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Evening Standard
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Evening Standard
Cecil Beaton's family archive on show at intimate exhibition on the Hawarden Estate
For the Beaton obsessed – which such intimate access to this treasure trove could well make you – there's the opportunity to spend hours poring over the accumulated objects: an album of Cecil's favourite photos of Nancy, given to her husband as a wedding present; original sketches for My Fair Lady; paintings…. But there's much else to look at besides in the West End and on the wider estate and village.
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
America's Car-Mart Inc (CRMT) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: A Remarkable Financial ...
Net Income: Improved from a net loss of $31.4 million in the prior year to $17.9 million in net income, an improvement of over $49 million. Revenue Growth: Incremental revenue increased by 1.5% in the fourth quarter compared to the prior year's quarter. Unit Sales Volume: Increased by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Interest Income: Increased by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. Full Year Unit Sales: Sold 57,022 units, down 1.7% year over year. Gross Margin: Fourth quarter gross margin was 36.4%, up from 35.5% a year ago; full fiscal year gross margin was 36.7%, a 200 basis point improvement. Net Charge-Offs: Improved to 6.9% of average finance receivables for the quarter, compared to 7.3% in the prior year quarter. Allowance for Credit Losses: Reduced by $10.3 million due to enhancements in the Cecil allowance methodology. SG&A Expenses: Increased by $3.8 million or 8.6%, driven by investments in technology, talent, and strategic acquisitions. Interest Expense: Decreased by $388,000 or 2.2%. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 12 Warning Signs with CRMT. Release Date: June 12, 2025 For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript. America's Car-Mart Inc (NASDAQ:CRMT) reported a significant financial turnaround, moving from a net loss of $31.4 million in the prior year to generating $17.9 million in net income this year, an improvement of more than $49 million. The company successfully executed its 7th term securitization, issuing $216 million in asset-backed notes with a favorable weighted average coupon of 6.27%, reflecting growing investor confidence. The introduction of a new 7 by 7 scorecard and risk-based pricing model is expected to improve credit performance and enable smarter growth. The relaunch of the 'Pay Your Way' platform, which includes digital payment options like Apple Pay and Google Pay, aims to enhance customer convenience and satisfaction. Gross margin improved to 36.4% in Q4, up from 35.5% a year ago, driven by stronger performance in the wholesale channel and strategic initiatives. SGNA expenses increased by $3.8 million or 8.6%, primarily due to investments in technology, talent, and strategic acquisitions, impacting short-term cost efficiency. The used car market remains dynamic with a tighter supply environment, posing challenges for procurement and inventory management. Despite improvements, the allowance for credit losses remains high at 23.25% of finance receivables, indicating ongoing credit risk. The company faces pressure from tariffs, which have led to a $300 increase in procurement costs per unit, affecting overall cost management. Interest expense decreased only slightly by $388,000 or 2.2%, indicating limited immediate relief from improved securitization rates. Q: How have tariffs and higher used car prices affected America's Car-Mart's business, and have there been any changes in consumer behavior? A: Douglas Campbell, President and CEO, explained that the impact of tariffs and higher used car prices began to manifest in April, towards the end of the quarter. The company has seen a $300 increase in procurement costs per unit, which is manageable. There hasn't been a significant pull forward of sales due to these factors. The company is focused on sustainable growth and has implemented risk-based pricing to navigate potential headwinds. Q: Can you provide an update on the operational upgrades and partnerships, and how they might affect gross profit margins and sales per store? A: Douglas Campbell highlighted that gross profit margins have improved, with a 90 basis point increase in the quarter and a 200 basis point improvement year-over-year. The company is focused on optimizing products and leveraging partnerships to enhance profitability. The relaunch of the Pay Your Way campaign is expected to improve collections and reduce friction in customer payments. Q: How will the rollout of risk-based pricing impact the company's financials, particularly yields and margins? A: Douglas Campbell noted that risk-based pricing has been implemented across all stores, with a focus on improving returns on lower-ranked customers and offering better terms to higher-quality customers. This approach is expected to enhance both credit performance and gross margins by attracting higher-quality customers and optimizing inventory. Q: What is the condition of America's Car-Mart's low-end consumers, and how are they coping with higher rates? A: Douglas Campbell stated that the company's low-end consumers are accustomed to navigating challenging economic conditions. There are no significant signs of distress, and demand remains strong. The company's interest rates remain competitive, and there has been no breakage in conversion rates, indicating that consumers still find value in America's Car-Mart's offerings. Q: How does the success in capital markets and ABS issuance impact America's Car-Mart's growth prospects? A: Jonathan Collins, CFO, explained that the company is pleased with its recent securitization efforts, which have tightened spreads and improved capital structure. The company is exploring additional capital market tools, such as warehouse loans, to further enhance its financial flexibility and support growth. For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript. This article first appeared on GuruFocus.
