Dear middle-aged women: capri pants do nothing for you.

[Anonymous]

What about regular length pants rolled up a couple times?
Please don’t make me go through the whole thread 🙂

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the PSA

[Anonymous]

This makes me laugh every time it rolls into recent topics. Aging will be interesting for you. Best of luck.

[Anonymous]

This middle aged woman is done giving a damn what anyone what anyone thinks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wear capris instead of shorts. If you want to see my cellulite thighs, I could stop wearing capris.

Same. I can’t stand looking at my cellulite thighs. We went to the Bahamas this past week and apparently I’m in the minority. My days of perfectly shaped legs with no fat are gone and it’s time to move on to cropped lightweight pants. Anything below the knee.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, capri pants look much better than shorts. They look very chic on slim people.

If you think that women in their FIFTIES look better in short shorts than capri pants, you need your head examined.

Besides, why do you care?

This. I can promise you I look better in capri pants than shorts of any length. Sure, I look much better in full length pants, but it is too freaking hot for that. Sorry, not sorry. I do wear skirts sometimes but shoot me, I wear capri pants. I know they do not look good. But I 100% guarantee you that you’d be criticizing me in shorts too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Capris make everyone look stumpy. Consider ankle length pants in the summer.

Too many people wear the wrong type for their bodies. Too wide on petite women don’t look good. Pleated crops usually aren’t flattering. But there are so many cropped pants of all styles now. I bought some different styles of cropped pants at Anthropologie that are so comfortable. They are mid-calf, not too short.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you think this thread will still be going 27 years from now?

Yes

[Anonymous]

Jackie O looked good in capri pants, but they weren't short and tight like today's pants, er, leggings, are. They were actual pants.

[Anonymous]

The fit of Capri pants really does matter. You can get away with a bad fit more in longer pants because then you at least get a longer line.

For some reason, women often get Capri pants very fitted. Why? This just makes your legs look bigger and emphasizes thick ankles or large feet. Would you buy a skin tight midi wiggle skirt? If no, why are you wearing the pant equivalent?

Also if the goal is to stay cool, a lighter weight fabric that floats further from the body is going to be more comfortable.

And don't buy khaki capris! Black is also not great if you don't have a tan. Navy and white are good neutrals. Olive if you have the right skin tone. Red is fun. NOT khaki.

[Anonymous]

I haven’t read this whole thread, but I think the worst look is capri pants with three-quarter length sleeves. It looks like your outfit shrunk in the dryer and you put it on anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:WE'RE BACK BABY!

Yes!

I just realized that I wasn't even a middle aged woman when I first started reading this thread.

Me too. I was 36 and thought I was middle aged. Little did I know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The fit of Capri pants really does matter. You can get away with a bad fit more in longer pants because then you at least get a longer line.

For some reason, women often get Capri pants very fitted. Why? This just makes your legs look bigger and emphasizes thick ankles or large feet. Would you buy a skin tight midi wiggle skirt? If no, why are you wearing the pant equivalent?

Also if the goal is to stay cool, a lighter weight fabric that floats further from the body is going to be more comfortable.

And don't buy khaki capris! Black is also not great if you don't have a tan. Navy and white are good neutrals. Olive if you have the right skin tone. Red is fun. NOT khaki.

I think tapered/fitted mid calf capris are flattering on lots of people. The wide just above ankle length are not.

[Anonymous]

This advice aged well!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not someone reviving a 14 year old thread.

But I agree: capri pants are awful. On everyone. I don’t even like capri leggings for the gym. Long or short - pick a lane, people!

It gets revived every spring. It's tradition.

I also hate capri leggings at the gym. Just do bike shorts, or a thin full length legging. Those capri leggings that hit right at the calf are so hideous.

I’m curious about the ages of the posters saying they don’t like cropped leggings for the gym. I can’t gauge whether you’re young or old.