We can’t be the only ones who, upon hearing the opening bars of All I Want For Christmas Is You on 1 December, feel an overwhelming urge to swap our usual black/grey/navy rotation for something decidedly more festive. We dig out our sequins, get creative with our make-up looks and swap our casual clothes for something a little more stylish. However, that doesn’t mean the concept of comfort should have to go out of the window.

Whether it’s puff-sleeve dresses that leave plenty of room for dancing in or kitten heels that won’t leave you with blisters after you’ve jogged for the last train home, fashion that works with our bodies rather than against them is finally at the forefront. After all, nobody wants to endure a Christmas meal or office quiz in stiff fabrics or awkward waistbands.

To prove that the days of restrictive, uncomfortable outfits are well and truly over, we asked the ultimate fashion insiders – Stylist’s very own fashion editors – to select 15 of the most comfy yet chic trousers on the market that will see you from the office to Friendsmas drinks to a cosy night in watching The Holiday.

Long live the elasticated waistband: 15 comfortable but chic trousers that you can wear to the office and out-out, as recommended by fashion editors