Wool Trousers and Pants - Men's Wardrobe Essentials - Dress Pants, Slacks, Dress Trousers

About this video

Weston teaches why wool trousers are an essential wardrobe item and provides guidance on selecting and styling them. She argues that only thicker, heavier-weight wool trousers should be worn, explains why pleats should be avoided, and recommends specific colors like charcoal grey and navy. Weston demonstrates outfit combinations featuring wool trousers paired with sweaters, dress shirts, overcoats, and Oxford shoes.

Key takeaways

• Weston argues wool trousers are the ideal middle ground between casual pants and suits, and flatters all body types
• Weston recommends only purchasing thicker, heavier-weight wool trousers because they lay cleaner, resist wrinkles, and pair better with other items than lightweight wool
• Weston strongly advises against pleats in trousers and recommends charcoal grey or navy as the two essential colors, while cautioning against black
• Weston suggests styling wool trousers with coordinating pieces like crew neck or turtleneck sweaters, dress shirts, overcoats, and Oxford shoes

Episode details: published January 26, 2016 · 201K views · 4:42 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The style advice summarized here is Ashley Weston’s own teaching and opinion, presented for education; product recommendations are hers, not ours. Summaries are written by Self Growth Videos from each video itself.

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