Thursday, July 26, 2012

fancy pants.

About a year ago, I mailed Caroline some magazine clippings of ridiculous products from a SkyMall type publication, along with highly sarcastic comments written in the margins about the beauty and unmistakable quality of each product. Among these pictures was a pair of terrible drawstring faux-denim sweatpants for men. The attached note rambled on about how flattering they'd surely be on any body type and what riotous fun it must be to trick your unsuspecting friends and neighbors while lavishing in secret comfort. For Christmas I received a package with a note on top that read "be careful what you wish for". Inside...the pants. They are even more repulsive in person, if you can believe it.

The Awful Pants

Yesterday I came across a great photo I had forgotten about. In April we visited Finn's brother Michael in Las Vegas. Thanks to Michael, we got to stay in a suite at the gorgeous Venetian for a night. While there, I got a huge kick out of wearing faux-denim sweatpants around the nicest place I've ever stayed and (most likely) in the fanciest setting they'll ever be worn. To me, it was the pinnacle of faux-denim sweatpants existence and I couldn't help but laugh at how far they had come since being ripped out of a bad magazine. 

A win for bad pants!

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6 comments:

  1. even better than pajama jeans which i genuinely thought was impossible.

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    1. hahaha I wish you could see the detail, it is incredible and bad. The butt is the worst part.

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  2. i wonder...do they make a jort?

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    1. I know you're kidding, but they actually do!!

      http://www.amazon.com/Your-Favorite-Jeans-Sleep-Shorts/dp/B007F0GPSY/ref=pd_sbs_a_3

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  3. the best part is the super visible button fly. classy.

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    1. totally. that button fly does away with any suspicions one might have...

      "hey, those pants can't be real...(sees button fly). oh wait, nevermind. TOTALLY REAL!"

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