This is a double trousorial whammy for you on this fine (I hope) Friday afternoon. First up, Emma Roberts.
She’s just out and about, so I don’t care about the undershirt; I am, however, on the scent of this floral pants trend, curious about whether it will be something I end up accidentally embracing, or whether it — like leggings — will remain in my heart forever a scourge on ladykind. Right now, I just… On a cocktail dress, maybe that pattern would work, but on her legs that stuff just looks like downstairs half-bath wallpaper. And the high cut of the waist makes her look terribly boxy in a way that I wholeheartedly blame on the pants. (*Apparently I need to clarify that I’m not calling them high-waisted pants; just noting that it looks like from button to crotch the length is longer than is flattering on her pelvis. But that might also be an optical illusion based on where/how her legs are bumping each other, making it look like the crotch is lower than it is. Anyway. Carry on.) And I don’t like it when pants are guilty. Listen, y’all, these are not helping our pro-pants arguments. The youth of America is never going to look into pants if the pants that are available are terrible.
Or infection-baiting:
Those things are tighter than the predicament her groin will be in if she leaves them on much longer. I know it’s a tough economy out there, and we all need to do our parts, but girl, Monistat doesn’t need your business. They’re doing just fine.
[Photos: Pacific Coast News]
Comments (40):
Whoever Sarah Shahi is … she’s absolutely gorgeous, but those pants make her knees look fat. And how ridiculous does that make me sound? Fat knees? Who cares? But my eyes are drawn relentlessly to her bulging knees … just, weird.
I’m not going in any powder room that has the Emma Roberts pants wallpaper. I’m pretty sure those walls would close in fast like some sort of horror movie.
It’s true. They make her knees look fat, which is inexplicable, but it’s happening.
And Sarah Shahi is the main character on USA’s Fairly Legal. It’s a good show and she’s a spit fire.
But yeah, if pants let me see your knee caps and your muscle tone, then they’re TOO TIGHT.
It’s because she’s locking her knees. If I can tell you’re locking your knees your pants are too tight!
And THIS is why the “Fairly Legal” costumer puts the beautiful Sarah in really cute dresses all the time. I don’t think I’ve seen here wear pants on that show at all. (And for the love of God, what is she using to get such gorgeous hair?)
I actually like the floral pants thing, but I think it looks better on looser pants. Otherwise, it looks like floral leggings.
Shahi looks like she’s trying to incite a very bored rabble into some kind of action against their oppressive overlords, who, based on the other knees I see in the rabble, are all forced to wear pants that are too tight. Comrades, let our seams go!
Emma’s pants are not “high cut,” they are well below her natural waist. I, for one, don’t want to have to worry about my underwear sticking out of the back of my jeans.
They look high to me.
It’s a sad commentary when jeans that ride low on your waist (not your hipbones, your natural waist) are considered “high”. These are normal. They’re not mom jeans, but they’re not whale-tails either.
I was a pre-teen in the late 90s, so clothes from the 80s/early 90s were definitely hideous. That has stuck with me, so I cannot condone floral PANTS. I might be able to accept mono-coloured jeans (I blame the Duchess), but I draw the line at floral.
As for Sarah… You know it’s a bad choice when I’m thinking “jeggings would have been a better option here. At least they would be more comfortable.” (I PRESUME. I haven’t worn jeggings).
I think I made the same face as the lady behind her when I saw Sarah’s pants.
Love the floral jeans, and they are not high cut at all.
The zipper looks really long to me, is all — the effect makes her pelvis look super boxy.
This is how tight those coral jeans Kate Middleton was wearing, y’all. OK, so Kate doesn’t actually have any fat on her body to scream in pain like Miss Sarah’s thighs are doing, but still…
@Leah – good point. The jeans and underwear makers of America have bought into the hot dog/hot dog bun theory of sales and REFUSE TO COORDINATE so that we don’t show either granny panties or thongs when we bend down while wearing jeans.
I actually like those florall pants! Its just weird that even she can have pants that are too small…
The woman holding the American Girl bag in the 2nd photo speaks for us all.
Haven’t seen such a tight spot since Cousin Hogwallop turned us in for the bounty money.
This is just perfect.
You nailed it, that pattern is just like my mother’s downstairs half bath, except they need some metallic shiny stuff sprayed on. Then you could get crafty and cover the tissue box with the same thing.
The floral pants thing has exploded, hasn’t it? The whole thing seems to bring back some primal bad memory from the late eighties for me, although I guess I was too drunk to remember any actual jeans from back then. If it explodes quickly it can go away quickly too, right?
a) When the pants make Emma “Thin as a toothpick and proud of it” Roberts look hip-y, the pants need to go. Far away.
b) Sarah Shahi is awesome on Fairly Legal, as she was awesome on Life. She’s super hot, but I’m convinced that someone in costume on her show kind of secretly hates her. All her clothes look a little too tight for her build or a little too short for a real professional (well, the legal kind anyway). I am sad that it is carrying over into real life. She needs better friends – ones that won’t say “girl, you can wear anything!” and, instead, friends that will say “girl, no. Your knees, which are hotness themselves alone, look fat. Really.”
I’ve decided that you guys might be a bad influence on me – I actually looked at someone today and said “leggings are not pants” and, apparently, not as quietly as I thought I did because my husband said that the woman turned around and glared at me.
