{"id":56124,"date":"2016-06-16T11:44:34","date_gmt":"2016-06-16T15:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=56124"},"modified":"2016-06-16T08:05:53","modified_gmt":"2016-06-16T12:05:53","slug":"road-test-girl-friday-culottes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2016\/06\/road-test-girl-friday-culottes.html","title":{"rendered":"road test: girl friday culottes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today we have another visit from Shelley<\/a>, our regular contributor from Down Under. She is here to share how she wears her Liesl + Co. Girl Friday Culottes that she sewed for herself. Take it away Shelley!<\/em><\/p>\n

When Liesl wrote her Style File post<\/a> about wide legged trousers, I was reminded that I\u2019ve been conducting a long term road test of the Liesl + Co. Girl Friday Culottes<\/a>. What better time to share my findings?<\/p>\n

I made the Girl Friday Culottes back when the pattern was first released and I\u2019ve worn them over two summers now, so I can truly say that they are just the easiest things to wear in almost every situation.<\/p>\n

\"Liesl<\/a><\/p>\n

Not sure that a pair of wide legged pants would fit with your lifestyle? Well, here are mine going through their paces in my \u201caverage urban mum\u201d day. (I may, or may not, do these kind of activities every day (the bad yoga pose perhaps gives me away). But you might, and I\u2019m here to show that you can, in the Girl Friday Culottes!)<\/p>\n

A trip into the city with a visit to the art gallery? Sure.<\/p>\n

\"Liesl<\/a><\/p>\n

Yoga by the beach anyone? Forgive me for not trying a headstand, but I\u2019ll bet you can imagine the culottes would have protected my modesty even if I\u2019d forfeited all dignity!<\/p>\n

\"Liesl<\/a><\/p>\n

If you have to run errands, then why not team your culottes with a French market bag and some organic fruit and veg shopping.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"Liesl<\/a><\/p>\n

For me, the ultimate test of any pattern is its \u201cbikeability.\u201d The Girl Friday Culottes get the “ride around the park with the kids” tick of approval.<\/p>\n

\"Liesl<\/a><\/p>\n

If I\u2019ve done all of that in one day, then I\u2019m heading out for a coffee.<\/p>\n

\"Liesl<\/a><\/p>\n

You might have noticed that over the course of two years these culottes have been washed and worn so often they\u2019ve seriously faded.<\/p>\n

I can see myself making another pair (with some fit adjustments, as these were my first ever sewn pants). Perhaps my next pair should be sewn in a black wool crepe, and then they could accompany me on all sorts of evening adventures too!<\/p>\n

XX Shelley<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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