Sarouels

[fashionologie]

So I've been in Barcelona and Paris in the past week and noticed a lot of girls running around wearing pants that were baggy, and had a very long crotch, at least down to mid thigh, and then were fitted and cut off at around below the knee to mid-calf range. I haven't really seen anything like it in the States, but I was wondering what they are called and where I might find them?

Thanks so much.

[nr9dream]

Not sure of the english term but in french it would be called 'sarouel' style pant--inspired by the north african garment. I like this silhouette a lot...I have one by Isabel Marant. Hth

[dijkers]

Junya and rei design such pants for Comme des Garcon.

[evexa]

Can someone post a pic?

[nr9dream]

There must be more recent examples but this is what I could find quickly--from McQueen:


source: style.com

Is this the pant you mean fashionologie? (you can find them in more/ or less
exaggerated baggy shapes...)

*edit: I hope this shows-up as I'm having trouble posting...

[fashionologie]

yes, those are the type of pants i'm talking about.

sorry, i would've taken pictures of these people i saw, but didn't want to seem paparrazzi-ish. n9rdream, can you post a pic of yours? does anyone have anymore pictures? and does anyone know the english term for this silhouette?

thanks again, all

[Fashion Puss]

Is it only me who thinks of these as MC Hammer pants?

[AlexN]

that McQueen pic. If you reeeally know what you're doing, this can be a cool look.

[Fashion Puss]

Hammer-time!

[Fashion Puss]

Originally Posted by AlexN

that McQueen pic. If you reeeally know what you're doing, this can be a cool look.

You're totally right. That McQueen pic is great! You really would have to know what you're doing to pull it off. Unfortunately, I don't think that person would be me. Anyway, I think it would make my bum look big

[McGovLau]

Originally Posted by Fashion Puss

Is it only me who thinks of these as MC Hammer pants?

hahaha im with ya on this one, it just makes me think, "ITS HAMMER TIME whoooooooooah whooooooah whooooooooooooah oh oh"

[Atelier]

Originally Posted by Fashion Puss

Is it only me who thinks of these as MC Hammer pants?

[evexa]

Originally Posted by McGovLau

hahaha im with ya on this one, it just makes me think, "ITS HAMMER TIME whoooooooooah whooooooah whooooooooooooah oh oh"

You took the words right out of my mouth.
Well at least they look...comfortable.

[sea of stitches]

haha, yeah, i own a pair of these pants because i thought they looked so ridiculous. plus it was a few years ago when one didn't see them around as much and they were only $8 by levi's red. and yes, images of mc hammer definitely come into my head. evxa, they are pretty comfortable, but i hardly ever where them because i get a bit self conscious. despite being self conscious, i did get complements at the time. i would like to wear them more as they are actually really nice denim. i suppose i've worn a lot more outrageous clothes than these pants too (on purpose, of course)...

[pinksatin]

This reminds me of the gaucho pants trend. Not that the silouettes are alike, but just b/c of how different they are. When I first saw gauchos, I thought they were absolutely hideous but they looked really comfy. So I tried them on out of curiousity and it was like wearing pajamas. So now I own those "hideous" pants. I still think they look weird but it's like if you can get away with wearing pajamas in public go for it. I think that's what these pants are like. I don't really think they look that nice, but they look really comfortable and they might rub off on me. I dunno, I think it would be too easy to wear them wrong. Good luck though, I'm sure you have a lot more style than I do.