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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Athleta Brooklyn and Endless pants are awesome. Easy to dress up or down.

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I can see the appeal but do others thing they are on the frumpy side? I think it's the taper. [/quote]

They do look frumpy, especially on a non model. I am 5'4" and wear a size 2, so not big, and these make me look so wide. I prefer a straight or wide leg, and I think longer pants look more professional.[/quote]

I’m fascinated that in the last five years, this style pants has become somewhat popular for young people, and then middle aged women have picked up the torch.  They are made with synthetic fabrics, and while I appreciate today’s synthetics are popular and expensive and different, to a passing viewer they don’t look much different than cheap polys of the 1980s. And then the straight leg is just ….there. And most people wearing them aren’t skinny beautiful models, just regular women.  The end result for me looks like what a low level office worker or a manager at target was wearing 20 years ago. Essentially cheap straight leg polyester pants. I don’t know how this has rebranded to UMC office wear. [/quote]

Yup, they resemble the polyester pants from KMart or Sears of the 80's that clerical office women wore.

I mostly prefer linen but will wear cotton/poly blends.[/quote]

I bought several pairs of the Brooklyn pants a while ago thinking they would make me look current and be comfortable to wear in my casual workplace. I wore them for a long car trip recently and stayed in a high-end hotel. When I saw myself in a mirror with my cotton sweater and these pants, I realized what some of the commenters were saying abut them looking like cheap poly pants were saying. Other women at the hotel were wearing cashmere sweaters, linen pants, etc. and my poly pants did look low rent. They are super comfy so I’ll wear them for WFH days and on weekends with athletic-type tops, but I think these are out for anything beyond that. [/quote]

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