Wardrobe Whisperer column, our team will find a solution for every style crisis.Come with me, Alex. I’m also 5ft 4in and there isn’t an emporium or website I haven’t trawled in the search for decent trousers.Boden and M&S both do petite ranges (why more don’t is a mystery), and they’re worth exploring.
Boden’s Cornwall linen trousers (right) could be just the ticket. They’re high-waisted – a must when you’re small and going wide since it offsets the leg-shortening effect wide trousers can have – and come in a range of colours.
The Cornwalls are selling fast, which tells me there’s a dearth of this kind of clever, classic design around. Probably worth buying a few pairs if they work for you.M&S Collection’s wide-legged trousers also come in.
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