Old Navy Fold-Over Gaucho Capris

I wore the skort way back when, though I honestly never understood why it was promoted as a half skirt, half pants, because it was really just shorts with an identity crisis. So when the trend died, I was happy to see it fall away. Happy to be back to an article of clothing who knew who it was.

Then about a year ago, the half skirt, half pants was reinvented under the new name, gaucho. I couldn’t help but point and cackle at the new half cute, half goofy look, swearing up and down I would never follow the herd.

Yet like so many other things with “stickiness” in our culture, the gaucho virus began taking hold and I began to wonder what I was missing.

So a few weeks ago when I spotted a pair at Old Navy, I tried them on. The bug bit hard. I, Amy Mew, which probably will come to no surprise to you, was instantly sold. They looked great and more importantly were incredibly comfortable. At $14.50 each, I ended up walking out with two.

Like anything viral, my clothing focus is purely gaucho, preventing me from seeing any other pants in my ginormous sea of clothes. Gauchos to the beach, to gym, as a response to the 90 degree LA temps and even to dress up for work.

I’m actually currently sitting here wearing my “dressed up"’ gauchos, hoping to pass the infection to you. So if you aren’t already part of the herd, hop on broad, I promise you won’t be disappointed. Just be forewarned that I may heckle you, as well as myself, when the rose glasses vanish.



Where to Find:
$14.50 at Old Navy. Available in Brown Earth, Artichoke, and Grey.

Product Features:
• Sits low on waist
• Leg hits mid-calf
• 47% rayon, 47% polyester, 6% spandex. Machine wash. Imported.