What
manner of flowers are these? That's what I wondered to myself over and
over again as I marveled over the print on my pants and mused about what
to title their debut blog post. As you can see, I settled on peonies because of the alliteration
(but I'm open to the corrective influence of my more horticulturally
minded readers!).
What's
more important is how fabulous they and their respective trousers are.
The print looks like a painting, and with its strategic placement of
light and dark colors, the flowers seem to glow from within. The photo really doesn't do them justice. The pants
are well made, a perfect fit for me (not a stitch of alteration needed!),
and in pristine condition despite being a pre-owned find.
When
I discovered them at the thrift store, the price tag read $11.99. Even
half off, they were pretty pricey for this cheapskate, but I could not
resist the allure of a practically-made-for-me pair of statement slacks!
The
only question (other than what type of flowers they really depict) was
how to wear them to make their first outfit a stunning success. As per
usual when I have a new item of clothing, I took pictures of the pants
with several shirt options, ranging from plain black (the better to put
all eyes on the wondrous pants), to various pinks, to what you see here:
a golden yellow top.
I
was planning for one of the more subtle options that involved short
sleeves, but the weather forecast went down from 66 to just 60
overnight, so in the morning, I called an audible and went with the
long-sleeved tee. It makes for quite the daring explosion of color when
combined with the pinks in the pants, but somehow (rather against my
expectations), I think the combo works—tied together by the swipes of
yellow that suffuse both the pink flowers and the brownish-green leaves.
Yet all that yellow is still kind of much, so I sought to tone it down
by covering some of it up—thank you, black scarf—and tucking the rest of
it in. I'm not a frequent shirt-tucker, but somehow, this particular
yellow tee disproportionately gets the tucking treatment when I wear it!
I'm
happy with the way these pants' first outfit turned out, and I'm
looking forward to my next opportunity to wear them in a new way. The only
third question is, will this maximalist combo of crazy colors be the
best way to wear 'em, or will less prove to be more and a subtler
pairing win out?
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