Wide-Leg Trousers

Wide-leg trousers are the rare pant that hides more than it shows while still looking put together. The cut skims your hips and thighs instead of clinging, which means you can wear them the day after a big meal or the day before one and they'll look the same.

High-waisted by design, so they pair naturally with a cropped top, a tucked-in blouse, or a bodysuit if you have one. We kept the leg wide enough to break slightly over a heel but not so wide that it drags under a sneaker, which is the detail that usually makes or breaks this cut.

These work in an office that doesn't require a suit, at dinner, or dressed down with a plain tee and gold jewelry. If pants usually feel like the compromise outfit, this is the pair built to change your mind.

Add a going-out top if trousers are doing double duty tonight.