Gaucho pants must die (too)
Wow, who came up with this idea? Did some designer in Milan get mindlessly drunk one night and say, “I know! I’m going to get those silly American women to look like the waiters from Fogo de Chao?”
Well, if so, good for him or her! But the rest of us have to live with looking at these pajama pants. On the goddamn street no less! Let’s toss this “trend” on the trash pile of Broken Fashion Dreams—right there alongside big sunglasses.
But you can leave the Ugg boots on, ladies; I’ve had a change of heart. I now think they’re so ridiculous, so self-consciously attention-grabbing that there’s some “redeeming” quality in there. I’m not sure what it is, but I think it’s very similar to the “redeeming” nature of Hummers. Which is, in a nutshell: If you’ve bought one of these things, it’s like a flashing neon sign telling the rest of the world what a clown you are. And that’s valuable information.
UPDATE: Jade’s got a few things of her own to say about gaucho pants. Grrrreat rant. It covers a lot more ground than gaucho pant girls (e.g. the “is the new” phrase—ugh!) and is definitely worth a read.
April 23rd, 2006 at 10:48 am
And that’s an order
99% of the female population does not have the body to look even decent in this style of pants. Your belly is hanging over, the chub on your thighs is accentuated and you essentially look like shit. Stop eating so much, stop with the milky coffee drink…
April 24th, 2006 at 11:18 am
Co-sign
April 24th, 2006 at 12:21 pm
lolol
May 1st, 2006 at 11:49 am
Ok Tom, I’m usually on board with your opinions on women’s fashion, especially the Bug sunglasses and the Ughs, but I’m in COMPLETE disagreement here. Love the gaucho pants.
First of all, I’ve always loved cotton, drawstring pajama style pants on girls. I love the soft fabric and the clingyness. These are even better. They’re soft, they’re easy to remove, they’re low around the hips, and man, girl’s asses look GREAT in them. Seriously, you can see every movement of the ass as they walk around. They look especially good on a girl who’s got nice hip to waiste ratio. MMMMboy. For me it’s such an instant, basic, animalistic draw to a cute girl wearing said pants, that I’m surprised you don’t feel it at all. Have you ever hooked up with a girl who’s wearing these pants, and grabbed her ass? Feels grrrreat. All I can say is, we’ve seen eye to eye on a number of things related to what makes girls look hot, so I beg you, give gaucho pants (didn’t know thats what they were called) another chance or two. If you don’t come around, so be it, but don’t get too zealous too fast.
May 1st, 2006 at 12:07 pm
Well, you could probably get the same benefits by hooking up with a girl in pajamas, but that doesn’t make wearing pajamas excusable!
May 1st, 2006 at 1:11 pm
Ok, I guess so, but I’m not one to put up strict rules about fashion “dos and don’ts.” I mean, what looks good looks good, period. First of all, I think that pajama pants DO look good on girls, and I wish they were more acceptable. Second of all, these gaucho pants look better than pajama pants. And if you agree that they make asses look hot and touchable, then how can you argue against their popularity? How bout responding in a little more depth to my points. Do you disagree with any of them? Have you seen a hot girl in these pants, midriff showing, ass bouncin, etc? It’s great! Long live Gaucho pants! I also like flowy skirts too, for some of the same reasons.
May 1st, 2006 at 1:41 pm
Forget gaucho pants — bring back daisy dukes! That’s what I want. They’re the best for booty bouncin.
May 1st, 2006 at 1:46 pm
True or False: It’s unjust to write this rant about Gaucho pants and include pictures of them, yet not put up a from-behind, ass picture of a girl in Gauchos. When I see the picture above (right), I want to politely ask that girl to turn around so that I may get a better look at her buns.
May 1st, 2006 at 1:49 pm
true that, tom. who needs grouchos when you’ve got pockets-out, ass-out daisy dukes, a la jessica simpson
May 1st, 2006 at 3:38 pm
I agree entirely with Tom. Gaucho pants are an abomination and they need to be stopped. Sure, there are some honeys that look good in gauchos but they would look fine in just about anything. The problem is the other 99% who look AWFUL in them. Maybe I am harder on girls with chub on their waists and tummies than most guys, but I cannot abide the rolls of fat that form when most girls wear these pants. It’s awful. How can they not be horrified at their own muffin tops and love handles? And god forbid if they do not have perfectly slender thighs, because gauchos will show every bit of excess weight in legs. Yeah, I am fat phobic, I admit it. I hate that gauchos will turn an otherwise attractive woman into a fatty in my eyes because they have rolls of flesh hanging over the waistband of their pants. And don’t even get me started on the fact that most of them are 25 and under with those bellies. Heaven help them when they get married and have kids. Gauchos = Gross.
May 1st, 2006 at 7:23 pm
gaucho pants are a ok
May 3rd, 2006 at 3:27 pm
i like girls wit a little meat on dey bones
May 19th, 2006 at 2:46 am
3 words: ca mel toe
June 21st, 2006 at 3:26 pm
i think that you people need to find something better to do with your life. if you don’t like the new trend or even the old ones for that matter then, hey, here’s an idea, DON’T WEAR IT, DON’T LOOK AT IT AND THERE WON’T BE A PROBLEM!!!!
June 21st, 2006 at 4:01 pm
Gaucho pants are like the trainwreck you can’t tear your gaze from.
July 31st, 2006 at 11:40 am
Shame they get mixed up with the really cool bombachas de campo or gaucho trousers.
http://www.gauchoclothes.com/bombacha.html
September 18th, 2006 at 2:33 pm
This is my first time at your blog, and I love it so far! I am in COMPLETE AGREEMENT ABOUT THESE PANTS. I’ve only ever seen one person who looked good in them (my sister), and she’s stopped wearing them already. A year ago or so I was making fun of gauchos in a vintage fasion magazine and said, “There’s one trend that’ll never come back, thank god!” I guess I spoke too soon.
March 7th, 2007 at 11:00 pm
im a crossdresser and i LOVE gaucho pants! they are very comfortable and they look like a skirt… plus they are fashionable.
March 27th, 2007 at 11:17 am
I’m sorry…I love Guacho pants. I’m an active duty Marine who wears cammies or dress uniforms all day so when I come home…I like to throw on some clothes that are COMFORTABLE and that are still presentable enough to go to the grocery store if I need to. My husband LOVES how my butt looks in guacho pants. I do agree that if you are lumpy…maybe you shouldn’t wear them so much. I am very active so I don’t have to worry about a “muffin top” in my case.
April 6th, 2007 at 1:01 am
I tend to agree with you on the look, however some of us have grown beyond caring about simple look and go more for *comfort*. I especially appreciate that they are so versitile… being pregnant and having a rapidly expanding tummy, these are pain-free stretchers, but retain their original shape when removed… telling me that when its all over, I’ll not have to re-vamp the wardrobe… again. I’m an adult… I don’t care about what looks good… or what anyone else thinks… I care that feels good. And these feel good!
April 15th, 2007 at 10:11 pm
dammmnnnn, in gauchos, girl’s asses look so round you just wanna naturally touch them…i just fucked this chick wearing gauchos the other day. it was fucking amazing. i was so fucking hard, with my dick rubbing up to her ass. man that felt good.
April 15th, 2007 at 10:15 pm
uhh, wtf are you smoking? im so surprised someone would screw you.