I have always had huge problems finding trousers to fit me. I'm 5'8 and probably about an 18, but even when I have been down to a 14 (quite slim for me!) I still have this problem. I vaguely remember my mum saying to me, when I was a teenager, that I have a long torso or high waist or something (i.e. a long distance between tummy button and crotch) - but of course maybe its because I have never been slim, and have always had a tummy (and now, a few months post DD2, I seem to have a higher up proper 'gut' as well, sob... but that's a different problem to tackle).
Anyway, the trousers almost always are too tight around the crotch, giving me a V shape (or even worse, a W shape ). If I go up a size, they still do it, just a bit less and then are huge and baggy everywhere else.
The only place I've found that do trews that don't do this is the Evans long length jeans (not their trousers)(maybe they are tailored for the bigger tummied??). But I'm trying to regain some sense of style after 3 years of pregnancies and BF, and to be frank, Evans just doesn't do it for me. I want nice trousers, posh trousers, trendy trousers, decent jeans. But where? Anyone else have this problem? I have a thick skin (ish), tell me I'm fat, I don't care, just tell me where I can get some decent trousers! (please )