Plaid men: take II

There are no words.


It is that time of year when I bring out my "party pants", winter's answer to my summer stand-by.

I rarely wear pants, but this is one seasonal exception, and between now and late February, I will don these timeless tartan trousers:

A sampling.

For the month of December, I will often pair with one of my pairs of plaid pumps.  


The only thing better than tartan is layered tartan, no?

I have been a devoted fan of this festive fabric forever and was so excited when this book came out:

My copy was lost in the move and will hopefully resurface soon.

I remember my parents' holiday parties as a sea of plaid, each as likely to be my father, or mother, as the next.  I finally bought my own pair from J. Crew years ago, for a Scottish-highland-themed party.  They continued to come out with plaid pants every holiday season, but then changed the styling and I stopped buying them.  I added to my collection a few years later when J. McLaughlin came out with their own version.  What is it about us J's and our tartan pants?


And what other article of clothing can I realistically see myself wearing well into my 80's and 90's?


A solid investment, if you ask me.

Which is why I roped Jack into the game with his own pair from Brooks Brothers, and I have my eye on this black watch pattern from Orvis:

Dare I get carried away on this site...

While I prefer my plaid more preppy than hipster- I may have to invest these skinny pants for Pierce, from Gwen Stefani's line at Target when it debuts... in four days.

Anyway, you can imagine my delight last week when I stumbled upon this pair:

While they are "factory", and not 100% wool, they are quite soft and cut just the way I like.  No bells or whistles.

And how conveeenient that my mom just found this cute pair for Pierce- his very first party pants!

You know we never pass up an opportunity to coordinate.

No need to ask: we planned it.

Xox,

Jenny