"When you're dealing with all the volume and proportion that bigger pants bring, it's very easy to upset that delicate balance by sitting down or putting one foot in front of the other-two things that, call me a fashion victim, I find it pretty necessary to do. Where a second ago you looked cool, suddenly you move slightly and your pants are hanging all weird around your shoe, your beautiful draping instantly transforming into an awkward canopy without any warning."
"Baggy pants are simply one of the least practical, most absurd items of clothing a person can wear when it rains or snows. If your answer to that is "Well, don't wear them when it rains or snows, then," I would only point out that they're the main pants available right now. Last year, we seemed to reach some sort of big-pants tip"
Reluctance to adopt wide-leg, baggy pants stems from their unpredictable drape and loss of control over bodily form. Slimmer-leg pants maintain consistent appearance when standing, sitting, and moving, providing predictable proportion and silhouette. Big, voluminous pants easily disturb that balance: sitting or stepping can turn careful draping into awkward, hanging fabric around shoes. The slouchy aesthetic depends on pants slouching 'just so,' but that ideal state is uncommon. Inclement weather amplifies impracticality, as rain and snow make oversized trousers cumbersome. Despite these issues, wide-leg styles have become the dominant available option.
Read at Slate Magazine
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