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Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion: travel trousers – the gateway drug to smart comfy dressing


Smart casual’s comfier cousin lets you glide seamlessly from a long plane journey and into a work meeting

Not the traditional smart kind that demands you stay pert and upright to avoid the creases and bags that come with sitting down, but also nothing fluffy or fleecy or pyjama-adjacent. In travel trousers you can sit down, even nap, without your clothes digging in or getting too hot or otherwise getting on your nerves, and then you can stand up and not look like a crumpled slob. Athleisure brands are leading the market on the travel trouser, which makes sense: like I said, smart comfy is about feel first and foremost.

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