Enjoy easy care, a comfy fit, and timeless style with these eco-friendly pants, artisan-made in the USA.

Wide legs. Skinny legs. High rise. Low rise. Straight hems. Flared hems. Most of us have lived long enough to see these ripples in pants fashions come and go several times over. In designing Sympatico's Stovepipe and Cropped Pants I aimed for classic shapes that are both flattering and comfy. Looks that will outlive all those fleeting fashion tremors.

My approach to designing women’s tencel pants puts a premium on comfort and movement as opposed to frills and flash-in-the-pan adornments. Functionality is also important to me. That’s why Sympatico’s line of hemp and Tencel pants for women all feature pockets. I constantly hear from Sympatico fans who lament the lack of real, functioning pockets in a lot of women’s wear.

Where comfort is concerned, I use elastic waists that easily adjust to your waistline both before and after a big lunch! I also design the front and rear rises and thighs for unrestricted movement.as well as a flattering fit. 

With roomy pockets and an elastic waist, Stovepipe Pants combine fit and function with comfort.

Sympatico’s mid-weight hemp and Tencel fabric is an ideal material for pants. Thanks to its supple drape, the Stovepipe and Cropped pants resist lap wrinkles and bounce back beautifully from a day's wear on the hanger overnight. Deeper wrinkles such as those brought on by packing and travel are easily remedied with a quick spritz of water.

The classic lines of Cropped Pants in Plum work attractively beneath a Princess Top in undyed Natural hemp - Tencel.

And speaking of water, Sympatico’s Tencel pants are super easy to care for. The Tencel content helps the hemp to relax so that oftentimes no ironing is needed so long as you remove your items from the dryer promptly. Some hand shaping after machine drying or before line drying also helps eliminate the need for ironing.

I offer lots of tips about how to reduce the environmental impact of laundering and caring for your clothes here. 

According to a Proctor and Gamble study, we expend more energy caring for our clothes than is used to manufacture them. Thus when you make Earth-smart practices a part of your washday, you help our planet in two ways: First, you minimize energy use and water pollution. And second, because your clothes will last longer, your wardrobe will have a lighter impact on our environment.

More: Hemp/Tencel women's clothes: Earth-friendly 7-day wearability