I Bought These £50 Mango Trousers, and Dammit, So Did Everyone Else

I thought I was being pretty savvy snapping up some tortoiseshell-buckled, checked, paperbag-waist pants from Mango for £50. Damn pleased with myself when that order went through, thinking that many other girls would bypass them for their slightly 1980s, blown-out proportion in favour of a slimmer fit. How wrong I was.

Skip forward a few days and it seems that these tailored houndstooth trousers have been monopolising the #MangoGirls hashtag on Instagram (well, in between sightings of those pink cords), with fashion editors and influencers alike flocking to showcase their bargain autumn buy.

I'm apparently not alone in my love for affordable checked trousers, whether they come from Mango or not. Only this week did Gigi Hadid wear a £20 pair from H&M. Elsewhere, Topshop has seen its checked trousers on the legs on fashion week attendees, with many girls taking the look from head-to-toe and buying the matching blazers from each store. Did you expect anything less when suiting is so high up on the A/W 17 agenda?

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For those of you who haven't yet invested and now feel entirely justified to do so (seriously, these trousers elicit compliments and are so damn comfy), you'll be pleased to know there are still plenty of sizes left. Keep reading to see and shop the Insta-famous trousers.

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Hannah Almassi
Editor in Chief

Hannah Almassi is the Editor in Chief of Who What Wear UK. Hannah has been part of the the Who What Wear brand since 2015, when she was headhunted to launch the UK sister site and social channels, implement a localised content strategy and build out the editorial team. She joined following a seven-year tenure at Grazia magazine, where she led front-of-book news, fashion features and shopping specials as fashion news and features editor. With experience in both print and digital across fashion and beauty, Hannah has over 16 years in the field as a journalist, editor, content strategist and brand consultant. Hannah has interviewed industry heavyweights such as designers including Marc Jacobs and Jonathan Anderson through to arbiters of taste including Katie Grand and Anna Dello Russo. A skilled moderator and lecturer specialising in the shift to digital media and e-commerce, Hannah’s opinion and work has been sought by the likes of CNBC, BBC, The Sunday Times Style, The Times, The Telegraph and MatchesFashion.com, among many others. Hannah is often called upon for her take on trends, becoming known as a person with their finger of the pulse of what’s happening in the fashion space for stylish Brits.

Hannah currently resides in Eastbourne with her photographer husband, incredibly busy son and highly Instagrammable cat.