I think the cropped pants will look really nice with heels or flats. I don't like the way they styled them with the boots and it's hard to imagine how they would look otherwise.
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If you are looking for longevity and ability to wear with everything, day or evening, I would stick with a tradional straight leg pant in a flat fabric. Once you have that down, you can branch out into a silk or tweed or anything trendy.
A Chanel pant is an investment. I don’t see buying anything too extreme at this price point, especially if you are just building a collection.
I don’t like that either and realistically, the model is very tall. I have found that some pants shown on a model as cropped, are just the right length for me and I don’t have to shorten them and I am of medium height.
@880 This is just perfection to me. I have a more conservative style than you usually do, so I love it. Truth be told, I don’t have your sense of adventure with clothing, and I admire you for it. I love the contrast shoe with it too.
💯 agree. IMO only, if your boucle is cool toned black/ navy; verging on day to evening transitional; or high contrast, primarily solid, color block (like pink), these black picks could work nicely. I might wear black pants with black boucle jackets or metallic or fantasy tweed (here with Hermes brushed cotton cargos) or Chanel metallic or dark denim. Or, with Dior tulle or silk/velvet. But these have a dramatic or evening feel
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For a regular boucle jacket for daytime, I would personally pick a more sartorial trouser (personal style preference only). I’m short, and brunello Cuchinelli trousers suit my build and work with my Chanel tweed boucle jackets. Flat finish fabric, medium weight to contrast with the heavier boucles, and of a more substantial weight than silk. Usually classic length, not cropped. Here: tobacco colored twill; cashmere chalk stripe; classic charcoal .
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If I wear a silk pair of pants or techno cargo with boucle for daytime, they also tend to be more sartorial day (but that’s bc the Chanel boucle jackets or tops I pick are usually that type. If I pick a draped Chanel trouser, I find a classic Chanel boucle too elegant (not my style) so I mix up pattern or designer (plaid boucle with Dior houndstooth or leopard Dior with Chanel trouser or metallic Chanel with Dior charcoal leopard)
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ETA: the trousers you picked, for day, could easily pair with a higher fashion, flatter finish top, like Dior houndstooth. Of course, these style choices are very individual so YMMVIt’s fun to experiment
Thank you so much @880 !! I wish I had as many options as your closet! I really appreciate you taking the time to give such thoughtful and helpful advice. I’m very visual so it’s hard for me to imagine how things go together so the pictures you attached really help. I love how you styled your pieces! Prints and patterns intimidate me so it’s great to see real life examples. Many, many, many thanks!!Forgot to add, when you go to try it on, wear your favorite Chanel boucle with jeans as per normal, and simply substitute each pair of pants. Take a full length selfie with each one from head to shoes (same angle, position, distance from the mirror or the best comparison). And, also heed your trusted SAs advice
Have fun
I would mostly be wearing flats and on rare occasions heels. I agree with you on the boots, especially with the platform style.
Great points! With this in mind, it eliminates the silk and flared tweed which leaves me with the ribbed wool pair. Pardon my ignorance @gracekelly but when you mentioned flat, do you mean flat as in the finish of the fabric or flat as in no texture or both? I believe the ribbed wool pair doesn’t have any type of sheen to it, but it is textured.
I’m medium height also and cropped at Chanel means regular length for me too.
💯 Chanel is the top of the price range, so my plain pants come from other brands (mainly Hermes, Dior, and Brunello, etc.
Akris makes beautiful wearable separates and it goes on sale frequently. Its diffusion line is called punto.
💯 agree and thank you @gracekelly . I admire your confidence and style
My pleasure! Hope to see your examples soon! Have fun!
ETA : some boucle pants sag a bit. A flat front pair should be somewhat of a workhorse. Your SA will know which ones to recommend.
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What I am calling flat is a fabric in wool gabardine, wool flannel, or a good quality polyester. Yes, polyester is not a bad word and there are plenty of expensive pieces that are made from it. It can come in very handy when traveling.
I don't mind some texture in a pant fabric as long as it doesn't feel heavy and bulky. Heavy and bulky usually means a tweed pant to me. It's not in my comfort zone and the fabric could be problematic over time.
You shouldn't feel locked into wearing a Chanel pant with a Chanel jacket. As @880 pointed out, Akris, Akris Punto make very wearable things as does Brunello Cucinelli.
I've been very happy with my Akris punto pieces so far
agree and the ankles should be sleek (thin).
I say it because completely agree with @880
first take a photo and then consider to buy or not.
I did vice verse in the the past and was in shock what was in it.
Not everything is in but my guest and I were just amazed at the hand-sequinned pockets, with colour applied later and the Camellia jacket. This level of craftsmanship and detail is rather unusual for Cruise collections. Will wait for further arrivals and updates from my SAs. Have fun dear friend!
This seems to be the LBJ for this collection. It's lightweight, and has sequins but not as obvious as here, in real life. The sparkle is emphasised by the bright lights of the event venue.