But, really, she was wearing leggings AND a cropped jacket, so it wasn’t even like she had on a tunic to cover her rear end and she should NOT have been exposing her rear end like that – if not even Pippa can pull it off, this woman sure couldn’t. Especially since it looked like she was heading to work.
My 11 year old pulls off the leggings as pants thing! haha! Then again, she’s 11. And I’m pretty forgiving if I think the leggins have served a purpose…for instance someone coming from the gym, going to the gym, coming from a run, going on a run….. but let’s face it….most leggings wearers aren’t 11, nor are they going to or coming from some athletic endeavor.
Don’t like the floral, but thiy’re not high-waisted. I still have high-waisted jeans, and they sit way up, just not on me, right now. But who knows?
I agree on the non-high-waistedness of Emma’s pants. I don’t like the floral pants trend, and certainly not tight, ill-fitting floral pants. I loved Sarah Shahi on “Life” (although I had no idea that was her name) but holy God, I am getting a yeast infection just looking at her in those pants.
I didn’t say they were high-waisted — just that they sit higher on her than I think they ought.
Floral print pants are the same as floral print anything for me – it depends on the print. Some of them are just tacky. Others are cute. Emma’s are okay. Not my favorite, but not horrible. She just looks pretty cute overall. Casual and relaxed.
Sarah’s pants are terrible. Skinny cut jeans can be great to balance a loose-fitting top, but skinny doesn’t mean they should be so tight they cut off circulation.
I like Emma’s floral print pants… They remind me of a couple of pairs I used to wear in High School in the mid 90s! But, the shirt is too casual! Now, Sarah looks pretty cute, but I’m sure she had to slather Vaseline all over her legs, thighs and buttocks to get in those pants! I just wonder how she’s going to take them off… Some sort of pulley mechanism, maybe?
I like the “floral jeans,” and did not see those as high waisted at all. I actually like high-waisted pants and skirts, depending on the style (she says in shame), and we have inches to go. With Emma, they could be a bit bigger and untuck the shirt. As for Sarah, thanks to those with the “Life” mention. Loved that show. And “skinny” jeans aren’t really that flattering on too many people.
I agree on the non-high-waistedness of Emma’s pants. I don’t like the floral pants trend, and certainly not tight, ill-fitting floral pants. I loved Sarah Shahi on “Life” (although I had no idea that was her name) but holy God, I am getting a yeast infection just looking at her in those pants.true religion outlet store
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you just don’t get the floral pants. let’s hope you will get them some day soon. just try to look past the pattern – you’ll see they don’t make her look worse than she is, they honestly don’t! she looks great! it’s actually refreshing that pants aren’t your typical boring one colour. p.s. but that t-shirt has to go. plain white t-shirts can look good but this one doesn’t
i thought t he whole business of lying on the bed w/ a coathanger in yr zipper pull was long over.
apparently it’s making a comeback.
Kind of love those jeans Emma Roberts is wearing! Thought maybe a pair of nude coloured shoes as opposed to the black ones? I, at 22, however do not think floraldenims are something I would personally wear. They remind me too much of some light light pink denims with a beautiful rose print that I wore when I was just 3 years old!
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Those floral pants were happening in the early nineties, weren’t they? I remember a pair of shorty denim overalls that may or may not have been in my closet that were covered in a pale pink and blue floral print!
Nowhere in this universe should anyone be allowed to wear floral pants, EVER. This is just one of many trends from the 90′s that doesn’t need to make a comeback.
Patterened pants — no thank you. Like, ever. I’m not talking about a small houndstooth or a pinstripe, mind, but floral? No. I had a charming pair of floral jean shorts in the 90′s, and when I discovered that , magically, the 90′s were gone, I threw them away. They should stay in the garbage.
Sarah Shahi is gorgeous, and I always enjoy her on TV. But she is teeny-tiny, so if pants make her legs look fat, as these do, then they are a crime against humanity and should be burned.
Although I’d never wear floral denim, I have to admit Emma is, for once, looking natural and comfortable. I like the jeans+ battered tshirt+ tousled hair combo. A well played for me. Ms. Sahi’s groins, however, must be aching right now.
I actually think Emma looks cute? I like her shoes, I like her bag, the jeans fit her well, I don’t mind the white t-shirt at all, in fact I often wear similar shirt in the spring/summer when you know, I’m just walking around town shopping and hanging out. Who do I have to impress? It’s a white shirt, what is the big deal? It’s one thing to judge someone when they’re at an EVENT, but girlfriend is probably just bopping around town on a Saturday.
In fact, now that I think about it, I kinda wore something similar on Friday… only my jeans weren’t floral, they were light pale pink and kind of acid washed (but not like, extremely so) and I wore a white t-shirt tucked in and brown flats and a brown bag. I don’t know if I would personally wear floral jeans, but I think those are fine on her.
I don’t the pants are high-wasted, nor is that what Heather was saying. It IS hard to tell where her zipper stops though, thus creating the illusion of the never ending waistline. And yes, her hips do look boxy in the pants, which means the pants don’t fit. I think a better fit and a slightly dressier shirt would make those pants passible. I say that as someone who hasn’t worn pants like that since I was in Kindergarten in the late 80s. God, I was so attached to those pants, but that’s neither here nor there.
As for Sarah, I love Fairly Legal, but I do NOT love the yeast infection pants she is wearing. Girl, your lady bits have to breathe. It’s not right to hold them hostage for the sake of bad fashion.
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