Cotton voile pajama-style pants are to a city in the summer what beach pants are to the beach and sweatpants are to the winter. What I mean by this is that they’re a comfortable, easy, no-brainer solution to the question of what to wear when you feel…any which way you feel: like hot shit, lukewarm caca or frozen feces.
But how many ways can you wear a pair of pajama-style pants? And within how many contexts? Allow me to attempt a demonstration with the following photographic representations, articulated in a pithy, rhyming poem.
Wear them on your coffee run,
Deiji Studios halter top, which maybe I should have ironed, Toteme white cotton-voile drawstring pants (worn throughout; these with the drawstring hem are a go too), Havaianas x Rotate flip flops
Dries van Noten choker thing (something like this is much more practical), Gianfranco Ferre sequined top (found it on The Real Real some years ago), The Row sandals (but as far as black sandals go, I think these are the best bet for summer in a city). How do you like these as a drawstring pant alternative?
Or beachside with a glass of wine.
Straight-up pajama pants, ideally that you already own, will work.
Soeur shirt, Dior boots. Maybe khaki (Matteau, on sale for $110) could have been a more fitting drawstring pant accent here, but you work with what you’ve got! The hat says “Caviar as garnish” - I like the colors! And Nora Ephron!
Take them to the office too,
Attersee vest, Church’s ‘Kara’ loafers (not the same at all, but would produce a good overall effect w this look), and here’s a bandana
No, wear while in the party lane!
Wardrobe.nyc blazer (single breast version here), Dolce and Gabbana slip, which I got from The Outnet a bunch of years ago and have surprisingly worn every season in some new way (here are somecomps), Balenciaga sandals, but these will do!
Put them on to self-express, to wear your style proud…
Pucci top, Jigsaw clogs, Oliver Peoples sunglasses from TRR
Pair them with a makeshift top,
It’s a square scarf that I tied around my neck and then belted! The back is completely open! Gabriela Hearst shoes and Altuzarra bag (this pink one is $145! There’s a bigger one in brown too); have had it for years and it’s the perfect size (to the extent that a 500-page book fits inside of it)
Polo RL denim shirt styled with a jean jacket around my waist and La Double J wedges (on sale for $364 here; the sunglasses are Oliver Peoples
(And btw, just to be clear,
The pants are from an old pj set, the jacket is one of the best Real Real finds I’ve ever made, the tank is Live the Process and the belt is Khaite
Although I’m sure you knew —
Femme Maison top, TK pants (from an actual pajama set!), Rene Caovilla sandals and Michael Kors bag (here’s the closest I could find — the chain strap is coming back fastandhard; but maybe one of us needs this one too)
Gabriel Forsach terry halter top (it’s also a wrap skirt/sarong!), Cafe Leandra x Soeur shorts, Chanel striped wedges (not the same, but I love these too, and these lace up, but they seem v practical)
Now there’s an edit, just 4 u.
From left: Tekla pants, $140 (they come in stripe for $119 too); Soeur pants, $185 and shorts (from our collab), $165; beige striped Toteme pants, and the blue version too, $420 (they come in solid navy for $305); floral cotton Gucci pants, $545 on TRR; Matteau khaki pants, $110 and here, gratuitously, is this one pair of jersey pants that look like they could do the same thing as this pair from The Row. I just learned how to cut images out of their backgrounds with my iPhone.
Thanks for the good times! Signing off yours,
Leandra
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Nothing thrills me more than a post full of outfit inspiration!!! I can’t imagine how long it takes to create all these looks but know that I, for one, am beyond grateful.
Nothing thrills me more than a post full of outfit inspiration!!! I can’t imagine how long it takes to create all these looks but know that I, for one, am beyond grateful.
This is so good! So much effort put in, so many outfits. And THRILLED to see my beloved If Only If in there <3