Toronto Sun
06-06-2025
- General
- Toronto Sun
To save rhinos, conservationists are removing their horns: 'Is a rhino still a rhino without its horns?'
Dehorning was much more cost-effective than other poacher deterrent methods such as 24/7 patrols Published Jun 06, 2025 • 6 minute read Pauline and her calf Cecil, endangered black rhinos, right before they were set free to roam a fenced area in a sanctuary at Zinave National Park, Mozambique, on Aug. 26, 2022. Photo by Salwan Georges / The Washington Post Conservationists are increasingly turning to a method of protecting the world's diminished population of rhinoceroses: Removing their horns before poachers can get their hands on them. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account A study published Thursday in the journal Science found that dehorning – a conservation practice that involves sedating the often multi-ton animals, covering their eyes and ears, and trimming their horns, which do not have nerves and grow back in a few years – reduced poaching by 78 percent over a seven-year period in eight reserves across 11 studied in South Africa, home to most of Africa's rhinos. Whereas costly surveillance and law enforcement often prove futile in a vast, tangled landscape of criminal syndicates, corruption and wealth inequality around South African reserves, conservationists and researchers say, dehorning appears to be more impactful – but should remain a measure of last resort rather than a long-term solution. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The researchers are far from blind to the implications of removing the most iconic body part of a charismatic species that has captured global interest for generations. 'Is a rhino still a rhino without its horns?' asked Timothy Kuiper, the study's lead author, a senior lecturer in conservation and statistics and South Africa's Nelson Mandela University. 'The horns are such a distinctive part of its anatomy, it's a beautiful part of its body,' he said. 'It's wonderful to see a rhino with its horn.' Kuiper called dehorning 'a necessary evil.' Vanessa Duthé, an ecologist who has studied biological effects of dehorning, called it a 'pragmatic, and, at times, essential tool' that removes the assets criminals are going for in high-risk poaching areas. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. A conservationist saws off the horns of one of the endangered black rhinos inside a boma at the Manketti game reserve in Lephalale, South Africa, on Aug. 22, 2022. Photo by Salwan Georges / The Washington Post There are fewer than 28,000 rhinos in the world, a steep drop from 500,000 at the start of the 20th century, according to the International Rhino Foundation, a conservation group. The majority are from two species in Africa: Black rhinos are critically endangered (6,500 left), and white rhinos are considered near threatened (16,800), according to the World Wildlife Fund. Three other species live in Asia, with two kinds – the Javan and Sumatran rhino – each having fewer than 50 animals left alive. African rhinos are targeted by poachers who kill them to cut off their horns, which are displayed as a status trophy or consumed as an element of traditional Chinese medicine. A kilogram of rhino horn at its peak went for $65,000. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. An estimated 12,713 rhinos have been poached in Africa since 2006, the majority in South Africa, according to conservation charity Save the Rhino. Five hundred and eighty-six African rhinos were poached in 2023, the International Rhino Foundation found. More than 300 of those were killed in just one state-run park. 'You can catch a poacher and there's three standing in line to take his place,' said another researcher behind the study, Rhino Recovery Fund Director Markus Hofmeyr. Endangered black rhinos walk through their bomas at the Manketti reserve in Lephalale, South Africa, on August 22, 2022. Photo by Salwan Georges / The Washington Post Dehorning was the only practical anti-poaching intervention for which the researchers found strong evidence of effectiveness, and it is much more cost-effective than other methods such as 24/7 patrols. Over the seven-year study period, the reserves dehorned 2,284 rhinos. Reducing poacher incentives through dehorning achieved 'large and abrupt' reductions in kills, while using just over 1 percent of the reserves' $74 million anti-poaching budget, the study found. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The researchers estimated a '13% risk of an individual horned rhino being poached in a particular year compared with a 0.6% poaching risk for a dehorned rhino.' Between 70 and 134 rhinos were saved from poaching in the 12 months after dehorning, the study said. The median cost to save a rhino was $7,133 per rhino. Dehorning itself 'is quite an operation, logistically,' Kuiper said. But it doesn't include pain for the rhino, researchers say – their horns are made mostly of keratin, the same material as human fingernails. Usually, a helicopter is involved, to locate the rhino. A team is deployed, often driving off-road, to reach the animal. A qualified veterinarian and a team immobilize the rhino with drugs. The horn is removed with a chain saw, Kuiper said. