How do you keep the bottoms on your trousers clean and dry in the wet?

sophster1

Hello all,

I'm just wondering how other people keep the bottom of their trousers clean esp when it's wet out?

More specifically, I wear suits to work and have a fair walk to the station. For this, I wear flat (comfy) shoes then change into office heels when I get to work. The thing is, if I wear flats with trousers, they drag on the floor and get ruined quickly (dirty and scuffed holes), so much so that I get through 2 pairs of trousers per suit much and much quicker than I think I should do.

Does anyone have a solution to this problem?

As far as I can see, the only solution would be to find a 'comfy' pair of heels for walking in??

Any ideas would be welcome!

Thanks

x

Penelope_Penguin

sophster1 wrote: »

Does anyone have a solution to this problem?

Tuck them into your socks, wear wellies, wear shorter trousers and flat shoes all day

HTH, PEnny. x

sunshinejoclaire

Buy some cheap trousers to wear to and from work, carrying your suit trouser in a bag?

L.L_2

Turn your trousers up!

helyg

I know the problem, but then I have just taken to wearing wellies. Not sure how they would look with a suit though!

Seakay

I had a similar problem with cycling to work - only answer I found was to change lower half clothes on arrival at work. This does have the added benefit of making sure that you are in dry clothes all day even when it is pouring with rain.

zarazara

I tuck mine inside my wellies or roll them up. or cover them with socks for cycling

rachbc

wellies or spare walking trousers

tori.k

i have a pair of waterproof trousers that cost me £3 they roll up to nothing so can be kept in your coat pocket, save's lugging about extra clothes.

Butterfly_Brain

Bicycle clips maybe?

sophster1

Wow - thanks, lots of suggestions on here!

I think the ultimate answer seems to involve either looking a little bit odd on the way in (bicycle clips or wellies), or carrying more stuff (spare clothes).

I was hoping someone had an ingenious solution to my problem that I just hadnt thought of!

x