Women's style icons and inspiration for women who wear pants/trousers
January 9, 2018 4:28 PM Subscribe
I want to revamp my wardrobe, and I'm looking for women's fashion inspiration and icons. However, I'm not into dresses and skirts. What's out there for a woman who prefers pants/trousers? Who's got that style?
Me: Late 30s, tall and skinny, interested in both polished/professional and artsy bohemian looks
The only stylish pants-wearing woman on my radar is Christine Lagarde. Who else is out there?
Me: Late 30s, tall and skinny, interested in both polished/professional and artsy bohemian looks
The only stylish pants-wearing woman on my radar is Christine Lagarde. Who else is out there?
Katherine Hepburn. Diane Keaton as Annie Hall. Diane Keaton as herself.
For things like this, I find Pinterest and Instagram searches particularly helpful. Just searching "women wearing pants" found me a large number of stylish examples on Pinterest. Once you click on one image, it suggests more images like that and soon you'll be down a fashion inspiration rabbit hole.
posted by singinginmychains at 4:44 PM on January 9, 2018 [3 favorites]
For things like this, I find Pinterest and Instagram searches particularly helpful. Just searching "women wearing pants" found me a large number of stylish examples on Pinterest. Once you click on one image, it suggests more images like that and soon you'll be down a fashion inspiration rabbit hole.
posted by singinginmychains at 4:44 PM on January 9, 2018 [3 favorites]
Stacey London has moved on from her retro style on What Not To Wear and has a lovely article about aging into her current artsy, pants-wearing style.
Esther Quek is a bang-on perfect menswear icon.
Katharine Hepburn, Grace Kelly (famous for skirts, but also her cropped pant looks).
posted by flibbertigibbet at 4:45 PM on January 9, 2018 [4 favorites]
Esther Quek is a bang-on perfect menswear icon.
Katharine Hepburn, Grace Kelly (famous for skirts, but also her cropped pant looks).
posted by flibbertigibbet at 4:45 PM on January 9, 2018 [4 favorites]
Emmanuelle Alt!
posted by airmail at 4:51 PM on January 9, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by airmail at 4:51 PM on January 9, 2018 [1 favorite]
esther quek, all others fall short of her perfection
posted by poffin boffin at 6:43 PM on January 9, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by poffin boffin at 6:43 PM on January 9, 2018 [1 favorite]
Lauren Bacall
Janelle Monae
Uma Thurman
posted by ApathyGirl at 7:00 PM on January 9, 2018 [2 favorites]
Janelle Monae
Uma Thurman
posted by ApathyGirl at 7:00 PM on January 9, 2018 [2 favorites]
Alterations Needed
The Breastless Years doesn't always wear pants, but when she does they're cool
Already Pretty
Actor Tatiana Maslany wears pants to a lot of events
Ellen Degeneres
Ellen Page
And best of all... Janelle Monáe
posted by pseudostrabismus at 7:48 PM on January 9, 2018
The Breastless Years doesn't always wear pants, but when she does they're cool
Already Pretty
Actor Tatiana Maslany wears pants to a lot of events
Ellen Degeneres
Ellen Page
And best of all... Janelle Monáe
posted by pseudostrabismus at 7:48 PM on January 9, 2018
Mary Tyler Moore wore her capris with such style and grace as Laura Petrie on The Dick Van Dyke Show, she almost made the men look out-of-place in their trousers.
posted by armeowda at 11:48 PM on January 9, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by armeowda at 11:48 PM on January 9, 2018 [1 favorite]
Ines de La Fressange fits the bill perfectly, I think. I have this imgur gallery saved for inspiration and admiration: https://imgur.com/a/xlcrj
posted by any_name_in_a_storm at 12:03 AM on January 10, 2018
posted by any_name_in_a_storm at 12:03 AM on January 10, 2018
Marlene Dietrich!
posted by shalom at 12:50 AM on January 10, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by shalom at 12:50 AM on January 10, 2018 [1 favorite]
Tilda Swinton.
posted by jabes at 8:13 AM on January 10, 2018 [2 favorites]
posted by jabes at 8:13 AM on January 10, 2018 [2 favorites]
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Look Fab is cool.
posted by tipsyBumblebee at 4:42 PM on January 9, 2018 [2 favorites]