Trousers or dress pants, a garment for men and women, is a piece of clothing for special or formal events. The right length, fit and feel give trousers the finesse it has. The same finesse transfers onto the individual’s personality when wearing a nice pair. Now that we have understood the idea of well-fitted trousers, Let’s move on to the list of trousers that both men and women must add to their wardrobes for the upcoming event season.
FOR MEN
For men, having a functional wardrobe is ideal. It should have pieces that work with a range of lifestyle events. A collection of these must-have formal trousers will always keep you dress code ready.
TypesFlat front trousers
Trousers with flatness in the material around the zipper and well-fitted around the hip are flat front trousers. Apt for men with lean and slim bodies. Though these trousers have belt loops, you must buy the one that fits your hip without the belt or else the fabric will start pleating around if worn with a belt.
Pleated trousers
Perfect for men with wide hips or thighs as these trousers provide more material in the waist and leg area to accommodate. It’s vintage and classic and worn above the hip, so the Genz are totally in love with it. They constantly keep coming up with unique ways to style pleated trousers for all events.
Cuffed Pants
A special touch on dress pants that adds a modern and elegant is cuffed bottoms. The proper width of trouser cuffs should be 1 ½ inch for a man under 5’10” and 1 3/4 inches if taller. If a man is shorter, the cuff should be 1 1/4 inches in width instead of the conventional 1 1/2 inches. In cuffed trousers, the bottom part of the pant fabric is folded upwards and outwards onto the outside. Cuffed pants make your legs appear more prominent and prevent the pants from creasing at the bottom. Cuffing can be done on all kinds of bottom wears except for tuxedos.
Slim fit trousers
For a chic and clean look, men who are lean and tall should consider slim-fit dress pants. This type will fit a slender man’s physique the best and can be made as a flat front, pleated, or cuffed design.
Different kinds of trousers length
No Break
The bottom of the trousers barely graces the top of your shoe. This length is modern and fashion forward making it popular among most men because it looks neat and put together. It looks good on men who are slightly on the thinner side.
Sight Break
This length has just a little bit of fabric that falls below your ankle. This opens more choices for shoes as well as relieves you from the pressure of the appropriate socks. You can just wear plain socks underneath and it won’t show much.
Medium Break
A favourite among old-school businessmen and lawyers. This length denotes fashion as more form and function than a statement. The trouser softly falls around your ankle with a medium break making it perfect for big and wide men.
Tips to remember:
The seat of the pants should not fit too tightly or be too baggy as both are a sign of ill-fitting pants. Instead, the back of a man’s pants should be smooth, with just enough room for movement and without being too loose with a lot of material.
Throughout the thigh, the fit should be comfortable without being too baggy. In fact, when the fit along the waist and the seat of the pants are good, the line of the legs should be no more than about one inch from the inner and outer thigh of the legs.
The rise of the pants should follow the natural shape and size of the body.
The break, which refers to how the material sits on your shoe when you’re standing, is a personal preference of how the pant leg sits or doesn’t sit on your footwear.
FOR WOMEN
Power dressing has been the go-to fashion style since the world made a comeback to normalcy. Power suits and tailored pants are super in and women of all ages are styling them differently. Let’s look at these pants that you must pick up
TYPES
Bell Bottom trousers
The most popular trousers style of the 80s has made a comeback and it is staying for sure because more and more women are buying these pants because of the flattering length and the comfort it gives. It is available in different materials like linen, satin, knitted, polyester and more. Solid-coloured bell-bottom trousers look great with an open-collared shirt and a formal belt. You can enhance the look with a matching blazer and add kitten heels to the look.
Chinos or cropped trousers
The end of the pants touches your ankle and looks great with tucked well-fitted formal shirts. Colours like grey, beige, white, and khaki are perfect picks for the workplace and can be paired with shirts and formal satin blouses and let’s not forget the formal pumps or heels.
Tailored trousers
Kendal Jenner’s favourite tailored trousers aka grandpa pants might not sound very fashionable but it looks great when paired well. Tailored trousers are available in a variety of fits and lengths. The most common one is the high-waist, pleated flared trousers. K-drama has made these pants popular and you see them everywhere these days. While it’s not completely formal, it can be styled for formal events. The pleats and the full break length allow the trousers to go well with oversized shirts, blouses, bodysuits and more.
