Tuesday, November 27, 2012

cRaZy PaNtS!

Am I becoming like John? It's a scary thought, isn't it?
 
Shopping Celle did a great job reviewing the Collection graphic-print pant on the JCA post. Like her, I thought it too similar to the Bennett cropped chino in snowcat. But when the price dropped to a fraction of its former self and an extra percentage off was in effect, I couldn't help it, I pounced on my size.
Good thing too, because I agree they are well worth it.
(And here's the aforementioned snowcat bennett to compare.)
The snowcat is black and white
while the graphic-print is navy/mint on ivory.
The fabric is 81% wool with the slick of 19% silk.
The pants are lined in 100% poly that wasn't annoying.
In the pic above, you can see the single shallow pleat 
easing into the crease down the pant leg.
They are about an inch longer than the capri length.
(I'm 5'2"-ish and often wear regular length capri pants.)
Though the rise is higher, the pants did not sit at my natural waist,
it's more like a little below belly button.
Only one rear pocket is flapped and buttoned, the other is welted. 
I didn't find the hip and thigh fitted or the leg skinny.
But this is not the first time I've differed with the CFS.
 
The good tailoring and lovely wool/silk material are what
make the trousers deserving of the Collection status.
The wool/silk combination is warm and sturdy,
with some crispness and a lot of body. I love it.
I suppose it's soft, but "supremely" soft?
I think not. Supremely soft is what I'd like to think
as appropriate for Collection cashmere. 
(More on this to come for a Wednesday post at some point. That's a hint on the content.)
A parting shot ... I felt a little scandalous snapping this dressing room pic.
But I was merely taking a picture of my outfit comprising things
I already owned, showing the crazy pants with a sweater from 2007.
 
Think I'll be talking about this sweater in that upcoming post too. 


27 comments:

  1. I clicked the link, well worth it, I loved his crazy trousers.
    I still love my one pair of crazy pants - the red roses ones.

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    1. He is a colorful character and not just his crazy pants, he has an interesting golf game too.

      Oh yes, the red roses, I love them and I remember you looking gorgeous in those pants.

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  2. I love it! Embrace the crazy pants, I say!!!

    These look amazing on you and I love them with the tstraps especially!crazy pants are so much fun, and to me, these look so classic - much more so than my persimmons, which will see light of day very soon for the holiday season! I may do the twelve days of crazy pants over the holidays!

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    1. Though others may say oh no, I embraced them a long time ago. ;)

      Thanks, WMM, I love them for their fun. By the persimmons do you mean the Pompon jacquard? Those would be perfect for the holiday season. I once did two weeks of hearts for Valentine's Day. Love the idea of twelve days of crazy pants, maybe I'll join you!

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  3. Oh, I love them with the lace top in the first pic! They are fabulous on you. You look so tall!

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    1. Thanks Desert Flower! The lady lace popover is a good one to top most anything. Tall? (I'm laughing to self.)

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  4. I appreciate you reviewing these. Unlike you and the others, I do not own the Bennett Chinos in snowcat, in fact, I absolutely dread pants purchases, but based on your review and Shopping Celle's review, I decided to give them a try.

    They are really lovely, and I think as long as they fit me (I went tts), I will find lots of ways to wear them. :)

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    1. Hi Dina, I hope they work for you as they really are very nice trousers. I'll be watching for how you'll wear them. :)

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  5. Love the hint of mint! No one wears a crazy pant better than you:)

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    1. Oh shucks. But not true, I've seen you rock them. :)

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  6. Hi Tiffany Rose, Thanks for the nice mention in your post and also in Dina's comment. I just wanted to let everyone know about these great pants during the promo. Other than being on the preseason fall collection fold out brochure, these pants have totally been off Jcrew's radar. I don't think I'll ever get to John Daly's level but I also am known for my fancy pants. One off my male former coworkers always said "nice upholstery" when I walked in in the door! One of these days I'll figure out how to be a real blogger and post photos. Maybe even in the Jcrew dressing room. Anonomosly of course!

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    1. Hi Shopping Celle, thanks for doing most of the work on the review. ;) These didn't catch many bloggers' attention, it seems, and I tried to overlook them for a long time but kept reading the wool and silk ...

      Ooo, lovely comment from your former coworker, yicks, a male coworker had asked me why I wore wild pants as if he truly didn't understand why I'd think they look good. I better not get to JD's level, my line in the sand is way before that. I hope ;)

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  7. Those are some pretty crazy pants! They look fabulous on you, and I love the touch of mint, definitely an interesting twist on the usual leopard print. I am also loving the wool/silk blends that J. Crew is using in the colleciton pieces. I splurged on the collection photo floral pencil skirt and cannot get over how beautiful the fabric is.

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    1. Thanks Louise! I can't wear mint near my face or I'd be trying something to bring that color out. They do come off as leopard but I think it's supposed to be a magnified image of digital printing. Oh the photo floral, it is probably stunning IRL. I'm looking forward to seeing you wearing it.

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  8. These look great on you and I love the shoes. My husband saw me reading your blog and asked me what it was. I said it was Mrs. Crazy Pants and showed him a few of your posts. He laughed and said, "It's just like all your plaid pants, right?" I was gobsmacked. I do wear plaid pants both summer and winter and never thought of them as crazy pants but I guess they kind of are. So there you go.

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    1. So there you are, part of the crazy pants sisterhood and you didn't know it. ;)

      Mrs. Crazy Pants, love it. Husby will ask me too when I'm reading blogs and I'll say it's my blog friend from Canada who is really particular about quality, or something like that. Would you believe he will sometimes say, oh her.

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    2. Oh and the shoes are the ones I was going to blog about when you did your post about the contraption you rigged up to try on shoes without damaging the soles. I will try to get that one up.

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  9. What are those awesome shoes you're wearing in these outfit pics?!

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    1. Hi Lisa! The navy suede ones are from Boden. All sold out :( except for a couple in size 11 and 12. I love love them.

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  10. you have such a great figure everything looks fantastic on you! and you are the queen of t strap shoes. love these pants! you look great!

    xox P

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    1. Oh geez thank you phiphi. Ha, queen of t straps too? ;)

      I prefer mary janes and t-straps because I tend to size up a little to get the needed width for my feet and the straps help to hold the shoes on.

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  11. love those pants
    http://supermodeltall.blogspot.com/

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  12. You have an awesome shoe collection. I like the pants w/the yellow, esp.

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    1. Thanks, Gigi. You didn't even know they used to call me Imelda ...

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