Fashion February Week 2: The Harem Pant

If you're a little behind, I'm participating in a series called Fashion February where each week myself and several other bloggers are writing weekly posts centered around a certain trend or topic (for a list of all the participating blogs, click here).  This week, the theme is...

That's right, it's hammer time!

Contrary to popular belief, these easy-breezy pants did not originate with MC Hammer.  The pants originated 2,000 years ago in the middle east, and unlike modern harem pants, it's predecessors required much more fabric (as shown below).

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These 19th century bloomers are also considered a variant of the original harem pant.  Sassy, no?
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Modern harem pants (done right):

Image Source: Glamour UK

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Honestly, I've never been a fan of harem pants as I just don't think they would look right on my body.  I feel like no matter how much I'd try to look like Rihanna or Olivia Palermo, I'd end up looking more like a Justin Bieber.  Bloomers, on the other hand, are an entirely different story (I feel a bloomer revival is long overdue and obviously inevitable); I'd rock bloomers over harem pants any day!

Look at my sexy, droopy pants; harem gone oh-so-wrong:

Image Source: Glossi

Image Source: You Want Me to Wear What?

What do you guys think of harem pants?  Fashion do or fashion don't?

Be sure to check out what the other lovely bloggers are posting for #FashionFebruary!