Wide-legged drapey pants and slushy city sidewalks are not a match. This left me with a choice: arrive at work slushed out, or tuck my pants into my otherwise-somewhat-subtle LLBean Snow Sneakers, from which they blossom out like I should be drinking vodka and dancing with my arms crossed. Lesson learned: These pants go back in the closet for dry sunny days.
Jane's Lessons Learned 
Thanks for the laugh!