Thoughts on pants with a lace belt

Got these corduroy pants, they fit me really great but there's one thing: they can't fit a belt and have that cord instead. How can I dress it up without it looking awkward, is it a complete no no for a more formal look? Ty 🙂
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awburkey
awburkey9mo ago
Imo you can’t dress up draw string pants really at all. They can work for a like a lux casual look in the summer but there’s a pretty hard limit on how much they can be “dressed up” in terms of formality Did you have ideas for how you wanted to wear them?
Nico
Nico9mo ago
I'm mostly gonna wear it casual anyways with a shirt and sneakers but was wondering if it could still work at all with a vest or a gilet and some more formal shoes a shame they dont just have belt loops honestly lol I wouldve taken the string out and used a belt
mattw282
mattw2829mo ago
I strongly encourage you not to do a vest/gilet and more formal shoes.
Nico
Nico9mo ago
👍 thanks considering returning them tbh still have the tag on any recommendations for where I could find better corduroy pants? I don't have a big budget so under 100€/$ I see Uniqlo has some but no black 😦
briquebrutale
briquebrutale9mo ago
Vinted, Depop, Ebay.
Nico
Nico9mo ago
Update: I returned them and found some better black corduroy pants (for cheaper, too!)