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Ladies with textural sensitivities: WHERE ARE WE BUYING PANTS

I had a job I could wear leggings every day to and now I’m a corporate girlie and I need comfy pants that aren’t too casual. I hate twill, tweed, wool, polyester, and LINEN.

Any brand recommendations that have comfy (cotton ideally) business casual pants??

Thank you!

Just wanted to wish you happy hunting.
Wish I had some direction for you. I looked at the legging-like pants I used at my last job but unfortunately along with rayon and spandex (to make them cozy) was a hefty dose of polyester to lend that “professional uncomfortable pants” look to the stretch.

Will you be allowed to wear skirts? With a blazer maybe? I hate pants and wear skirts as much as possible. I have over a dozen skirts in black, grey or navy blue that are OK enough for serious places.

I live in the Daydrift High Rise Trouser by Lululemon at my corporate job. They’re so comfy and the texture isn’t scratchy and gross. There’s a fake zip bit (you just pull them on like trackies)

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I buy 100% cotton clothes from revolve.com. I just bought some pink 100% cotton shorts made in the USA.
I have way too much clothes so I normally cherry pick the stuff on deep discount in size XS.

Maybe try searching "cotton work pants" and narrow down by size and designer?

They sell their own house brands as well as many reputable brands. They may not be the cheapest but from what I've heard their return system works well. Which is important here. Sometimes I've found something I like cheaper on Amazon but I think it may be easier to search on revolve.com for what you want.

I assume that now you are corporate you can afford to spend a bit more for clothes than the typical person who shops for clothes at Amazon or Walmart.

That's not as simple a question to answer as you might think. Material used varies not only from brand to brand but between different clothing from the same brand. I've encountered many clothes by the same brand that were all made of different materials and combinations of materials. For example, I was looking at clothes at the store last month and two different racks had similar pairs of pants, both the same brand, but different prices because the pants on one rack were made of different materials than the ones on the other.
So, my advice would be to just look for pants at the clothing stores in your area and check the materials on any that seem like they might be suitable. Also, try them on. The materials don't always adequately convey what the clothes are actually going to feel like, especially if they're mixed material. You might find something surprisingly comfortable despite what materials it has listed.

Learn when they stock stores. Well, that used to be good advice before tariffs screwed that up.

Maybe shop before just before the Thanksgiving sales when they are all stocked up for the holiday.
Everything will be full price but you will have the best choices available before anything gets sold.

The best time to shop is when the stores first open. Often the employees have stuff to do.

Weekdays tend to be less crowded. Google may track activity at stores based on time and day of week.

I wouldn't bother with thrift stores. Sometimes there are problems with the clothing and you may be too distracted to notice. Too much activity and the prices in my area are high for what you get. I'd rather shop the sales at Kohl's with the 30% off coupons they send me for having their store credit card.