Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, not an uncommon feeling around the BA offices. I love the planning, the days (yes: days plural) spent preparing the feast in the kitchen alongside my mom, the gathering of loved ones around a table to reflect, savor, and enjoy. There is one thing, however, that I don’t love: The moment after dinner and before dessert in which I become so full that I must excuse myself and retire to the couch, where I clutch a pillow to my stomach until I’ve digested enough to reemerge.
As somewhat of an expert in feeling Too Full and Bloated™, I can attest that this feeling is made infinitely worse when I’m wearing rigid, tight-waisted pants. Perhaps you can relate? While stretchy sweatpants are an obvious solution here, there are only so many meal scenarios in which it’s socially acceptable to wear them. For those other occasions—the holiday feasts, celebratory meals out, and thousand-course tasting menu dinners—I’ve made it my mission to fill my wardrobe with pants that look polished and feel comfortable, no matter how many helpings of stuffing or “fries for the table” I’ve had. Here are my tried-and-true favorite pairs for eating big meals in, along with my fellow food-loving colleagues’ go-tos.
Jump straight to some of our favorite pairs:
The only jeans I can comfortably eat a holiday dinner in
I was a die-hard high-waist pants gal for the majority of my life. Then I tried Still Here’s Everyday Jeans. A true mid-rise, they hit just above my hip bones and about an inch below my belly button, hugging my body without digging in, even after a holiday dinner or multicourse restaurant meal. The non-stretch denim is soft but sturdy, and the relaxed leg is structured without feeling at all rigid. I own them in Washed Black and Classic Blue and wear them constantly, to everything from casual weeknight dinners (paired with sneakers and a white tee) to weekend date nights (with kitten heels and a silk top). They’ve even become my go-to Friendsgiving uniform in recent years because of how comfortable they are to cook, eat, and host in.
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