STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

pollyjean23 · Marc Jacobs

Stickin' With Skirts

Kenneth Cole

Wear boots with your skirts.

littlebean · Kate Spade

I don't think that it's so bad to wear the same pants with the same shoes (or only a couple of pairs of shoes). That's how it is with all of my pants! I have my "flats pants", my "low heels pants" and my "high heels pants".

ILoveChoo · Hermes

I love skirts/dresses with tights and wear them year-round (and I live in a place that gets prtty cold/snowy). Iactually orefer skirts in the wet weather becuase the bottoms of my pants always get soggy and make me feel cold and gross all day.

Kitty · Hermes

I actually just went out and bought about 10 pairs of pants because I feel like I NEVER wear pants, and I kind of want to start. I wear skirts and dresses 90% of the time, and the other 10% is usually jeans. I bought a bunch of wide leg pants from Anthro, Old Navy, and Romi. I hem most of my pants to heel height, because I HATE the way I look in pants w/ flats. I feel super stubby.

Suasoria · Chanel

Don't know if this helps, but this is one reason I appreciate cropped pants (assuming they're a good length for your height). You can wear flats or heels with 'em and not sweat it.

tina242 · Kate Spade

When you say they have shrunk, have they become shorter? I have several pairs of pants that I can only wear with flats (the shorter ones) and several I can only wear with heels (the longer ones).

pollyjean23 · Marc Jacobs

tina242 wrote:

When you say they have shrunk, have they become shorter? I have several pairs of pants that I can only wear with flats (the shorter ones) and several I can only wear with heels (the longer ones).

Yes. They have become shorter to the point that they don't look right, even with flats.

tina242 · Kate Spade

Ouch. What about letting out the hems?

jj · Kate Spade

Ugh...the pant length issue drives me batty! I'm most comfortable in 2-3 inch heels for work, so 99% of my pants are long enough for those heel heights.

For flats, I have a few pairs of jeans, one pair of khakis, two pairs of dress pants (black and light grey) and a pair of bottle green cords that are short enough for them. Because I don't wear flats a ton (mostly on weekends with jeans), this range of pants covers most of my color/style needs.

I have found that my cotton JCrew khakis have shrunk a little over time, but by the time they do, it's time to replace them anyway. I always play it safe and try to get longer length pants. Then I wash them a few times first before hemming them (which I usually do myself).

sydney · Kate Spade

Im seeing pencil skirts AND a-line skirts along with the trousers - stick with what you love with NO regrets - that is what makes you truly fashionable