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Once off, the horns are held in stockpiles in secure, secret locations, according to researchers. A member of the anti-poaching security unit watches over as Paulina, an endangered black rhino stands in its Boma at the Manketti game reserve, in Lephalale, South Africa, on Aug. 22, 2022. Photo by Salwan Georges / The Washington Post There is ongoing debate about legalizing the international rhino horn trade. Some argue that harvesting horns at regular intervals might satisfy demand while contributing to rhino protection funds. Others say it could increase poaching and demand – a grave risk with so few rhinos left. Dehorning 'is not a silver bullet,' Kuiper said. Some poachers have even killed dehorned rhinos for their regrowing stumps. Veterinarians can only cut up to the growth plate, which has nerves and blood vessels, leaving 5 to 15 centimeters of horn. Over two years, the researchers recorded the poaching of more than 100 previously dehorned rhinos – some just weeks after the procedure, Kuiper said. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Horn demand, including for trophies and use in traditional medicine, along with poverty and the presence of criminal gangs, drives poaching. But researchers add that entrenched corruption – including between police, reserve staff and courts – has skewed the cost-benefit analysis for criminal poachers. There are cases of repeat offenders, too. 'It's a kind of perfect storm of criminal syndicates to come in and recruit people who are vulnerable socioeconomically,' Kuiper said. In remarks last month, South Africa's forestry minister, Dion George, praised the efforts of law enforcement. 'Our rangers are the true heroes in this fight, risking their lives daily to protect our rhinos,' he said. George has also praised the potential of dehorning programs, in combination with other methods of protection. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The practice of dehorning, initially tried decades ago, is growing. Across southern and eastern Africa, you can see more and more rhinos 'in a dehorned state,' Kuiper said. Rhinos can survive and breed without their horns, but at least some researchers have raised questions about behavioral effects. A 2023 study found that dehorned black rhinos decrease their home ranges. The theory is that dehorned rhinos might be less bold without them. Duthé, that study's lead researcher, said by email that while there are measurable changes in movement and social patterns, current evidence shows no impact on population growth rates. The known effects are 'generally considered acceptable when weighed against the significant reduction in poaching,' she said. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'A live rhino without a horn, because you've cut it off, is a lot better than a dead rhino without a horn,' said Nina Fascione, IRF's executive director. The IRF supports dehorning, but not as a stand-alone, end-all technique. 'You can't just dehorn a rhino and then think they're safe, because the poachers will go after it even for a little nub of a horn,' Fascione said. Rhinos have probably changed little for at least the past million years, Hofmeyr said. By sheer size and strength, they have been able to successfully breed and survive. That they are an evolutionary marvel is also a liability. They have not shown an ability to rapidly adapt to human threats – such as how elephants know not to return to a watering hole where one of the group has been shot, he said. 'You can kill every last rhino in the landscape if you know … where they drink, the way they walk' – and how to evade law enforcement, Hofmeyr said. 'You can shoot the rhinos at the same waterhole until the very last one is gone.' It's a 'symbol of us as a human species,' he said, that we cannot take responsibility for 'keeping something alive that has actually been much more successful than we've ever been' at surviving on our own. 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Toronto Sun
06-06-2025
- General
- Toronto Sun
To save rhinos, conservationists are removing their horns -- and a study finds it's working
