Coco Chanel took great pains to make womens clothes comfortable and practical. Chanel replaced the large umbrellas people wore on their heads with small, pert hats. She enabled women to get out of their starched petticoats and corsets and get into comfortable pants- for purposes like horse riding, dancing or any other activity requiring movement. But what did we do with that? We created and improvised and came up with the worldwide popular item- skinny jeans. Now skinny jeans are pants no doubt, but in no way are they practical. You cannot go horse riding in them, you cannot run, and in some really tight varieties, you cannot even bend to pick up your pencil.
So why do we wear these? They look good undoubtedly, on most body types, flattering our curves,or lack of them. But is that really all we look for? For some of us (including me till recently), the answer would be yes. But when you live in a city where temperatures go upto 45 degrees celsius, you are bound to warm up to the idea of practicality at some point. Which is when I suddenly find myself in a pair of loose black cotton pants for two straight months. They are comfortable, look great when teamed with a tank top and go well with summer shoes. Problem solved?
Not quite. Comes a party or a formal event and I find myself wildly scavenging around in my closet for... yes, skinny jeans. Dresses, skirts and even high-waist shorts are all good options, but in my opinion not much can beat the appeal of jeans teamed with a pair of sky-high heels and a pretty top. So although we can substitute these glove-fit jeans to an extent, they prove to be indispensable. So I guess some discomforts are worth the suffering... so what if it cuts off blood circulation?
