How to Find Womens Work Pants
That Fit and Flatter After 50

Finding women's work pants is challenging at any age. Finding womens dress slacks that fit the post-50 figure adds another twist to the search. Let’s look at how slacks should fit and some alternatives that bring the store to your door.

The ideal women's pants create the illusion of an elongated, vertical silhouette.

Anything that breaks the smooth movement of the eye from waist to ankles – such as horizontally placed pockets on the derriere -- draws the eye across the widest part of our bodies.

What a Pleated Front Trouser Can Do For You

A classic pleated front helps conceal a slight tummy.

Elastic sliders on the waist may allow up to four inches of give. Look for this feature or elastic at the back.

This ensures a perfect fit for you.

What To Do About Waistlines

Many women's dress slacks today are slung low beneath the belly button. I’m not sure this look flatters anyone, even the young and exquisitely toned.

Hip-huggers may not be age appropriate, unless you've been working out. Good riddance; low-slung slacks were never comfortable.

Low-slung slacks are not appropriate for business wear, no matter how many catalogs and TV shows depict women wearing them in business surroundings.

Stretch Panels Create Long, Lean Lines

More women's work pants are featuring a slimming panel of spandex or some other stretch fabric.

This invisible shaping creates a long, lean waist-to-ankle line.

A touch of spandex is a modern miracle. The extra give adds comfort and protects against wrinkles. This blend is machine washable, too.

Norm Thompson - Women's Category often features slacks with this feature.

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