Dehorning reduced poaching by 78 percent over a seven-year period Published Jun 06, 2025 • Last updated 1 minute ago • 6 minute read Pauline and her calf Cecil, endangered black rhinos, right before they were set free to roam a fenced area in a sanctuary at Zinave National Park, Mozambique, on Aug. 26, 2022. Photo by Salwan Georges / The Washington Post Conservationists are increasingly turning to a method of protecting the world's diminished population of rhinoceroses: Removing their horns before poachers can get their hands on them. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account A study published Thursday in the journal Science found that dehorning – a conservation practice that involves sedating the often multi-ton animals, covering their eyes and ears, and trimming their horns, which do not have nerves and grow back in a few years – reduced poaching by 78 percent over a seven-year period in eight reserves across 11 studied in South Africa, home to most of Africa's rhinos. Whereas costly surveillance and law enforcement often prove futile in a vast, tangled landscape of criminal syndicates, corruption and wealth inequality around South African reserves, conservationists and researchers say, dehorning appears to be more impactful – but should remain a measure of last resort rather than a long-term solution. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The researchers are far from blind to the implications of removing the most iconic body part of a charismatic species that has captured global interest for generations. 'Is a rhino still a rhino without its horns?' asked Timothy Kuiper, the study's lead author, a senior lecturer in conservation and statistics and South Africa's Nelson Mandela University. 'The horns are such a distinctive part of its anatomy, it's a beautiful part of its body,' he said. 'It's wonderful to see a rhino with its horn.' Kuiper called dehorning 'a necessary evil.' Vanessa Duthé, an ecologist who has studied biological effects of dehorning, called it a 'pragmatic, and, at times, essential tool' that removes the assets criminals are going for in high-risk poaching areas. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. A conservationist saws off the horns of one of the endangered black rhinos inside a boma at the Manketti game reserve in Lephalale, South Africa, on Aug. 22, 2022. Photo by Salwan Georges / The Washington Post There are fewer than 28,000 rhinos in the world, a steep drop from 500,000 at the start of the 20th century, according to the International Rhino Foundation, a conservation group. The majority are from two species in Africa: Black rhinos are critically endangered (6,500 left), and white rhinos are considered near threatened (16,800), according to the World Wildlife Fund. Three other species live in Asia, with two kinds – the Javan and Sumatran rhino – each having fewer than 50 animals left alive. African rhinos are targeted by poachers who kill them to cut off their horns, which are displayed as a status trophy or consumed as an element of traditional Chinese medicine. A kilogram of rhino horn at its peak went for $65,000. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. An estimated 12,713 rhinos have been poached in Africa since 2006, the majority in South Africa, according to conservation charity Save the Rhino. Five hundred and eighty-six African rhinos were poached in 2023, the International Rhino Foundation found. More than 300 of those were killed in just one state-run park. 'You can catch a poacher and there's three standing in line to take his place,' said another researcher behind the study, Rhino Recovery Fund Director Markus Hofmeyr. Endangered black rhinos walk through their bomas at the Manketti reserve in Lephalale, South Africa, on August 22, 2022. Photo by Salwan Georges / The Washington Post Dehorning was the only practical anti-poaching intervention for which the researchers found strong evidence of effectiveness, and it is much more cost-effective than other methods such as 24/7 patrols. Over the seven-year study period, the reserves dehorned 2,284 rhinos. Reducing poacher incentives through dehorning achieved 'large and abrupt' reductions in kills, while using just over 1 percent of the reserves' $74 million anti-poaching budget, the study found. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The researchers estimated a '13% risk of an individual horned rhino being poached in a particular year compared with a 0.6% poaching risk for a dehorned rhino.' Between 70 and 134 rhinos were saved from poaching in the 12 months after dehorning, the study said. The median cost to save a rhino was $7,133 per rhino. Dehorning itself 'is quite an operation, logistically,' Kuiper said. But it doesn't include pain for the rhino, researchers say – their horns are made mostly of keratin, the same material as human fingernails. Usually, a helicopter is involved, to locate the rhino. A team is deployed, often driving off-road, to reach the animal. A qualified veterinarian and a team immobilize the rhino with drugs. The horn is removed with a chain saw, Kuiper said. