Pants shopping for women is always a difficult/stressful experience- arbitrary sizing, muffin tops, etc. Shopping for black pants to wear backstage is about 1 million times more difficult.
It is actually absurdly hard to find black pants that not only fit, but also:
-Have belt loops
-Have normal pockets
-Are made of some sturdy, denim-like material (ie not spandex or linen or some dress slacks synthetic fabric blend or HORROR OF HORRORS corduroy)
-Are actually solid black, without holes or artful fading or glitter
-Are not either ultra-skinny-leg jeggings or super retro huge flares.
I have a pair of show pants that I wear 80% of the time backstage. They are perfect. I've had them for about three years, and they are beginning to fade. I'd given up hope of finding another pair, and was seriously considering buying a bottle of rit and dying them back to their former glory.
But today, miracle of miracles, I FOUND THEM AGAIN. And not only that, but they were on sale- buy one get one free. I am the proud owner of TWO new pairs of the perfect black show pants... I just have to find room in my suitcase to get them home with me!
And yes- I am so excited about black show pants, I'm writing a whole blog post about them.
