“Katie, you’re hot, by all accounts? You’re hot, correct?”
“Uh… I suppose so…”
“So, if one wanted to be hot—to make a good impression—what would you wear? Put on a clean pair of pants?”
“Beth, c’mon, pants? Are you kidding?”
[J.Crew Scout chinos + Prada sandals + vintage snakeskin clutch + T by A Wang tank + Splendid cardigan + Beth Lauren necklace + Gara Danielle earrings, cuff + Dior specs + Seventh Door cuff, enter the giveaway here]
Let me make this short: I freaking hate pants on myself. Still, every time I saw these Scout chinos in the J.Crew catalog, I dogeared the damned page. Maybe it’s the way they sit perfectly on the preying mantis models’ hip bones, or my compensating for missing out on the boyfriend jean trend—I don’t know. I don’t care. I had to have these suckers.
[Care to hazard a conjecture about what Rob said to make me laugh this hard?]
[There’s that cuff again! Seriously, have you entered the giveaway? Click on the photo top right of the page.]
I sexed these pants up a little back in this post. Thoughts? Insults? But I gotta say, despite my bitching and moaning: I was incredibly comfortable in these. All day. Like, happy-making comfortable, slap your coworkers on the back, wheel your bicycle into traffic comfortable. I’m still not sure they’re great for my body type or that I’m even wearing them right, but as far as ‘slacks’ go, these are a-ok, mofos. I think Katie would approve.
Buy yourself a pair here, or the awesome paint splattered pair I sincerely wanted here.
-Carey
“Listen, Coop – last night was really great. You were incredibly romantic and heroic, no doubt about it. And that’s great. But I’ve thought about it, and my thing is this: Andy is really hot. And don’t get me wrong, you’re cute too, but Andy is like, *cut*. From marble. He’s gorgeous. He has this beautiful face and this incredible body, and I genuinely don’t care that he’s kinda lame. I don’t even care that he cheats on me. And I like you more than I like Andy, Coop, but I’m 16. And maybe it’ll be a different story when I’m ready to get married, but right now, I am entirely about sex. I just wanna get laid. I just wanna take him and grab him and fuck his brains out, ya know? So that’s where my priorities are right now. Sex. Specifically with Andy and not with you. “
Genius.
“Did you just say dick cream?”
Firstly, your hair is glorious. And B? Pants are KEYOOT. Finally – Wet Hot American Summer is HI-larious. Have the DVD. Have you watched it with the fart track turned on? Not that I think farts are funny. They’re not. Except when they are.
Shan
Of course I’ve watched the fart track! I guess I should mention it’s the best movie of all time. And when I was in college (an all girls’ college in Virginia) when I was hazed for Senior Ring Night, I had to be Abby for an entire week…skits in the dining hall… much chewing of gum… drinking beers while blindfolded with a maxi pad… and it was glorious. “So help me God, she wants to fuck me!”
You are amazing, btw. How did the cosmic freaky Internet bring us together? I don’t know, but it’s awesome.
oh and speaking of farts—- yep, that’s why I’m laughing in that photo. that’s all I’ll say.
Awwww, thanks – I think you’re pretty swell too. In fact, your “half a heart locket” is in the mail as we speak. I had it engraved “BFF: Best Fart Forever.”
dreamy pants. and shoes. and specs.
oh pants.
get on the bf train before it rolls outta town. those pants look like a mil on you and hangin off the hips is the new black (or kinda the new black? or the old new black?) – whatever. i’m clinging to it until they beat the pants off my body.
so many things to adore about this situation:
firstly, this might be my favorite look on you to date.
ok, scratch that. ONE of my favorites.
you might not adore pants on you (which i understand– if i had legs like yours i would not wish to hide them either).
however, i heart the look.
secondly, i completely understand the obsession– i am currently living in the jcrew boyfriend chino which are just a teeny bit more slouchy. best.summer.pants.EV-er.
thirdly, rob is an awesome photographer. like, awesomer than awesome.
lastly (and happily!), you have officially inspired me to un-retire (new word!) my EXACT SAME PAIR of red dior shades from, what, 2005? 2006?
LOVE.IT.
xo,
b
oh! and i CANNOT believe i have not seen this movie. we have borrowed it so many times from friends and never put it in?! what is wrong with us?!
(um? longest comment evvver….? that would be a yes.)
yay for red monster sunnies! I got these for a trip to La France in 06… so that sounds about right! I found them in a plastic bag… poor babes. re: the pants on myself, I blame a weird waist-to-hip-to-thigh ratio. If I get them to fit my legs, I can’t button them. But if I get them to fit my waist, I look ridic. Fun stuff! But you have encouraged me. I want to wear these all summer!
You will love WHAS. High-larious.
They’re also on sale in the store and are an additional 30% off (not sure if that was on the website or not).
The scout chino is one of my faves, even though sometimes I feel like a little kid in them. Also really like the skimmer pant–it has a bit more structure so it’s all cropped 1960s and stufffff.
I love them on you..I am more of a pants girl than you are and usually chinos are a little too preppy for me, but I got a pair of their boyfriend chinos in the fall to try and re-create a look from the Dsquared fall show and I love h
sorry. my son just hit enter before I finished. (By the way, he is sitting here on my lap blowing on the Blow Harmonica necklace that I just got on shopbop, which I love, and highly recommend.) As I was saying, I love the chinos “sexed up a bit” with heels rather than wearing them with flats. I haven’t worn them in a while but you have inspired me to break them out again. 🙂
P.S. I LOVE the paint splattered ones!
Ha Ha Ha, I just scrolled to your post where you were wearing them with your Prada heels and my son just said “whoa, whoa, wait a minute I LIKE those shoes. It seems he likes them “sexed up” too. 😉
Wearing them with the Miu Miu heels & J.Crew fishnet socks was one of my FAVORITE looks! I think it was the glasses that just made this look for me! 😉
Either way they look fab on you! Nothing to be concerned about. 😉
Thanks for the comment on our blog! I absolutely love this post! You look stunning!!
xo, camilla
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o my goodness, i feel the same way about pants, i can never find a pair that fits me right, i always end up looking like a complete tree stub…you pulled them off wonderfully!