I know this has been discussed before, but I wanted to revisit the topic to see if opinions have changed.

I recently transitioned back to an office job after working from home for about seven years. As part of the change, I’ve been updating my wardrobe to reflect current trends, my age, and my new position. The office dress code is fairly casual — jeans or khakis paired with a nice collared shirt are the norm, with Vans or ON shoes being perfectly acceptable. In the colder months, most people switch to button-downs.

I've picked up a few Peter Millar shirts and really like them, so I plan to stick with that brand while also exploring one or two others. I will take suggestions here as well as a side-bar.

For pants, I initially went all in and bought 5–6 pairs of Lululemon ABC 5-pocket pants and Vuori Meta pants. I liked them at first (and still do to some extent), but recently I’ve grown less happy with how unstructured they feel — particularly how they tend to flop around the ankles. Because of that, I’ve been defaulting to Gap "The Everyday Slim" jeans with GapFlex. They’re fine, but they feel a little thicker than I’d prefer.

I’m now looking for a middle ground: something in the jean/5-pocket/chino category with more structure and less flex than the Lululemon/Vuori pants, but thinner and with slightly more flex than the Gap jeans. A bit of a "Goldilocks" pant, if you will.