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Show them who wears the trousers

Fashion is having a definite trouser moment right now.

October 8, 2009 10:13
Hi-sheen peg-top trousers, £34.99; waistcoat, £24; cropped tux, £34.99; cap, £24.99; and cutaway boots, £85. All at River Island

ByJan Shure, Jan Shure

3 min read

Fashion is having a definite trouser moment right now. We may all still be wearing sassy pencil skirts or short skirt-plus-leggings/dress-plus-leggings combos but, trust me, as winter rolls in, trousers will suddenly seem magnetically, irresistibly and rivetingly new. And even if you can resist their allure this season, there is absolutely no doubt that by next spring you will be forced to face up to the challenge of finding the right pair.

And whereas last winter there were just a few trouser options — wide-leg, skinny or cropped (with the occasional sub-category, like straight cropped or wide cropped), this season (and next) there are a whole lot more shapes to confuse and confound us: skinny, wide, cropped, carrot-top (aka peg-top), jodhpur, harem, high-waist, leggings, treggings… And all of them require rigorous thought about what we team with them and how we accessorise them…

Skinny trousers are a no-brainer for those with slim hips and thighs. Wear them any way you like — with a cropped jacket, boyfriend jacket, a short trophy jacket, a cropped fake-fur or marabou jacket. If you are not so streamlined, you can still make skinny trousers work: always team them with a longer top half — a boyfriend jacket or long blazer, long chunky knit cardi or sweater, or a boyfriend cardi. Wear statement shoes or ankle boots with the highest heels you can bear.

Where to find them: High-shine skinny trousers, £38, Topshop; skinny trousers with zips, £38, Next; skinny trousers with zips, £155, Acne (www.brownsfashion.com); black-and-white tie-dye skinny trousers Felder Felder, £380 (www.brownsfashion.com).