In Impossible Conversations there is a section called “Ugly Chic”, a concept that both Miuccia Prada and Elsa Schiaparelli have explored in their design work. These pants are … definitely more high street than high fashion, but they reminded me of that section. I mean, we are talking about front pleat pants. Honestly, I am not 100% certain that I’m cool enough to pull off these pants in a chic (as opposed to just plain ugly) way, but I love their whole don’t-give-a-f**k vibe. As a bonus, they’re office appropriate. And hella comfortable.
The colour is actually a lovely sort of subdued, soft cobalt. Less strident, for lack of a better word, than the usual shade of this colour one finds in stores. It goes beautifully with many pieces in my closet, starting with my ubiquitous black schoolboy blazer. Black and blue, and not bruise-like in the least. Ugly chic? I’ll take it.
I think only certain people can pull off those pants, and you’re absolutely on that list!
Roxi – http://www.persianfrenchie.blogspot.com
Aww, thank you!
LOVE LOVE your bag! I’ll put some of the ebay searching skills I learned from you to hunt it down 🙂
That’s awesome! Sending bag-finding vibes your way 🙂
You definitely pull it off!
Thanks 🙂
Just ordered those same cobalt pants and , um…The bright yellow ones too. Yellow+pleats=uugly chic for sure.
I’m definitely curious to see how the yellow version looks. Hopefully they’ll find their way on the blog 😉
I like! Love the colour too – I just bought some skinnies from Simons in that same colour!
The colour is the best part – it’s just so lovely!
Ah, pleats. The slightly slouchy look of the pants is key here. It makes them chic in that loose, cool, edgy way. I’m so tempted to hunt a pair down but think I’m too hippy for the fit to have the same effect. Though maybe it’s a matter of fit and not size, but I have a hard time figuring out when that’s the case and when it just ain’t gonna work no matter the tailoring.
By the way – after haranguing you to tell me your nail secrets several posts back, I now am wondering: is your hair color just that glorious all on its own?
Honestly, I don’t know if they translate as “edgy and cool” on more pronounced pear shapes; they do emphasize the hips quite a bit, so they might not be what most people are looking for. But I could be wrong – it could depend entirely on relative proportions, you know?
My hair colour is natural; I stopped dyeing by hair about 6 years ago, and I love the low maintenance aspect of it – especially as my hair texture is a bit of a PITA right now. Ironically, I spent the 10 years previous to that searching for the “perfect” shade of red, without success. My mom is still mad at me for dyeing my hair for all those years 😉
If anyone is cool enough to pull off those pants, it’s you! You look very chic and still work-appropriate.
Thank you 🙂
Those would be absolutely adorable if they were transformed into a medium-to-short pair of shorts, with a little turned-up hem, and paired with a kitten heel or low wedge. And I LOOOOOOVE how you styled them!
No shorts at the office! These are edgy enough as it is 😉
love it! You look badass in the don’t-give-a-$%# pants!
Hahaha! I don’t know about badass, I’m just hoping I was able to pull them off.
Those pants are fabulous!!! Not even close to being considered ugly! Love the color and the entire outfit.
Thank you 🙂 I actually do enjoy wearing them a lot – very comfortable.