Situation: #coloredpantsproblems

Fine.  I admit it.  I wasn't a fan of the colored pants when they made their debut this past spring in soft pastels and bright hues and whatnot.  Being slightly curvy, I looked super-duper heavy in Easter yellow and robin's egg blue pants (two colors that accentuate hips and thighs remarkably), and I came to the sad realization that I'll be a jegging- and legging-wearing girl fo' lyfe.  Which is fine.  I'm obviously over it.  LOLZ to colored pants.

And then.  A miracle happened.  I call it: my Joe Fresh shopping spree.

Photo courtesy of Racked NY

For those who aren't familiar with the Joe Fresh name, you should be.  It's Canadian, eh!  The one I visited near 43rd Street and 5th Avenue opened this past March and is HUGE, like two levels huge, apparently much larger than one way down 5th near West 16th.  There's also a store near Penn Station on 34th and 7th and on the Upper East Side on East 80th and Madison.  Other than that, there's a store in Long Island and one at the Bridgewater Commons in New Jersey (about a half hour from where I used to live, go figure), and that's IT for stores in the states.  Damn you, Canada!  Give us more Joe Fresh!

You know when you're watching a movie and the female protagonist sees the man of her dreams and it's like the stars are aligned?  And then "At Last" seems to begin right on cue and then she's sobbing and then YOU'RE sobbing?  Well that's exactly how I felt yesterday morning as I entered the store and noticed the first price tag on a pair of skinny corduroy pants.  $19.  It.  Was.  SO.  Beautiful.

Sadly, the online store totally sucks, so YAY to New Yorkers and BOO to everyone else.

I took about 245 things into the dressing room, including a few pairs of the dreaded colored pants, and went wild.

What I loved:

Never Have I Ever worn Size 6 pants.

1. Pants RUN LARGE.  One pair of incredibly dapper maroon velvet(ish) pants only came in a Size 4, and I asked someone working if they had anything larger.  They didn't.  I tried them on.  They fit.  When has this ever happened to me?!?!  Never.
2. The quality of fabric and stitching is ACTUALLY GOOD.  LOLZ to shopping at Forever21 anymore.  Joe Fresh was looking better than even Zara, my old favorite store.  Zara, out, Joe Fresh, in.
3. Cheap prices.  Duh.
4. The store was organized, clean, and spread out.  What a concept!!!!!  I'm looking at YOU, H&M.

My final purchase consisted of a soft brown fur vest, navy/grey/white colorblock sweater, navy short-sleeve tweed shirt, forest green pants, brown skinny corduroys, and maroon velvet(ish) pants.  Total cost: $204.  As excited as I was about my much-needed seasonal spree, I overcame my fear of colored pants.  The darker colors are much more flattering, as well as the stretch of the pant and quality of the material.

What do you think?  Is the colored pants trend here to stay, or are you over it?  Comment away!