Sunday, March 1, 2009

Groom Style: F* saggy pants




Ill-fitting pants are the plague of the straight white guy, and I have a particular bone to pick with khakis. What is it with dudes and their enormous khakis?*

This article offers some hope. Finally, "carefully tailored, not-too-tight," flattering trousers are becoming more readily available.

(Corduroy pants, $130 at bonobos.com; Cotton flat-front pants, $198 at Marc by Marc Jacobs; Michael Bastian wool-cotton pants, $520 at Jeffrey; Corded cotton pants, $59.50 at J. Crew)

Photos: Dean Isidro for The New York Times at the Standard, New York

*If the guys are wearing khakis at your wedding, please make them tailored khakis. Otherwise I kind of get a flashback to my college boyfriend dressing up to go out to dinner with his parents. No offense.
Posted by esb at 2:07 PM

10 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 1, 2009 at 2:39 PM

    YES. YesyesYES.

    The hangup over whether or not my guy was going to wear his grandfather's seersucker suit was totally the ass - but thankGOD we found a tailor who could turn saggy pants into luscious ass pants. I would marry nothing else. ;-)

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  2. AnonymousMarch 1, 2009 at 5:19 PM

    Hubba hubba!

    I told T. that no matter what he wear, he is going to have it tailored. Nothing is less flattering on a man than an ill-fitting suit. Luckily he agreed with me and he's already been fitted for a sleek linen suit.

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  3. EvelynMarch 1, 2009 at 6:13 PM

    I kid you not, I had the "Get a tailored suit, like, NOW" conversation with D. earlier today. Normally, he is a responsible dresser and has pretty fair taste in clothing, but the no suit situation is killing me slowly. This says it all and I couldn't agree more. But I did have scary flashbacks of college boyfriend in "dress" clothes. *shudder*

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  4. MouseMarch 2, 2009 at 8:48 AM

    Butts are back! Hurray!

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  5. RachelMarch 2, 2009 at 2:13 PM

    Yes. D grew out of the saggy baggy pants phase upon entering college, and I am so grateful.

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  6. DenniseMarch 2, 2009 at 2:31 PM

    This reminds me of that "Curb your Enthusiasm" episode where Larry had the ridiculously large pleat in the front of his pants and Cheryl's friend confused it for a boner. (Am I allowed to say that on here?)Hee hee. xo

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  7. east side brideMarch 2, 2009 at 2:34 PM

    bonerbonerbonerboner

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  8. Pretty BrideMarch 3, 2009 at 1:17 PM

    hilarious... love it... and completely agree...

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  9. AnonymousMarch 4, 2009 at 8:28 AM

    i always wondered why i had such an aversion to khakis.... case closed.

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  10. AnonymousMarch 27, 2009 at 10:37 AM

    Every man need to have at least one tailored suit!Be yourself and influence the world in your style!Euron Tailors

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