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Mary Katrantzou spring/summer 2012. |
OK, so here’s an admission. Last year, I told you about a pair of 25-year-old floral print Capri pants I’d just rediscovered. Tried them on for the That’s Not My Age photoshoot and never wore them again. In my youth, I didn’t give a damn about having stupid hair and crazy trousers, but a quarter of a century later, my sartorial courage is lower than my oestrogen levels. I can hold my own in tomato red jeans but throw a bold pattern into the mix and I’m afraid to leave the house.
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Crazy legs: my 1980s Hobbs Capri pants. |
But this year, things are going to change. Thanks to David Hockney’s A Bigger Picture exhibition, bright colours are de riguer – and there were more patterned trousers than 15-year-old models on the catwalks for spring/summer 2012. Now, even my favourite newsreader Kirsty Wark’s got in on the act. Here she is on The Late Review, I’ve got a feeling her pants might be vintage Prada but I could be wrong.
So, the good news is that fancy pants can be worn all year round. I’m thinking of trying mine out with a chunky sweater and ankle boots this weekend. And I love the idea of a sharp tuxedo jacket:
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Printed silk crepe pants from A.L.C. | | | | | | | | | |
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If you’re looking for something more affordable, try River Island. |
And when it’s warm enough to leave the house without a jacket, I’ll be tucking a shirt in:
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Hobbs taking floral pants into the 21st century. |
Could patterned trousers be the new coloured jeans? Will you be wearing fancy pants for spring?
Catwalk photo: Elle
Oomph…I'm with you on the afraid to leave the house thing. I have been trying to build up my courage with flouro accents here and there….I can do a zany top or printed dress in my sleep. But there is something about a printed pant…. I feel myself overcome like a victorian housewife who has just accidentally showed too much ankle….