Wearing Coloured bottoms like trousers/shorts/culottes - in particular pink

[Celia]

You have now got me thinking, the blue material I just made in trousers comes in pink ???? I wore the blue ones yesterday and am pleased with them, they are a bit big on the waist but I have just lost a couple of kilos so that’s ok. I make them in such a way I can still tighten the elastic    Or let it out

Go in @SewRuthieSews go for it

[SewRuthieSews]

Thanks for the offer @Diane but I already have a giant stash carefully collated collection of lightside fabric in tubs in the garage so am trying not to buy new fabric!

In there I have something which is a blend which could work for normal trousers and also some stretchy distressed darker pink which could be some jeans.

Thanks everyone for all the comments. I generally wear trousers in neutral shades, often black, navy and dark brown but also greygreen, khaki, stone. I also have some patterned ones but only wear those in the summer - navy base with florals and some others which are cream and brown abstract tribal type design.

I don't think I'd wear pale pink or blush coloured trousers, but something a little darker/stronger/brighter might work.

[Diane]

I agree, pale pink for me is a bit of a no no, the pink I have is much stronger in colour.

[Kad]

I think that when wearing lighter coloured trousers it's best not to wear a very dark coloured top with them - too much contrast seems to confuse the eyes into not registering the paler items. I wear white and palest pink trousers all summer but always with a top that's not bright or dark but just a little bit stronger coloured.

[Ohsewsimple]

I generally wear black or navy.  For some reason I don’t always feel comfortable in coloured trousers! 
But I did make a pair of purple/aubergine stretch cotton twill    They’re  Lady McElroy fabric and I can’t find any more.  It was pricey but soooooo comfy. 

[Kwaaked]

I don't wear a lot of pink, although I do have lemon yellow, turquoise and srping green chinos.  All are a bit more saturated in color.

I wear them with denim and chambray blouses.  Embroidered ones (my favorite shirt has ducks on it), plain, ruffled, spotted with matching colors (yellow pair has a striped chambray shirt with yellow heart and ruffles, so go figure?), Navy tops.  Funny, I am not much of a fan of colored pants or chambray and I wear a lot of both.  They are office clothes, and I wear them working often.

[Nevis5]

@Ohsewsimple  I've just made a couple of pairs of Merchant & Mills Eve trousers from Mind the Maker stretch cotton twill fabric.  It's gorgeous fabric, really smooth and easy to sew.  I'm so pleased with it and although it's expensive I know they will last forever.  I got it from Minerva Fabrics, and am just waiting for some of their Core Range stretch cotton twill for a third pair to see the difference in quality.  They have loads of colours - not my favourite shop of choice but sometimes it's the only option.  HTH. x

[Ohsewsimple]

@Nevis5 thanks for the info.  I didn’t realise they made stretch twill too.  About the same price I paid for LM.  I’ve got a sample of the Minerva one in taupe.  Looks more grey to me.  It’s quite nice fabric, not too thick.  I was after something warm at the time and the one I got was warm to the touch. 
But Minerva's is a good price. 

[Nevis5]

@Ohsewsimple  you're welcome.  I think Minerva have started to produce quite a lot of exclusive fabrics.  This is the first I've tried - hoping the postman brings it today.  Interesting that the taupe colour is almost grey - I ordered dark sand but I know that sometimes their colours are slightly different on my monitor.  In the spirit of this thread - the previous twill I'd got is a gorgeous ocean blue colour

[Bumblebuncher]

I love pink, it doesn't love my skin tone.  I wear pink trousers with a black top so I get to wear pink 
What I don't like is Denim blue jeans, I know I am weird like that, I look down and they just look wrong!  Jeans are every shade except blue!

[BrendaP]

As to pink in your nether regions please be careful of the shade - I was watching a YouTube recording of a church service and was shocked to see one of the women there wearing a tunic top and nothing else...... of course, she had pink leggings on but unless you looked carefully it was a bit arresting!!  It wasn't even flesh coloured pink!! 

It's the same with flesh coloured tops!  I recently saw a woman walking down the street and had to do a double take as I initially thought she was topless!

[Kwaaked]

It's the same with flesh coloured tops!  I recently saw a woman walking down the street and had to do a double take as I initially thought she was topless!

Haha, I am beige.  I just don't stick out at all in coloring.  A stylist wanted to put me all in similar shades of tan, beige and khaki...I was like, you realize this is just skin from a distance with me, yes?

[Ouryve]

I saw a teenage girl wearing beige leggings and crop top, the other day 


About 75% of my wardrobe is blue or blue toned greens and purpled. The rest is black, pink (not fleshy) and red with the odd bit of white appearing as my hair lightens.

[SewRuthieSews]

Had a trip out to the boxes in the garage today and brought back the pink fabric I was thinking about.
I have 3.6m of it and its nowhere close to skintone (more like a pale red) so reckon it'd be alright for trousers, and maybe a 'shacket' as well - a horrible word IMO but means a shirt style jacket, or shirt worn as a jacket.
Not sure I'd wear them together, but both could be useful pieces.

[Catllar]

I love coloured pants - have 3 pairs of red- different fabrics and different lengths. I wear them with black or white. I avoid blue or navy to avoid looking like a flag.  I have a pair of red with small white spots that are loose and elastic ankled - wear with white or the matching top. I've got mint green pants  that go well with navy, a raspberry pink pair - almost anything goes with them. Basic colours are fine in the winter but cut loose a bit in the summer it's then or never!