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Trousers are now the main event, not the boring bottom half of your outfit | Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion

Waist-high, with pleats, and possibly a crease down the front: we’re aiming for Katharine Hepburn with a martini

During the reign of the floral midi – roughly 2017-2022, if I were to attempt to carbon date it – a calf-length, low-key spriggy printed skirt or dress was what all these very same women would have been wearing at a non-formal work event for which they wanted to look good in a smart-casual kind of way. It also means taking a minute to check in the mirror whether the silhouette would benefit from a crease down the front, and to get the ironing board out if so. You need to choose a shoe that the hem touches without too much bunching, or wear your best socks if a cropped trouser length flashes a bit of ankle.

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