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Aug 23, 2007 @ 10:33am

Forbidden Love

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Every once in a while, you have to ignore all of your friends’ warnings and sage advice and follow your heart. Sometimes this leads to dating a real jerk. Other times, it leads to the acquistion of amazing, but challenging item of clothing.

Take, for instance, these “banana” khaki-colored, high-waisted, tapered, puffy jeans from Acne. These are the kind of jeans your friends would never advise you to purchase.

OK, so they don’t promise to flatter.

And you can’t wear them with everything. But if you really think about it, the rolled bottom part is so “The Sartorialist,” and they’re guaranteed to be more comfy than your high-waisted skinny jeans.

So maybe love can conquer all. These are our new favorite jeans…

—ALISON COOL

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posted by guest

Aug 23, 2007 10:54AM

that's how we livin and you know...

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posted by Tara

Aug 23, 2007 10:59AM

UGH. Last time I saw those, they were labeled Z. Cavaricci. No thanks.

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posted by iamfemme

Aug 23, 2007 11:10AM

those are kinda sorta really hideous.
i'm just saying.

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posted by lulu

Aug 23, 2007 11:36AM

I really love this blog. Funny. Irreverent. Creative. But sometimes when you run pieces like this I want to hide my head in shame. Seriously these have to be the ugliest most unflattering pants ever made. Would not be surprised if those wily swedes at Acne came up with this so that they could laugh haughtily at their cultural influence while hordes of undiscerning brooklyn hipsters wear them in all seriousness.

They are clown pants. CLOWN PANTS.

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posted by guest

Aug 23, 2007 11:41AM

those are disgusting

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posted by kelly

Aug 23, 2007 11:53AM

uhhhh. hammer time.

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posted by Miriam

Aug 23, 2007 11:56AM

If I were to buy some uber-trendy pants that I probably wouldn't wear after this season, I'd choose these over superhigh-waisted jeans any day. But I'd only pay an H&M price.

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posted by Miriam

Aug 23, 2007 12:00PM

p.s. Lulu, the Sartorialist posted a pic of a Swede wearing those pants a few days ago. I think part of the point is that they are ridiculous. You couldn't wear pants like that without a certain amount of self-effacing whimsy.

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posted by Stacy

Aug 23, 2007 12:20PM

Can't touch this!

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posted by Molly

Aug 23, 2007 12:35PM

I saw a model in Los Angeles wearing the Marc version (http://www.style.com/fashionshows/collections/S2007RTW/complete/thumb/MJACOBS)
and I have to say they looked amazing. But Marc's are a much thinner fabric so they deflate a bit down the leg - these look stiff and beg to be mocked.

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posted by MHB

Aug 23, 2007 12:38PM

Miriam is right on with this. Dressing fresh is rooted in strutting solo with aplomb but knowing the that you might get clowned, especially with those Acne pants. On the flip side, falling in line with this trend of high-waisted pants is gonna make for a frumpy fall. They make most women over a 4 look like soccer moms from Milwaukee. Don't drink the Kool-Aid.

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posted by HeatherChandler

Aug 23, 2007 12:44PM

@Miriam

Is this the pick from The Sartorialist you were speaking of?

http://bp3.blogger.com/_qjpwnPW4c1o/RsIX1DH_DDI/AAAAAAAAB2c/o2bNQVy3zQU/s1600-h/WhtTop.jpg

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posted by K

Aug 23, 2007 12:48PM

I think real style is wearing something as ugly as this and being good-humored about it. It's about making it work, or, you know, skipping it entirely. Anything in between is just death. But all the people who are afraid of making mistakes with this stuff and the style police etc, well, that's pretty boring.

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posted by heidi

Aug 23, 2007 1:34PM

they look like carhart pants rolled up - DIY

and didn't the Limited come out with the one-shoulder top in like 2001?

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posted by Kerri

Aug 23, 2007 1:43PM

I know I couldn't. And please tell me those cuffs aren't coming back.

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posted by Geneva

Aug 23, 2007 4:25PM

No.

There's a LOT of acreage in between Looking Boring and wearing Hammer Pants, I'm sorry.

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posted by andrea

Aug 23, 2007 4:32PM

I wore these in the "70s! so fresh when they first came out- I saw them in the ny times and ran out to buy them! but they always felt so "forced" when i wore them, too "trying too hard". I too wore them with a heel- (high heeled shoe booties that i bought at Bendels when it was Bendels. ) What makes them modern today is that it's part of a multitude of looks that you can have- the mixing of clothing and stuff from different eras is what is modern. But i still think that these will be on the sale rack at season's end, as they don't really flatter.

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posted by anon

Aug 23, 2007 5:13PM

i don't know, i just bought a twill pair on mega discount at h+m, i think the shape looks pretty fresh for right now but i'm not sure i'll wear them past november.

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posted by Olivia

Aug 23, 2007 6:02PM

I think I just vomited in my mouth a little.

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posted by valerie

Aug 23, 2007 6:10PM

There are certain trends that shouldn't be revisited...and this is definitely one of them.

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posted by guest

Aug 23, 2007 8:53PM

I am sure there are a lot of 50-60-somethings out there drooling over these.

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posted by margaret

Aug 23, 2007 9:00PM

Andrea I also wore those in the late 70s, in the same color. I wore them with cola colored jelly fisherman sandals and a yellow oxford cloth shirt.

I would also buy oversized men's suit pants at the salvation army and take in the waist to get the same effect.

ah, good times.

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