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Saturday, May 2, 2015

Head to Head

Palazzo pants vs. Harem pants

What's the big deal? What's the difference anyway and why do you care?
The essential differences between the two are: a) how wide is that leg? and b) how low is that crotch?


Palazzo pants are a woman's loose,wide legged pant. Generally in looser, flowy material they breathe comfort for Spring. The full coverage of a pant with fabric that keeps your legs cool and has an elastic waistband? And they can be dressed up?


And they can be worn with practically any shoe? Yes please.

As compared to a return offender on the trend lists: the Harem pant.


Harem pants are full, loose-fitting pants that gather around the lower leg and ankle. While also generally made of softy material, Harem pants are old favorites of both sexes. You may remember them like this from the 1980's:

Or, depending on your age and other...determining factors (I'm sorry, but you should know who MC Hammer is) you may more readily recognize the resurgence of the trend via the Biebs:

Thank. You. Canada. Eh? Well, it looks as though the trend is definitely here, leftover simmering from 2014, waiting to die. My issue with the Harem pant is that they do not much accommodate for those with large calves, and the silhouette is terrible! I do not like them, Sam I Am. Now, that being said. would the Harem perchance be acceptable in a casual, lounging situation, at home with wine and Netflix? Perchance. However, palazzo pants are not without their fair share of failures

Sorry, but no.

In my opinion, palazzo pants come out of top as their versatility reigns supreme. Harem pants are another trend cycle that we'll bring back in another 25 years. No matter how hard the Biebs is trying to hustle up that profit from his Harem pants brand.

Which do you prefer? Palazzo or Harem? Either way, a truly confident woman can rock a paper bag.
Style guides to help you flaunt your look here for the palazzo and here for the Harem.


Note: This post was inspired by the boyfriend of a freind of mine who was talking about the leather accented, black Harem pants we saw a young man walking around in.



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