Where Can I Find the Perfect Pair of Black Pants?
The New York Times
A reader seeks advice on shopping for a wardrobe staple.
The perfect pair of black pants is, like the perfect white T-shirt, one of fashion’s holy grails. It floats, seemingly just out of reach in our imaginations, the answer to all our wardrobe ills if only we could find them.
The perfect pair of black pants, after all, can take you pretty much anywhere. Toss a sweatshirt on top, sneakers on your feet and stroll down the street to buy milk or walk the dog. Add a blazer or a dressier shirt and some boots and go to the office. Throw on a tuxedo or a sequined top and high heels and attend a black-tie event.
That’s why the stylist Elizabeth Saltzman told me that even though she swore off black clothes during the pandemic in order to “see life in joyous color,” she made an exception for her favorite black trousers.
