If you’re stuck wearing jeans for lack of a better option—a cycle that’s doomed to repeat itself ad infinitum because nothing else quite measures up to a tried-and-tested indigo wash – consider wool trousers an equally comfortable alternative. Warm, wide-legged and willing to be paired with any shoe from ankle boots to micro-heeled pumps to ballet flats , this multi-tasking staple shares characteristics with jeans but, crucially, will almost certainly edge ahead when it comes to registering as smart.

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