I happen to be a major fan of the J. Crew Pixie Pant. If you have never heard about them or worn them before, let me explain that they are like the ultimate leggings! They are slim fitting like a legging, but made from a thicker material that is similar to a pair of black pants, which means you can wear these guys places where you wouldn’t normally wear plain leggings because of the casual factor. They also have a stretch waist band and an overall stretch to the pants that make it easy to get a nice fit in them despite your shape and also make them incredibly comfortable. I live in my Pixie Pants for work because they are so easy to wear and easy to style that it makes dressing for work a breeze!
Now, the one thing about the Pixie Pants that I am not in love with is the price tag! They retail for $98 a pair and although I can see the value in them, it is hard to justify purchasing multiple pairs which is pretty much a necessity since these guys are dry clean only! So, since its holiday time and loads of retailers are having amazing sales, I decided to run over to my local J. Crew Factory Outlet to see if I could get a few pairs of Pixie Pants on sale. After looking around for a while, I came across a pair of pants that was a near duplicate for the Pixie, except they had a side zipper instead of the back zipper. I spoke to an employee about whether these were Pixie Pants and she explained that they are the Factory duplicate of the Pixie Pant. Many times, Factory Outlets do not like to sell the exact products as their retail counterparts, so similar items are made with slight differences just to be sold exclusively in the outlet and the pants I had found were actually called the Gigi Pant, a dupe for the Pixie! Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to find any Gigi Pants in stock at my outlet in my size, but the employee that assisted me explained that their online store was having a 50% off sale with an additional 10% + free shipping deal right now and that deal was better than the in-store deal! So, I promptly pulled out my iPhone and ordered myself 2 pairs of these Gigi pants online and they were about $35 dollars each!!!
So, if you are interested in the Pixie Pant, but are afraid of the price tag, perhaps you should give the Gigi Pant a go! If you shop soon, you can even take advantage of the awesome sale going on at the J. Crew Factory Online Store as well! Oh! One more little tip for you on the pants! For some reason, J. Crew Pixie & Gigi Pants run large, so make sure to order one size smaller than you normally wear! I almost didn’t believe it when I was told to get a smaller size, because that’s never how my luck runs with clothes, but it was true and I wear one size smaller than normal in my Pixie Pants!
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Do you wear the J. Crew Pixie Pant? Do you love them or do you think they are overpriced? Do you know of any other more affordable alternatives? Let’s discuss it in the comments!
have never bought a pair but been told they are like the zara leggings
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I have heard the same, but I have never tried the ones from Zara!
Do you find that the quality or fit of the Gigi is different to the Pixie? I’m hesitant to sacrifice quality for price…
No, they are pretty much identical except for the location of the zipper. Personally, I prefer the Gigi over the regular Pixi because the zipper on the side is much more manageable!
do you wear the same size in the gigi as your pixie pant. because i wear the pixi pant in 0 and since you said go down a size i don’t know if i should order a 00 in the gigi or stick to 0
You will wear the same size in gigi as in pixie! They are exactly the same!
The Gigi is still dry clean only, though. How is that working for you so far?
Fine. I just take them to the dry cleaners to get cleaned. Not after every wear of course, but I have three pairs so I rotate them out.
I just ordered the Gigi pants to try! I am so in love with the Pixie but am a college student so the $98 tag is not my best friend… Also, they say dry clean only but i have been washing my Pixies in the washing machine on delicate cycle and line drying them and they are totally fine!
Awesome! Thanks for the washing tip! Enjoy the pants!
I purchased some Gigi pants and I loved them at first, however sometimes the zipper slides down and pinches my skin causing the most painful experience of my life. And I’m left sitting their helpless in pain, and my only option is to essentially rip my skin. Perhaps this happens because I washed them in the washer. I think this fall and winter I am going to be on the lookout for high quality, “pant-like” leggings with NO zipper.
Hope this was helpful 🙂
I always take mine to the dry cleaners, and I haven’t had any problems like that, yikes! If you find a nice high quality pant like legging without a zipper, please please please let me know!
Do the Gigi pants have a seam in the middle, back side of the leg like the Pixie pant?Thanks!
Have you ever tried the Liverpool Mira skinnies? I’ve heard they are similar as well! I don’t have either but I need a good pair of black skinnies and am debating between the two!