admin Say it with us, folks: men’s dress pants aren’t just for dressy occasions. It’s time to stop associating tailored trousers solely with job interviews, important meetings, and weddings—and start wearing ‘em wherever you goddamn please. Right now, there’s nothing more exhilarating than stepping out into the world feeling wholly put together, and there’s no easier way to do that than by pulling on a pair of perfectly-fitting dress pants.
The Best Dress Pants Hit List
But GQ, how does one wear dress pants without people asking me why I’m so dressed up? First of all, dressing more formally ain’t a bad thing. Second, styling dress pants outside of their intended context just takes a simple flip of the mental switch: wear them like you would a pair of jeans, and swap out the starch-stiff dress shirt for a T-shirt, a well-worn hoodie, or a chunky sweater. As for the shoes, anything goes: sneakers, loafers, mules, boots—hell, even some real-deal dress shoes work as long as you score ‘em from a fittingly enlightened next-gen cobbler. When in doubt, a pair of trim (not quite slim, and definitely not skinny) trousers are always a safe bet, but there’s a reason menswear’s silhouette du jour these days is loose and wide: If your dress pants are slouchy enough to look right at home at a skate park, absolutely no one will wonder if you accidentally wore your work clothes to the bar.
Convinced yet? A whole world of proper trousers awaits you, and we’ve selected 17 of the finest men’s dress pants to get you started. Your legs can thank us later.
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