Comments on: Eco-fugly: Burlap sack slacks

By: xiaoxie

xiaoxie — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:02:01 +0000

I agree the pants are so atrocious that the attempt to sell them.

By: Siel

Siel — Tue, 19 May 2009 21:16:53 +0000

I agree the pants are so atrocious that the attempt to sell them — for $120 no less! — kinda seems like an Onion joke –

By: Mike@EcoSalon

Mike@EcoSalon — Mon, 18 May 2009 22:37:26 +0000

Absolutely 'orrible. Even if they're inner-lined for comfort, the look is pure Grapes Of Wrath meets the Teletubbies. I like the idea. I loathe the cut. Ghagh. Mike@EcoSalon’s last blog post..Far Out or Out Too Far? Recycled Objects That Walk the Line

By: Gracie

Gracie — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:42:47 +0000

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!)

By: Katherine

Katherine — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:50:06 +0000

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.)

By: M

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:54:05 +0000

If you look at the product description, they are at least lined (with cotton and polyester)….

By: Leslie @ the oko box

Leslie @ the oko box — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:11:54 +0000

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.

By: Jasmin

Jasmin — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:27:25 +0000

Geez, looking at them makes me itch!

By: Di

Di — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:03:16 +0000

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.

By: James Chen

James Chen — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:54:49 +0000

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.