My friend S, who is now 44, once, 4 years ago to be precise, rocked up at the School Sports Day wearing a pair of floral trousers which sent me off into hysterics! I am known for speaking my mind and also for cracking jokes at others expense, its the way I have always been and being as at that particular time S was quite friendly with some people who owned the local interior design company, I couldn't help but ask "I assume Beverley Lindsay Interiors run those up for you out of some curtain off cuts?". OK so it doesn't sound so funny now but at the time it was, trust me, but the thing about S is, she doesn't give two hoots about fashion and trends and had already owned these trousers for years, having originally bought them on a holiday in Portugal and has continued to wear them every summer since, this year not realising that at 44, she is totally "bang on trend". S is tall and very slim so from a figure point of view can wear pretty much anything and from a trends point of view it is not always age that influences your decision to wear a certain fashionable garment/colour/print but body shape also has to come into it aswell.
As much as I adore floral trousers, in my late forties and being an apple shaped 5ft 2, I won't be going there, but that is not to say that a) I won't be admiring others who have the figure and age group for them or b) continuing to rip the mickey out of my mate - she can take it, although I am finding it hard to forgive her for not wearing them for me this week, this post was drafted on Monday and I have asked repeatedly for her to rock them on the school run so that I could get a picture, but to no avail.......I'm beginning to miss the floral white background, large pink flowered fabric, perhaps she is saving them for this years sports day!
The H&M pants with their attractive price tag are being snapped up by bloggers at every opportunity...
Pictures courtesey of Flingly Magazine
even my youngest daughter bought them.......
but if you are over 40, then make like Olivia Palermo rather than Sex and the City stylist, Pat Field.........
proof in point, it is not what you wear but the way that you wear it, so go for the grown up look........
Floral Trousers £115 Biba. Yellow Top £25 Linea. Tux Jacket was £275 now £80 Mary Portas. Tan Leather Bag £95 Monsoon. Leopard Print Court Shoe £65 Dune.
So tell me, are you gonna wear them?
even my youngest daughter bought them.......
but if you are over 40, then make like Olivia Palermo rather than Sex and the City stylist, Pat Field.........
proof in point, it is not what you wear but the way that you wear it, so go for the grown up look........
Floral Trousers £115 Biba. Yellow Top £25 Linea. Tux Jacket was £275 now £80 Mary Portas. Tan Leather Bag £95 Monsoon. Leopard Print Court Shoe £65 Dune.
So tell me, are you gonna wear them?
I would and I have... my Zara floral trousers will be getting their first outing this weekend... worn in a grown up manner of course.
ReplyDeleteNope, im not going there either!!! (your daughter looks so sweet in hers!)
ReplyDeleteI am gonna do the floral top half, but my bottom half is staying firmly in the one colour zone ....... !
Never worn .. them never will wear them.. but that is just me xx I saw a girl yesterday in the worst dress I have ever seen a sun dress with flowers .. I am sure on Olivia Palermo it would be acceptable but somehow in Denbigh with white wobbly flesh these things just do not translate xx
ReplyDeleteI like them but not all floral trousers are for me. I am not S' shape at all! :) I tried to buy the H&M ones but the were out of stock, I like the shape of them.
ReplyDeleteLove how Olivia P is rocking them but then again, that girl can seem to wear anything and look fabulous.
I will. Actually, I have bean wearing floral pants for a few years already, mine are 4 y.o. From the start my pants were getting some comments from women of my age, but this year most of them got themselves florals too! :)
ReplyDeletethey are horrific unless you have long lean pins. As a fellow five foot two inch apple, I say bin them!
ReplyDeleteNo, I won't. But then I really don't "do" florals at all.
ReplyDeleteI have tried a couple of pairs of floral pants. I did like the Citizens of Humanity ones but unsure...tried the H & M ones just to see how they fit.In my opinion they are strictly for the young ones, they are low on the hips and have front/side pockets that stick out. Decided at my age to go with traditional jeans, they may not be in vogue but there are so many more options to wear with them. So, I have bought a pair of floral sandals from Nine West! I have also recycled again a couple of floral dresses I bought in the UK before our move to the US. One from M & S Per Una, the other Phase Eight! Happy Lady G!!
ReplyDeleteHmmmm! still not sure. I tend to play it safe with neutrals below the waist. Maybe if I was younger ;-)
ReplyDeleteC looks gorgeous in hers! I did want to get them but a) I have too many trousers b) strictly speaking trousers do not suit me floral or otherwise c) it put me off when I saw them everywhere so the desire has gone! They are too trendy for me. I'm going wait for a Pucci dress! Ha!
ReplyDeleteI think Patricia Field is doing okay at 71, but then again, my rulebook is empty (; I started wearing florals a few years ago (I'm 52) although I usually go for vintage as I love the fantastic patterns and colour combinations.
ReplyDeleteI haven't tried them but have almost written them off mentally. I'm 45 and short, I'm pretty sure they're not for me!
ReplyDeleteThey are lovely but I must admit that I just don't think I would look right in them. That said my daughters would look amazing.
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Ohh, those H&M trousers have totally become the hottest 'blogger' item... oh, cringe, it's a horrible thing to say but it's so true.
ReplyDeleteTotally love printed trousers - whether they or floral print or geometric shapes or stripes (or whatever else) I don't mind. Definitely agree with you too, age really isn't the deciding factor here, it's body shape. Unless, of course, you opt for wide legs and silky... in which case just wear a pair of heels and they work for more figures, no?
p.s. you must get a photo of your friend in the trousers! I'm so curious now about what they look like! xx
Hi my dear! I actually thrifted a pair of floral trousers this week and will definitely be wearing them, they are a loose pyjama style rather than a capri style! Fabulous post, those H&M trousers are gorgeous! xx
ReplyDeleteHa ha great story! I think paler floral prints are easier to wear I got a Zara pair I haven't posted yet and I think plenty of people could wear them more easily that the louder prints.
ReplyDeleteI totally love 'mad' trousers, floral or otherwise ! I can so relate to the way you say things out loud to be funny, 99.5 % It is.....difficult moments & a further joke needed to get out of a tricky situation ! I am 50 soooooooon and I wear what I want to wear cos I can ! Mine would defo be with flats though!
ReplyDeleteI most definitely would (If I could find the right pair) despite being 5ft 2, pear shaped and only a few years off 40!
ReplyDeleteI bought them... The price tag alone was worth it! Haven't worn them yet but very soon. Interesting idea, pairing leopard shoes with florals. Must try this (at home at least).
ReplyDeleteI wore some, for the world to see, in W&H this month! Not sure I would do it here in Brum!
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