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by Stephanie Vinzens
Puddle pants – when trousers are dragged through the dirt
17.8.2022
Translation: Jessica Johnson-Ferguson
Overlong pants are turning into a fashion favourite as we speak. I can only shake my head at this fad and wonder how I’d get the street grime out of them.
I’m talking about so-called puddle pants. And they’re about to become the biggest trouser trend of the year. What are they about? Overlong, loose-fitting pants that drape over your shoes. At least in theory. In practice, they’re mainly mopping up the streets.
Street-sweeping slacks
I, on the other hand, want to keep my clothes looking great for as long as possible with as little effort as possible. That also means avoiding textile death in the form of stains and frayed hems. By the way, the latter are actual trip hazards as my colleague Pia came to realise. She recently stepped on the threads of her friend’s frayed puddle pants.
The stain struggle is ignored
Of course, you can find styling tips for a more moderate look, but that kind of defeats the purpose. If your pants barely touch the ground because of the heels you’re wearing or a folded hem, there is no puddle of fabric and therefore no puddle pant. All that’s left are conventional baggy or wide-leg pants.
So until someone can show me a hygienic and practical way to care for puddle pants, I’m leaving the grime, smut and filth where it belongs: in the bin or sewer at best, or on the street at worst. But definitely not on my clothes.
Header image: Instagram: @vivid
Has endless love for shoulder pads, Stratocasters and sashimi, but a limited tolerance for bad impressions of her Eastern Swiss dialect.
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