Carrying off culottes

A thought that repeats itself in my mind when wearing culottes: d o I look like a spanner or am I carrying this off? Culottes are deeply confusing. I dove straight into this trend, picking up not one, but two pairs in Zara. The length is midi and the leg is wide - so wide in fact that my husband full on LOLs whenever he sees me in them and mutters something about clown pants. Whatever I say, you don't get it I exclaim. While I would never admit this to him, the truth is I'm not sure I am fully on board either. There is no question that culottes are hugely comfortable to wear, but that widened aesthetic is everything I typically avoid. I would rather be slinky...