so the latest fashion news (other than the passing of Alexander McQueen this morning - RIP) is that sweatpants are the new trend**. not just any old trackie bums mind you - the fashionable ones have to be tapered so you can roll them up to wear with your high heeled sandals or shoe booties. they should also be fitted all over, lest you want to have a saggy bum and flapping thighs which no amount of ankle tapering can fix.


** by Chloe


my thoughts on sweatpants are divided into 1) school games kit in maroon with a white go faster stripe up the side. think adidas rapper sweatpants but in static-inviting acrylic. anything associated with school sports does not make me excited. 2) juicy couture milfs with french manicured toenails and too much diamante (on their pants, person and teeth)...2a) teenage dilfs with too much money and not enough manners... 3) non-slim people who think wearing a sports-orientated outfit will help with their weight loss but don't actually do any exercise other than walk to marshalls and back. oh and numero 4) two words: Vicky Pollard.


the only ones that can pull off this look - in my humble opinion - are models with endless legs, perfect ankles and the right attitude. as for everyday folk, i am not convinced. if you're italian then you have more than your fair share of style, attitude and perfectness, so you probably can do this trend and do it well. 


as someone remarked, this look will likely take off because, like Uggs, it's mostly about comfort - and it doesn't cost much either. 


“Light, cool, comfortable – you’ll never want to wear anything else again,” says Vogue. and this is key... the look will surely fly because they require no effort whatsoever. oh god. they’re the fashion equivalent of a microwave meal. see number 4 above. i repeat VICKY POLLARD.