Didn't think you were rude at all; I used to think the same thing about the cost, and I'm very Scots and raised-by-depression-era-mother, so I feel guilty about spending THAT sort of cash on pants - ! and like I have to justify why I do ... (or I did before we started having to buy custom skate boots ... now I'm just numb and resigned to cash outflow)

I saw an ad for what looks to be these very pants in Skating Magazine. They are from http://www.bearhillsports.com/postwopa.html

The picture in Skating Magazine looks just like the picture you posted and they come with either a blue stripe or a white stripe. The website indicates they can be pulled over the heel.

i'm not sure whether or not the savvy pants really sell for 70. i got mine from the pro shop at my rink for 50, and when i buy through Savannah (aka savvy. her mom makes them) they're also 40-50. but i do want to mention that while the savvy pants are suuuper cute they are not the most durable. the fabric pills and does tear much more quickly than the se_kus. my favorite thing about the savvy pants is that they come with hook and eye closures so that you can keep them snug over the heel of your boot

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US Figure Skating's online shop sells some similar to this (plain black, no stripe) for $58 (for adult sizes).
http://www.icelife.com/Merchant2/mer...roduct_Count=3
They look like they have something that attaches around the heel to keep them on. I'm getting ready to order a pair with a gift cert I got for Christmas I've been wanting a pair of these pants for months now!

I sucked it up and bought these ones, and wore them to skating today:
http://www.underarmour.com/shop/wome...ht/1001525-410

I LOVE them. They were nice and thick, but surprisingly stretchy. The material was nice and slippy so that I slid more than usual when I fell, but the ice didn't stick to them and get the material soaking wet. The rubber bits on the bottom was really helpful to keep them on the boot. I stretched them to pull the backs down over the heel, which was difficult because the elastic's so tight.

(Of course, I just had to catch my toe pick on my right calf and ripped a teeny little hole already. Pff, typical. )

I just got these (2nd pair, top row) on Saturday from Target - http://www.target.com/b/ref=in_se_pa...1&fromBrowse=1 - and paid about $19.99 for them. They're super comfy and stretchy featuring a bootleg cut, so you won't catch the bottom of the pants and fall/rip them. Plus, they kept my legs nice and toasty.