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TROUSERS AREN’T EXACTLYground-
breaking fashionterritory.Inthe century-
and-a-half orso sincewomen fought for and
wontherighttowearthem,they’vebeena
wardrobe staple, ago-to for effortless
everydaydressing. Exceptthatthey’renot
effortless, are they?Oratleast not to shop
for.Asafashioneditor,being open to new
trends and brandsis parfor thecourse,but I
must admitthatI’ve never managedtomake
trouserswork forme (possiblyputoffbythe
flammable–andwildly unflattering–pairs
that Iwas forcedtowearwaitressingasa
teen). I’ve gotmanypairs of jeans, but only
one pair of trousers–andthoseare 10-year-
oldchinosthat no longergetpastmybum.
Butthis year’s iterations aretoogoodto
miss. After seasons (and seasons, and
seasons)of‘wear-everywhere’ dresses,
trousers foreveryoccasion havebegun
springinguponthecatwalks. Evenavowed
‘dress people’–ofwhichIamone –willfind
this season’s trousersawelcome wardrobe
palate cleanser, onceyou’ve foundapair to
suit.Orindeed,fivepairs–sincethereare
fivekeyshapes to tryasthe weather turns.
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