5 Reasons These Velvet Pants Are Basically Sweatpants in Disguise
Summary:
Most of us believe holiday pants have to pinch a little to look dressed.
So the jeans come out for dinner, the button digs in by dessert, and the velvet stays on the rack.
If you’ve ever changed into sweatpants the minute the last guest left, you’re not alone.
A velvet pant from Dahling & Co. — The Paris Velvet Pant — is changing that. Five reasons.
The waist is all elastic
Dressy pants usually come with a zip, a button and a waistband you feel all evening.
This one pulls on. The waist is gathered elastic with a drawstring, like your favorite sweatpants, and there are two side pockets.
Three-hour dinner, second helping. Still comfortable.
The lace hem does the dressing up
The dressing happens at the ankle, right where people look when you’re in flats.
A scalloped lace hem, dyed the same color as the velvet, turns a pull-on pant into an evening one.
Which is why everyone at the table asks where they’re from.
Fancy for dinner
Velvet with a soft sheen, a fine knit or a silk blouse, a small heel.
It reads like the pant you planned the whole outfit around, not the one you picked because you could sit in it.
Candles, toasts, the long table. You look like you made an effort.
Casual on a Tuesday
Under a big oversized sweater with flats, the same pant looks easy, not overdressed.
The barrel leg is loose and ends at the ankle, so it moves with you instead of clinging.
It sits as easily at a desk as it does on the sofa. Velvet isn’t only for the evening.
Right now, all four colors are on sale
Black, Burgundy, Forest Green and Navy, and every one of them is on sale right now.
Sizes XS to XXL, cut loose with a barrel leg that ends at the ankle.
Thirty days to exchange for another size or color. The sale price won’t be there forever.
