£420.00
An elegant staple for any lady's wardrobe, the wide legged trouser has graced sirens such as Hepburn and Bacall. Indulge the supreme luxury of white wool or go for easy breezy cotton. Prices start at £280 and rise according to the quality offabric and number of solid gold buttons you require.
Modelled for us in these examples by, firstly, Miss Jean Dobson, former Fashion editor of the Daily Mail, who delighted us with her pronouncement, "They are everything I dreamed they would be."
She then added something like, "On yer bike Ralph Lauren!" but I paraphrase, as Jean is as graceful with her words as her clothes.
Secondly we have actress-comedienne Joanna Neary, in a tweed pair and then her summer cotton version. Vintage buttons are used where appropriate to personalise and rarify.