If you have followed me for any length of time, you’ll know that I’m a dress and skirt kinda gal. I adore the freedom and breeziness that these garments offer me. I very rarely wear trousers and have gleefully stated how much I hate them. While I’m still not *in love* with bifurcated coverings of my lower appendages, I have recently found a small warm fuzzy spot for trousers.

The primary justification for this small growth of affection is that I’ve finally figured out what aspects of trousers are flattering for...