Great Green Goods calls these burlap sack slacks “fashionable eco-friendly” and says “Forget the old jokes about wearing a burlap sack,” but I have to say all I can think of are burlap sack jokes and how fugly these are.
Is it just me or are these burlap sack duds really scary looking?
I think burlap sack material’s acceptable for some tote bags — but even that’s only if the bag’s given a cute shape and design. Materials aside, these pants are not a flattering cut. Plus, wouldn’t they feel scratchy?
Would you pay $120 for these pants?
Amazing! Now the “eco-friendly” fashionista only has to spend $120 to look and dress like a hobo.
These pants will look good under a bridge or while camping out in your neighborhood’s vacant lot. Plus, with the skirt that is also available you can still look classy while out on the streets panhandling in the hopes of getting back the $120 you just blew on some scratchy ass clothes.
Comment by Rick O! — June 2, 2008 @ 11:45 am
$120?!?!?! If I had any desire whatsoever to wear a burlap sack (and I don’t), there is NO way I’d spend that much money to do so.
Comment by Elise — June 2, 2008 @ 12:23 pm
that has to be one of the most atrocious things i’ve ever seen in fashion
Comment by jenny — June 2, 2008 @ 12:25 pm
You can also buy used clothing at both the Salvation Army and Goodwill Industries Thrift Stores. The money goes to a good cause as well.
Comment by James Chen — June 2, 2008 @ 12:54 pm
I think buying used clothes at thrift stores is right now more sustainable than spending exorbitant amounts on something like this..
And yeah, that particular cut is ridiculously unflattering.
Comment by Di — June 2, 2008 @ 2:03 pm
Geez, looking at them makes me itch!
Comment by Jasmin — June 3, 2008 @ 6:27 am
I don’t usually like downing any sort of handmade fashion, especially if it’s eco…but burlap is just not meant to wear against your skin. The reason the cut appears unflattering is because of the stiff fabric, if they made the same cut in bamboo everybody would want to sport these to yoga. I don’t think the fabric does the price tag justice & vice versa… maybe they can say how many people have bought them for 120$, that would be very interesting.
Comment by Leslie @ the oko box — June 3, 2008 @ 9:11 am
If you look at the product description, they are at least lined (with cotton and polyester)….
Comment by M — June 3, 2008 @ 10:54 am
that cut is definitely not… flattering.
Project Runway should’ve been called in; I sure would’ve liked to see Tim Gunn tell the designers to “make it work” with burlap.
Yikes. Even with a liner, burlap is still a pretty stiffly woven material. (Anyone remember the “I Love Lucy” Episode where she goes around wearing a couture burlap dress and a feed bag on her head, convinced it’s high french fashion? That’s what this reminds me of.)
Comment by Katherine — June 3, 2008 @ 3:50 pm
Ooohhh… No way would I wear these. For one thing, even if they’re lined, the outside is still really scratchy and my arms would be a rashy nightmare.
I hope they fix the design, stop calling THIS design “fashionable”, and lower the price. (They’re BURLAP, for Pete’s sake!! You can BUY a stinkin’ sack and MAKE these yourself and I don’t even know HOW much you’d save, but it’d be a LOT!)
Comment by Gracie — June 29, 2008 @ 12:42 pm