Eagles Over the Kennebec

Back in the Dark Ages, when Rolanni had to appear daily behind a desk, she was an early adopter of so-called "menswear trousers" for women. These were fitted at the waist, fell smoothly, had nice, useful pockets, broke at the instep and wore like iron.

Now that there is somewhat more of Rolanni than there was back in Those Days, and she mostly works at home, her clothes are divided into "everyday" -- read, jeans and t-shirt or jeans and flannel shirt, depending upon the season -- and "con clothes" -- involving wide-sleeved, flamboyant shirts, and leather. Neither one of these lifestyle choices is reasonable for office wear. That being the case, I went looking for a couple pair of the old-style menswear slacks.

...only to find that -- at my usual sources, anyway -- "today's body-hugging fashions" have totally eclipsed the classics. Trust me, you don't really want to see a middle-aged, six foot, 170 pound woman in belly-button-baring lycra crop pants.

So, anybody have a lead on classic clothes? Pointers very gratefully received.