You know when an item of clothing low-key becomes your signature? Like you buy it, and all of a sudden you're wearing it three times a week and you live in fear of the day you've flogged it so hard that it's threadbare and you have to throw it out and that makes you consider buying another one just to have a backup?

No?

Just me?

Well. I guess you've never truly been in love.

But me, oh. I'm in a deeply committed relationship with a pair of pants. Actually, make that two — I did buy a second pair so that when the other ones were in the wash I'd never be without.

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These cream lounge pants from Australian brand Nude Lucy are now so tied to my personality it's almost funny, like not "ha ha" funny but, "Oh, she's wearing the pants again" funny.

Are they pyjama pants? Who knows? Who cares?!

They're a soft cotton with an elasticised waist and a slight flare through the hem that falls at the perfect height. They're unbelievably comfortable and they magically go with everything (and no, this isn't #sponsored — promise).

They've had a sort of contagion effect in my wardrobe where I now have five or so copycat pairs of varying shades, textures and lengths that all essentially serve the same purpose, like a pants insurance policy. Once I realised the gap they filled in my wardrobe, they became my very first and last resort. Park playdate? On go the pants. Dinner with my spouse? Deploy the pants. Coffee with the girls? Pants.