Eww! NO! That was my first reaction. Stirrup pants? Ugh! They’re worse than cut-off tights.

I was afraid of this “trend” reappearing…I sadly remember wearing these as a kid and I don’t want to go through that again!

I remember back in the ‘80s when stirrups were first big. Ugh! My mom wouldn’t buy me a pair on the grounds that they were butt-ugly. That still applies!

I;ve lived through these twice: once as a school girll while Laura Petrie (aka Mart Tyler Moore) rocked them on the Dick Van Dyke show, and once in the late 80’s/ early 90’s when they were worn with long (rear end covering) tops and flat boots. I say maybe- NOT with hoochie heels! as in all matters of form fitting clothes, spandex is a priveledge, not a right. Out of respect for the public I personally won’t wear them, but I’ve seen them done well…

This topic made me LOL!  I must email this post to a gal I know who owns the cutest consignment shop in Los Altos (CA).  We were just talking about stirrup pants coming “back”, and WHY the fashion industry would do that to us and WHO in the world would wear them!

stirrups pants remind me of the gynecologist…how is THAT fashionable???????

My mom had a pair of kid stirrup pants that she made me wear when I was in early elementary school back in the early 90’s. At the time I only had a little kid’s sense of style, but even I knew then that those things are hideous.

Aaaaaagh! Didn’t these things die along with the whole “skinny pant” trend after last fall? So distressing to know they’re still around. Wrong, wrong, wrong in so many ways!

These were horrible when I wore them to 1st grade in 1987, and they are still horrible.  Yuk!

just think of all the colors…my first impression was seeing these in mustard green.

Noooooo.  Leggings are bad enough! Skinny pants at least have some structure. Stirrup pants especially are a little too…....“brick house,” if you get my drift. And doesn’t anyone remember the way stirrup pants bagged at the knees and you ended up looking like an elephant?

Ugh! Not again! My mom made me wear these in the early 90’s! Much against my will. I tried to ask her when I got older why she made me and she claimed they were the style. I tried to explain to her that nothing that horrible is ever in style. Just when I got over the twitches and jerks from the first time, these pants re-emerge. Will it never end??

“stirrups pants remind me of the gynecologist…how is THAT fashionable???????”

Literally made me ROFLMAO!

When I was in High School there was an admin that wore a nude colored pair.  EVERY SINGLE TIME she wore them I thought she was running around in just a tee shirt.

Though I would never be caught dead in them outside my house, they are pretty comfy for jammies.  Just a thought…

Stirrups are meant for horse saddles, not women’s pants.  If you want to look like a Clydesdale, go ahead and wear these.

Nooooooo!! Leggings are bad enough, but I’ve kind of gotten used to seeing them again. This is just a whole other level of awful.

FOMG, elementary school all over again.

Although, I do agree with Susanna - stirrup pants *might* be okay when you want to wear boots over them. So they won’t bunch up or move.

OH NO! I will never wear these again. I had a green pair (yes, green) in 1986 that I wore under a green and blue sweater dress. It was fine for the 80s (plus I was eleven years old and so I was really skinny!), but I don’t care to relive this style.

ummm…. yeah exactly that ummmm…

Stirrup pants aren’t the only things coming back into fashion.  Legwarmers are back, too!  My husband didn’t believe me when I told him, so the last time we were in Target I walked him past a whole section of legwarmers in the socks/tights aisle.

Love them ONLY to wear with snow boots. I hate tucking pants into boots and then your legs feel like sausages and look like you’ve retained a gallon of water! These are great for that purpose ONLY. And ... if you ride a horse. And ... if you’re in the “Springtime for Hitler” chorus of “The Producers.” ‘Nuff said.

didn’t they try to bring this back last fall? and i TOTALLY called it before they did. sadly my friends wouldn’t allow my skinny ### to wear these last year and now that i’ve had to put on weight (evidently being anorexic isn’t healthy…?  jk it sucks) i wouldn’t even dare wear these!

bring back great childhood memories….

Ditto on the not again!

Heh heh.  I remember my collection of stirrup pants.  Back in the mid ‘80s I wore them under those long pencil skirts or some long shirt/sweater that conveniently hid my figure flaws.  The looked great tucked into boots.  The only problems were the stirrup part on your foot wore out rather quickly and if the pants didn’t fit right, they were either getting pulled down from your foot or the stirrup was too loose, making the pants look baggy and saggy.

Would I wear it now?  Doubtful.  My figure flaws are more pronounced now than when I was 16.  And a big fat “no way” to wearing them with stilettos.

But I’ll maintain they’re better than jodhpurs.

Oh noooooooo! I had a pair of yellow stirrup pants in the 80’s made out of sweatshirt material may they burn in peace. Make them go away quickly-ugh.