It's well established that harem pants are Public Enemy # 2 as far as The Fashion Police are concerned (Public Enemy # 1 : Crocs) so, as you can imagine, this is a particularly busy time for us as we struggle to arrest all of the harem crimes we find around the web.
Rather than bring you news of each new drop crotch crime as it happens, however, we thought we'd just round 'em all up and dump them in the same place. That place we call The Harem Hall of Shame, and here are just a few of its inmates. These aren't necessarily the WORST harem pants we've ever seen, they're just the latest – remember, harem pant crimes are on the rise, and if you see one it's your duty to report it to The Fashion Police!
Above: ASOS crinkle jersey harem pants
Vanessa Bruno jersey harem pants. Compared to the pants at the top of the page, these aren't too bad, until you realise Net-a-Porter are describing them as "track pants". You know, like you'd wear to the gym? We'd hate to see someone try to use the stationery bike in these…
Vero Moda wet look harem pants. There is never a good reason to be wearing wet look harem pants. Never.
Harem pants for men. Again: no need!
Harem jeans. They make The Fashion Police cry.
Harem jumpsuit. The queen of the harem.
And the most worrying thing of all? There's plenty more where that little lot came from…
Do people wear these? Seriously?
It looks as though someone sewed up the neck bit of their top in a pinch, and slipped in on their legs.
“Oh no I have spaghetti all over my pants, good thing I have a sewing kit and my grandma’s voluminous sweater!”
The third photo and the very last photo are bearable. The rest, shouldn’t exist!
The only one that doesn’t piss me off is the jumpsuit…it reminds me of Yves Saint Laurent’s spring collection if memory serves…I didn’t LOVE it, but it was kind of like skirts sown together at the bottom with little leg holes. I mean to say, they looked like SKIRTS, not droopy drawers. The jumpsuit is more along that line.
Were the men’s ones (with lovely matching footwear) a recent arrest? If so, they’ve already been withdrawn in shame…
I agree with the sweater on your legs comment. Thats exactly what I thought they looked like.
…I confess, the past week my tablemate and I have made 20+ pairs out of raw silk. However, and it’s a huge however, they’re for a production of Lion King in Vegas; does this count as acceptable? forgiveable? (10 elephants, and an assortment of cheetahs, gazelles, giraffes, and other random Pride Land puppeteers)
UGH! Seeing these bothers the crap out of me. Like it makes my OCD self want to go up to the wearer and yank the pants up past their chest. That baggy, diaper-y crotch is just… WRONG.
i knew someone who wore this to a ballet class… it didn’t look that bad while she was dancing but in my opinion there is NO other excuse to wear harem pants.
They just look like diaper pants, you couldn’t pay me enough to wear those in public.
i would wear the first one… asleep, in my bed, at night when no one else can see me, and then take them off really quickly when i wake up!
Wooo-hoooo!!!
I guess they’re a wonderful thing if you suffer from a sensitive bladder or diarrhea. Wear nappies and warm underpants without any fear of a visible panty line.
Also on partys they’re wonderful, as a week supply of chicken wings, prawn cocktail, cinnamon buns and a whole wedding cake can be hidden and brought home safely in these pants.. No need to cook, just make sure you’re invited on a regular base. Just take care you haven’t eaten beans or onions to prevent the good stuff from getting strange flavours.
And if your thighs are not anorectic enough, noone will notice, as everyone will blame the ass widening effect on the pants.
Your legs are as short as mine?
NO problem. Pull them uuuup to your shoulders, and they’ll fit perfectly. Great for pregnancy, too.
Awesum !1111!!!!!oneeleven!!112
The only issue might be their total fugliness…
The first one is SO BAD. I bet she’s tall..but in this, she looks like she is no taller than 4’10
The pants above are hideous, except perhaps for the white jumpsuit. But harem pants can look superb, if they fold neatly at the crotch, have good detailing, and are made from fabric that allows strong definition of folds, pleats, and silhouette. Your photos show that too many high-street designers eschew these in favour of formless sweatpant material and lazy cutting.
For examples of pants that can only enhance the figure, see these photos: the second photo at http://mecsensarouel.canalblog.com/tag/photos%20perso (the others are rather shapeless, but the ones I’m pointing at are simple and elegant), and the photos at http://www.j-paine.org/dobbs/qandrissi1.html and http://labobine.over-blog.com/article-13351231.html and http://www.mrtipoi.com/catalog/product/view/id/119/s/sarouel-homme-sh011/category/3/ .
The first pair probably work best on a slim figure. Maybe the final pair do too, best for someone tall, but they are really dramatic. The second and third, namely the green Moroccan ones, and the navy ones from La Bobine, ought to work on anyone. Notice their pleats.
I cannot believe people actually wear these things! From the front they look somewhat ok, but then you look at the back and they make you look like you have a saggy grandma butt. People who wear these and think they look fashionable are sadly mistaken.
Honestly I think these are amazing. I lived in Asia last year and bought so many pairs since so many monks and travelers wear them and they are just quirky and fun! Finally Americans are combing some other cultures into their own styles. If you haven’t noticed trends SUCK. I walk down the street in New York City (where I live) and everyone is dressed in variations of the same thing… looking like stupid clones! The top picture is my favorite and I think the girl really rocks them. Anything that somewhere can wear with confidence is good looking, and no one should ever be afraid to wear something because of the thought of someone judging them.