Have you ever seen something, paused, taken the leap in purchasing and then wondered why you hesitated in the first place?
Story of my life. About a month ago Calypso St. Barth had an online sample sale, so I meandered over to the site to take a look and fell upon a superb pair of pants. The only thing holding me back was length. At 5'3'' there is a lot of hemming that takes place up in this dojo and the pants were just the right wide leg. Would they be hemmable (
and yes I realize that's not exactly a word, but neither is inspo and plenty of people are using that linguistic tragedy...)? Because nothing wrecks a perfect, slightly flared leg than a hem job gone wrong.
Cut to scene and I pulled the trigger purchasing the pants once I realized their original price was over $200 and these were....wait for it...on sale for $35!! All I can say is victory on the pant front and I don't even want to hem them. Wore them with a platform sandal on a lazy Sunday a couple weekends ago. Examine the evidence:
~Anthropologie-Poncho (old), Gap-Tank, Georgie-Pants or different pattern here, Low Luv-Necklace~ Go great with a blue curb?
If you're looking for me this weekend, here's where you'll find me--
sitting in the sand, warm sun on my face.
Have a great weekend, everyone.
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I need to be sitting in the sand with the sun on my face this weekend. Need. At 5'8 I have the opposite issue with pants.
wish you a nice weekend =),
i only end up freezing cause it is cold in here very much.
really amazing pants! gorgeous colour palette it has.
I love the post's title!! especially right now that I am questioning where to make this purchase on line or not... I am in front of the PC and well, ok, I won't pause and buy!!!!
Baci, Ylenia from Longuette
No need to hem them at all. They look fabulous!
I love your style. I'd buy the pants in a heartbeat.
What. The. WHAT???? I have wanted a pair of wide-legged printed pants ever since I saw Carey wearing some What Comes Around Goes Around ikat-ish pants on Corks & Caftans. These are frigging fab. LOVE LOVE LOVE.
mwah.
Shan
Wowza...I am loving those pants! SO amazing!!!! (Yea, I have a perfect flare too and haven't gotten them hemmed yet, I just wear them with really high heels.
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They look awesome!!!! Somehow those pants are just so you and you got an amaze balls deal from the sounds of it.
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This just may be my shopping philosophy this weekend. These pants are great (the colors, the material) and look so comfy! I have the same issue with pants. I'm short with long legs.
I am glad you snapped those up! Those pants rock and you look so cool in them! Have a great weekend :)
Love that last pic, and those pants too.
Those pants have your name written all over them! and you have no idea how jealous i am that you are sitting on the beach right now.
in dramatic fashion
$35? That's definitely a non pause moment. You look like a beach goddess, as per usual.
See, I'd look so silly in these, Carrie. But you're just so freaking cool. I can't even handle it. They're gorgeous!
xo Josie
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Those pants are ridiculous! Sounds like a great weekend. Enjoy.
I wish these were in my closet. Or maybe I wish I was on a beach. It's probably a combo of the two. :)
Jenn
The Suburb Experiment
I love those pants on me. They'd be so wrong on me, but you make them look so effortless + easy. I would give anything to be sitting in the sand with the sun on my face... happy Friday, Carrie!
Oh well, it's quite the opposite with me. My shopping story would be jump without thinking and regretting it the next day. I should rely more on my head than my heart when it comes to shopping. Lol.
I need those pants in my life!!!
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I swear, only you can pull these pants off. They look so cool on you.
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Free spirit and flowing. Great pics and they were so worth the money!
GENIUS. My only serious shopping pause has haunted me since age 13. Not a joke.
Ooooo, they are fabulous. Great buy!!!
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They look perfect on you and so comfy! Glad you bit the bullet cause that's a freakin' amazing deal. And "inspo" is so dumb I can hardly even type it.
love the look!
You strike me as much taller..and this will be me this weekend: sitting in my living room watching the snow fall.
so jelly over your pants! what a steal! love them!!
I really hate having to hem pants, and being only 5ft its rare that I don't have too.Ive ruined so many pants with a bad hem. Yours are simply adorable.
wow the pants are amazinggg!
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oh i'm glad you got them! totally your style to a T!!!
superb.....what a find!!
how and why did I miss these on Friday?! HOLY MOTHERLOAD. Amazing and so you! Hope you had a great weekend C. xoxo
Holy ... Great find. Perfect length and so very you.
But Carrie, if I didn't pause and just purchased I'd be broke!
Those pants were MADE for you!
Sand &sun - j.e.a.l.o.u.s!
Have a pretty day!
Kristin
It's hard for me to imagine you ever lived anywhere but California.
Those pants fit you like a dream.
Chic on the Cheap
Those pants are perfection on you!
I love your advice, but I think I may go broke. ROFL. Adoring that last pic of you... perfection.
Looking awesome and loved your outfit! I would like to purchase this one on my coming weekend.
Woah.. score! I love them. The pattern and colors are perfect.
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