Harem pants, your thoughts?

[Aldebaran]

Women buy it *as underwear* already in bulk, of course (and in my experience by preference the most expensive of all things invented that by contrast also require the tiniest amounts of fabric. The world moves in mysterious ways).

I am thinking of reactions when I start advertising the things as street wear... It would first of all have such a surprise-effect that free media campaign etc.. etc... would follow effortlessly. It could harm my reputation and credibility though... I think...

salaam

 

[pogofish]

Do it!

 

[Pieface]

I don't have them, I think they're horrible.

But a friend brought me some of those Thai fisherman trousers back when she went travelling - the ones that tie round the front and you sort of fold the waistband over to keep them up. Went out on the piss with Dub one summer day wearing them and witlessly exposed my crotch to Coldharbour Lane, so subtly do they undo themselves.

This never happened when I wore them in the house, only when I was hammered, in public

 

[tastebud]

what's up with the trousers with the crotch at the knees and the hugely tapered legs worn by Swedish (and, it seems, the occasional Greek or Italian) women?

Know what I'm talking about? They kinda look like the wearer could drop a log in there and outsiders would be none the wiser (minus the odor).

Grrr yes. These are the ones I want. They had shit loads of them in H&M this summer in London & I so wish I'd bought some but at the time figured 20 quid was quite a lot, when I could probably get them for about a pound in Bangkok, on Friday. But now they're not on sale anymore it seems & I definitely don't want "harem" pants. And they might only have the harem pants in Bangkok.

Grr... what are they called? My Italian colleague used to wear them all the time - looked a bit odd at the time but I figured they'd be well cool in the heat.

edit: "threads and dreads"!? Wtf!?

 

[dolly's gal]

But a friend brought me some of those Thai fisherman trousers back when she went travelling - the ones that tie round the front and you sort of fold the waistband over to keep them up. Went out on the piss with Dub one summer day wearing them and witlessly exposed my crotch to Coldharbour Lane, so subtly do they undo themselves.

This never happened when I wore them in the house, only when I was hammered, in public

were you wearing pants? i need to know.

some bloke i used to see had a pair of these and he thought they were the best thing ever. when he put them on one time i knew it was the end. and he didn't even expose his crotch. in public or otherwise. thank fuck.

 

[Pieface]

I had pants on. Which probably looked even weirder. I was wearing hippy clothes in public after all.

I fell off the back of Dub's bike and skinned my knees about 20 seconds later. Shame rained down on me that day.

 

[dolly's gal]

I had pants on. Which probably looked even weirder. I was wearing hippy clothes in public after all.

no no. i think the pants were probably a good thing. you may have been arrested otherwise. although in brixton such behaviour is doubtless de rigour. or at least fairly standard. hailing as i do from the sprawling metropolis that is walthamstow, i can only imagine the horrors one must encounter on the streets of SW2 and/or SW9.

have you started your new job yet? if not, wear said fishpants on your first day

 

[Pieface]

I'm at my new job now, hence less posting shit on here

I wore a sensible, fly under the radar outfit on my first day - I hate standing out when I may be in a situation I'm fucking up. It means people forget you messed up quicker (in my head)

I'll save the fishpants for when I'm hot stuff and want people to remember me by them

 

[D]

Grrr yes. These are the ones I want.

Why, oh, why?

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

Just say "no" to harem pants (and sweatpants, and lounge pants, and scrubs, etc.).

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

I was speaking in general.
Now I'm thinking about how it would work if I changed Western women's underwear to a fashion product in the mE

salaam.

Wouldn't that get you a beating in some parts?