Blue Canoe Santa Fe Cropped Pant : The Ultimate Lounge Pant

Sunday is my day off -- from work and from working out. I like to sleep late, put on my Blue Canoe Santa Fe Cropped pants, and lounge on my couch with the paper. After that, I usually meet a friend for coffee. Luckily my lounge/yoga pants are also cute enough for casual wear, too.

Made out of 90 percent organic cotton/10 percent lycra, my Santa Fe pants fit me just they way I like them--at my hips. I like the drawstring "waist" band and the decorative contrast stitching around the waistband and faux pockets.

The Santa Fe Cropped Pant comes in nine different colors thanks to a non-toxic reactive dye that that works only on natural porous fiber. The cropped cut of these pants is ideal for cooler summer days and the shoulder season, but their heavyweight material might be too warm during the height of the summer.

Even though these pants are ideal for yoga, I prefer to save mine for those days when I plan to catch up on some reading, clean the house, walk my dog, or simply take a nap. The best thing I like about wearing these pants is knowing that they have a smaller impact on the environment than some of my other lounging pants made of traditionally-grown cotton.

Bottom Line: If your favorite “walk around town/lounge around the house pants” (we all have them) have one too many holes, this eco-friendly pant is the ideal replacement. B. B. (Sept. '05)

Price: $64

Manufacturer's Site: www.bluecanoe.com

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