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The seventies took ownership of the runways this spring and our closets are craving a major redux. We’re divorcing our skinny denims (for the interim; they’ll likely come back someday) and fantisizing about an illicit affair with their alter-ego: The wide-legged pant.
Dries Van Noten showed versions of it in fluid fabrics: so louche, so
now;
Hermes rose the waistline –  and the bar – with their expertly tailored trousers cuffed and pleated to perfection.
It doesn’t stop there. Others took note of this trend and reinterpreted it on their own watch: Jil Sander, Maz Azria,  Donna Karan … and
H&M? Believe it. Their store shelves are brimming with
this,
this, and
this. Want it? Get it now; fall 2011 is just around the corner.