Ugly Duckling: Equestrian Pants

If you're new here, don't worry, I'll recap - I'm SO over striped pants. Whoever is running the Stardoll office has got to let this non-trend die, asap. But in the meantime, superstars the world over have been graced with these moderately un-pretty pants. For free. Great.

The Pros:

- They're neutral

- They're high wasted, and full length

The Cons:

- Equestrian is not my aesthetic. Or anyone elses', so far as I know.

- Is it a grey stripe? Is it black? Who knows.

- The crotch shading. Just look at it.

- The stripe, period.

The Styling:

Initially, I wanted to wear it for what it was - firstly, by using a striped to, and secondly, going all-out "equestrian". For the first look, I'd be much happier swapping out the pants, while the second look is just not my style, at all.

For the third look, the all-important, desperate decision - just making them disappear. I layered tops, dresses, and boots to make sure I could see as little of them as possible Unfortunately, if I put the boots in front, they quite literally vanished, and the point of this post is to style them, so I couldn't quite take it that far.

For the final look, I again tried just using them as they were, aiming for something a little more layered than the first but more formal than the second. The irritating thing is that the stripe is a totally different "black" to the other pieces, which is much more evident in this look than the others due to the contact between items.

Do you like the stripe pants?