This go-faster stripes on trousers trend is one trend I can get behind, unlike backless things, “cold shoulders” and anything cropped). And it can be almost any sort of stripe; wide bands of colour, thin white piping, even the triple Stripes de Adidas are all the rage again. Because there’s something very flattering about trousers with a sport-luxe detail, isn’t there" Apart from the illusionary leg-lengthening abilities of a side-stripe, the overall cut tends to be a little more relaxed and well-considered; forgiving at the waist, drapey on the leg, fabric that’s soft but not clingy.
Sport-luxe side-stripe trousers (for this is what I now call them) are a million miles away from your traditional workwear “pant” (God, shoot me for using that word, especially in the singular): gone are the plastic navy-blue buttons, gone the potentially flammable fabric, gone the pleat-fronted design that accentuates any degree of gut rotundness. Sport-luxe trousers, which are much more than tracksuit bottoms thank you very much you cynical naysayers, introduce soft jersey fabrics, fine silks, yoga-inspired waistbands that whisper over the skin, clever pockets and – most importantly – side stripes that make your legs look as long as Gisele’s. And because most of these trousers are so well-designed, they’re as at home being worn as smart workwear as they are for lounging about the kitchen reading the newspaper. (Ha, ch...