I wear business casual to work daily, and despite not machine drying my pants, they wear out quite fast because I wash them so much. I used to wear the express super soft twill high rise pants (00S), but they stopped selling that size.
Recently I purchased the curve love Abercrombie tailored pants. I love them, but I don’t always want something so loose fitting. I would like to find a more tailored skinny ankle pant that I can wear. I’ve tried other express pants, H&M, Ann Taylor, Loft, WHBM, J crew, Banana Republic, and none of them fit. Either they don’t come in a S, or the waist is loose but thigh/butt are tight, or vice versa. I wanted to try some spanx or yoga brand ones, but they never seem to have belt loops. Where else can I look? Btw I’m trying to avoid getting something tailored because I usually replace the pants every 6-12mo and also I’m lazy. Thanks!
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I've lost 20 pounds and am desperately in need of some smaller pants for work (a "business casual" office). Three days ago, I bought two pairs at New York & Co. during their BOGO sale. I wore a pair and washed it ONCE, and a hem has already come out. WTF?! These pants normally cost about $52! I'm returning them today. Where should I try next? There are older posts about this but I know how a brand/store's quality can change drastically, so I'm looking for more recent information. I used to love the Worthington pants at JCPenney, but they no longer seem to have the short length (at least, not in my store).
Relevant information:
-Short/petite length must be readily available.
-I'm a pear shape so I like a "curvy" fit that's smaller in the waist, ample (heh) in the hips, and slightly fitted in the thigh and knee. Straight-leg and skinny pants don't look good on me.
-I'm a grown-ass woman who works in an office -- I want none of that low-rise bullshit!
-My budget is extremely limited. I'm willing to spend up to $50 IF the pants won't fall apart within a year.
-The pants must be machine washable!
So, ladies, who makes good, cheap (but not cheap-looking) pants these days? I never have luck finding pants at thrift stores or places like TJMaxx because I never find that perfect combination of size/cut/length/color. Pants are complicated, yo!
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