Cherry on Top

 Rochas sweater an pants, Ferragamo shoes

 Dress pants can be quite the conundrum--what kind of pant leg do you get? What kind of rise?  What material?  What color?  It can be difficult to stray from the very easy straight leg, mid-rise variety, not only because of your own reticence, but also for the lack of options available.  Things have gotten a bit easier with the return of the wide-leg trouser, but, as we all know, that's not always appropriate in every setting.  Sometimes that kind of volume is not appreciated by a tailored jacket or by colleagues at a meeting.  That's why when I saw these Rochas characters with a jacket sleeve cuff on the bottom (which almost gives it an athletic disposition), I couldn't resist. They are indeed your standard wool-blend wool dress pants (no crazy secrets there), but the combination of what I can only deem a "blouson" leg and high waist give them so much personality without diminishing an ounce of usefulness.  I can see this style of pant fitting in perfectly with many a blazer or sweater/shirt combination. All this is not to diminish the cherry intarsia cropped sweater that comprises the other half of the outfit, though.  LIKE, HOW PERFECT IS THE COLOR COMBINATION? AND THE STRIPES? AND THE CHERRIES? Gouaaggaaagahahahaa.....[slobber].  It's that good.