.

tbh i think fatter women can look great in anything that FITS and htat is the right colour. several glam women i know over a 20 have sussed colour and accessories is the way to go

also love the styling of these on the main page - love htem with high heeled chunky sandals too, loose t shirt and oendant shop.uniqlo.com/uk/goods/067929

agree re linen jeans

also cropped trousers are nice if loose and rolled up to break it up, i have some new look ones from last year kind of like this www.newlook.com/shop/womens/tall/tall-belted-chinos_219253720?productFind=search or levis here www.johnlewis.com/194408/Product.aspx

I don't get those uniqlo ones, they look Smart American Sitcom Mom to me.