man repeller?

Have you ever bought something that you completely loved on the rack, just to take it home and realize in shock it's not really as amazing as you thought it was? Case in point- my tribal 'hammer pants'. I bought them last summer on the sale rack at F21 (I should of known then, right?) when the jodhpur/ harem pants trend was still very much in full effect. So I kind of thought I scored, I mean 10 bucks for these unique, one of kind printed pants, it was my 'allergic to vanilla' dream come true! Alas when I tried them on in the dressing room they fit like a baggy glove, yet I felt like I belonged to a part of elite global gals akin to Giselle Bündchen and her posse. I imagined myself traipsing around town in five inch heels running from the Prada to the Chanel show- ok, maybe these pants were getting the better of me. I needed them!

So last weekend when I busted them out- nearly over half a year from when I bought them- they still had that glam appeal to me, I paired these wild pants with an elegant winter white sweater, sky scraper wedges and classic Chanel broach to balance out the crazy. It's strange to describe, but I felt in that moment, in that outfit I belonged in the 70's. I mentioned this to my bf, and he said more like the 90's- Hammer time 90's. All day I must have walked around like the sidewalk was my runway- I was in love with this interesting outfit I concocted.

At the end of the day, I noticed something wrong with my bf. He eventually fessed up- he hated the look, he thought it to be unflattering and completely wild- in a bad way. Looking back at the film, he's right- what was I thinking? I'm such a man repeller! Thinking back, I noticed lots of people looking at me- practically every person who walked by. I'm pretty sure they weren't wondering where they could get a pair of pants just like mine. Either way I wore what I loved at the time- and felt fabulous! But these pants are definitely not making a repeat appearance on this show! What do you guys think, (be honest now) would you be one of those people starring in horror? Hot or not friends?

{thrifted Land's End sweater, F21: pants & sunnies, Steve Madden wedges, vintage LV crossbody, Chanel broach, World Market cuff}

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bisou, Car