When I found this awesome gingham pants video tutorial byAmanda Wright, on YouTube, I was so excited.

We used to call them pedal pushers, clam diggers, or just simple slacks.

This style of pants was really like our leggings before leggings were ever thought of.

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These pants are the perfect sleek retro design.

They remind me of the ones Mary Tyler Moore used to wear, on the Dick Van Dyke Show.

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