Tailored Camel Stretch Trousers

Cut close through the thigh and then straight to the ankle, with a mid-to-high rise that sits at the narrowest part of the waist. The line from hip to hem is one continuous one, which is the whole job of a well-cut trouser.

Camel does more for a wardrobe than another black trouser, and it is the colour people are most often missing.

The fabric

A smooth stretch blend that resists creasing and keeps its press through a day of sitting. It moves with you rather than holding you, which is the difference between a work trouser and a costume.

How it fits

Cut to a 27–28 inch waist, ankle length. They are meant to end above the shoe, so on a shorter leg that reads as the design rather than an alteration you never made.

Looking after it

Cold machine wash and hang to dry. It presses easily if you want the seams crisp; a warm iron on the reverse is enough. Wash it with like colours for the first few goes.

For petite dress pants for work the ankle-length cut is the useful part, and as korean fashion pants they are the quietest pair here and probably the most worn — the first thing we recommend for petite clothes for work.