The trouser silhouette has done a lot of travelling over the past decade and straight leg has quietly come out the other side looking like the right answer. Not tapered to the point of strain. Not wide enough to require commitment. Just a clean, unbroken line from hip to hem that works with almost everything in the wardrobe. We’ve been paying close attention to how these actually sit on a real body rather than a fit model, and the ones worth buying are the ones that flatter through cut rather than compression. Good fabric helps too. A trouser that holds its shape by five in the afternoon is doing more work than most men realise. We’ve looked across formal and smart casual options because straight leg earns its place in both. These are the pairs that will make you wonder why you spent so long second guessing the fit. The leg length is right. The rest follows.