Anyone like to help?
I need to find some new trousers for returning to work, our dress code is described as "smart casual". Jeans are obviously out, as is anything obviously scruffy, but otherwise most sorts of trousers/skirts are OK.
Personally I hate being too smart and would prefer to find something I feel comfortable in, so I am thinking of something like smartish dark-coloured cords, or a jeans-style cut but in a smarter fabric. (For example some of my old ones were jeans-shaped bootcuts from Per Una, but in a quite smart black or brown fabric - they worked quite well, although were a little bit 'square').
They would have to be either boot-cut or similar, as I am mostly reasonably slim but stuck with a definite big bum pear-shape, so look terrible in skinnies, crops etc! They will have to be machine washable too, and not ridiculously expensive (i.e. high street rather than designer prices).
Any suggestions where to look, apart from Per Una again? I won't have many shopping opportunities before going back, so some pointers to save me time would be great! Thank you.