I've seen but one person wearing harem pants in the US, and she was wearing a jumpsuit. In France, they're everywhere, with crotches hitting anywhere from the knees to the ankles. Oh, how I wish I'd had my camera at the time I saw those ankle-crotch pants on that sneaker-clad Toulousian college student! WTF! I guess it's those French Bohemians at work again, going against that bourgeoisie like they always do. "Let's revolt by wearing crotchless pants! Look at how formless and loosey-goosey we are--SO opposite of those rigid yuppies who wear real pants and skirts, not a [horrid] hybrid."
Why are harem pants horrid? They make legs look stumpy and wide, and in addition they allow us some extra room for our thighs to fit in...not necessarily a good thing. Plus, I'd be afraid that I'd trip in them.
Or maybe I'm just crazy; maybe harem pants mark the beginning of a new body ideal, of a new era of wide hips and big thighs--of having a natural body. Somehow I doubt that, though. They're still cinching that waist.
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