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Confortable et pratique!","reviewer_name":"Linda G."},{"date":"June 11, 2026","title":"Vraiment confortable","rating":5,"content":"Pantalon tres confortable. J'ai acheté pour un voyage. La longueur est un peu longue pour moi, je mesure 5'4\" et j'ai dû le faire raccourcir de 1 pouce sinon ça trainait par terre.","reviewer_name":"Sophie B."}],"target_countries":"US","canonical_url":"https://www.simons.ca/en/women-sportswear/pants-shorts/sports-pants/halo-essential-ultra-soft-loose-pant--16865-23005?colourId=0","reddit_insights":{"match":{"notes":"High confidence due to multiple threads explicitly discussing sizing, dupes, and comparisons of the Vuori Halo Essential Wide Leg Pants, matching the product name's key terms.","confidence":0.9,"matched_terms":["Halo Essential Wideleg Pant","Halo Essential Wide Leg Pants","essential wide leg","Halo Wide Leg","Halo pants"]},"status":"ok","coverage":{"subreddits":["vuoriclothing"],"threads_used":3},"evidence":{"items":[{"url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/vuoriclothing/comments/1ohr0eu/sizing_help_halo_essential_wideleg_pant/nlqodt1/","type":"comment","title":"Sizing runs large and long for the Halo Essential Wideleg Pant","author":"Arianawy","ref_id":"r_e_2","thread":{"url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/vuoriclothing/comments/1ohr0eu/sizing_help_halo_essential_wideleg_pant/","title":"sizing help halo essential wideleg pant","subreddit":"vuoriclothing"},"excerpt":"I am 5’3 and just bought the black heathers ones in xs as XXS was sold out . I have disproportionately long legs for my height and these pants were super long . None of vuoris standard inseam pants (such as the all the feels flare) are long on me , but these ones are about two excess inches dragging on the floor long. I’d estimate the inseam to really be about 33 inches. Actually I’m gonna measure  them real quick brb ; inseam on xsmall is 30 inches from the crotch but they seem way longer . 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I thought about opening the elastic inside the waistband and adding an inch or tow to make if flatter but I think there is just too much material.","subreddit":"vuoriclothing"},{"url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/vuoriclothing/comments/1eq2jlz/halo_wide_leg_flare_pant/lry5mef/","type":"comment","title":"Essential Wide Leg pants fit poorly compared to discontinued Flare version","author":"CLBN1949","ref_id":"r_e_5","thread":{"url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/vuoriclothing/comments/1eq2jlz/halo_wide_leg_flare_pant/","title":"halo wide leg flare pant","subreddit":"vuoriclothing"},"excerpt":"I know this post is kinda old, but I agree!! I got the halo flare pant a while back and I absolutely love them! I’ve been wanting to get a pair in black, so I went online to order a pair not realizing the essential wide leg was different (it had been so long that I only remember they were halo wide leg but not what the exact name was). They were out of stock of the regular length, so I got them in long and they were waaaayyy too big! Not just the length, but everywhere. I’m returning them and was searching for the ones I have just to find they only have them on sale in the color I already have which tells me they likely won’t be coming back with the flare pant version 😭 I’m so disappointed. I had been waiting to treat myself but if I knew this would happen I would’ve done it a long time ago. I might try the essential wide leg version again in a smaller size, but they’re not pleated which is one thing I loved the most about the flare pant version. Plus they fit way better and are much more flattering than the essential wide leg imo. Anyway, that’s my little rant lol. So sad! 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