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Once off, the horns are held in stockpiles in secure, secret locations, according to researchers. A member of the anti-poaching security unit watches over as Paulina, an endangered black rhino stands in its Boma at the Manketti game reserve, in Lephalale, South Africa, on Aug. 22, 2022. Photo by Salwan Georges / The Washington Post There is ongoing debate about legalizing the international rhino horn trade. Some argue that harvesting horns at regular intervals might satisfy demand while contributing to rhino protection funds. Others say it could increase poaching and demand – a grave risk with so few rhinos left. Dehorning 'is not a silver bullet,' Kuiper said. Some poachers have even killed dehorned rhinos for their regrowing stumps. Veterinarians can only cut up to the growth plate, which has nerves and blood vessels, leaving 5 to 15 centimeters of horn. Over two years, the researchers recorded the poaching of more than 100 previously dehorned rhinos – some just weeks after the procedure, Kuiper said. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Horn demand, including for trophies and use in traditional medicine, along with poverty and the presence of criminal gangs, drives poaching. But researchers add that entrenched corruption – including between police, reserve staff and courts – has skewed the cost-benefit analysis for criminal poachers. There are cases of repeat offenders, too. 'It's a kind of perfect storm of criminal syndicates to come in and recruit people who are vulnerable socioeconomically,' Kuiper said. In remarks last month, South Africa's forestry minister, Dion George, praised the efforts of law enforcement. 'Our rangers are the true heroes in this fight, risking their lives daily to protect our rhinos,' he said. George has also praised the potential of dehorning programs, in combination with other methods of protection. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The practice of dehorning, initially tried decades ago, is growing. Across southern and eastern Africa, you can see more and more rhinos 'in a dehorned state,' Kuiper said. Rhinos can survive and breed without their horns, but at least some researchers have raised questions about behavioral effects. A 2023 study found that dehorned black rhinos decrease their home ranges. The theory is that dehorned rhinos might be less bold without them. Duthé, that study's lead researcher, said by email that while there are measurable changes in movement and social patterns, current evidence shows no impact on population growth rates. The known effects are 'generally considered acceptable when weighed against the significant reduction in poaching,' she said. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'A live rhino without a horn, because you've cut it off, is a lot better than a dead rhino without a horn,' said Nina Fascione, IRF's executive director. The IRF supports dehorning, but not as a stand-alone, end-all technique. 'You can't just dehorn a rhino and then think they're safe, because the poachers will go after it even for a little nub of a horn,' Fascione said. Rhinos have probably changed little for at least the past million years, Hofmeyr said. By sheer size and strength, they have been able to successfully breed and survive. That they are an evolutionary marvel is also a liability. They have not shown an ability to rapidly adapt to human threats – such as how elephants know not to return to a watering hole where one of the group has been shot, he said. 'You can kill every last rhino in the landscape if you know … where they drink, the way they walk' – and how to evade law enforcement, Hofmeyr said. 'You can shoot the rhinos at the same waterhole until the very last one is gone.' It's a 'symbol of us as a human species,' he said, that we cannot take responsibility for 'keeping something alive that has actually been much more successful than we've ever been' at surviving on our own. 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Metro
31-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- Metro
Customers sing the praises of Uniqlo's £34.90 'crease-free' barrel leg trousers
Metro journalists select and curate the products that feature on our site. If you make a purchase via links on this page we will earn commission – learn more Barrel leg jeans have been the on-trend trouser in recent months, and the style is not going away any time soon, which is music to our ears as we think we have found the new 'It' style to shop now. Uniqlo's Jersey Barrel Leg Trousers are a worthy investment because they deliver on comfort, style and affordability – plus, the design has garnered high praise from shoppers. Crafted from a cotton fabric blend, which offers a soft jersey boasts a mid-rise waist, ankle grazer length and relaxed barrel leg design fits at the waist and balloons around the knee before it tapers at the in three colourways, including off white, khaki green and navy blue, all of which come in sizes XXS to XXL. BUY NOW FOR £34.90 The Jersey Barrel Leg Trousers boast the classic cinched in waist, balloon leg, before it tapers in at the ankle. The style features a mid-rise waist and offers a relaxed fit, which can be dressed up or down, depending on your style and the occasion. The trousers have been crafted from a cotton fabric blend, which makes this lightweight design comfortable, breathable, and gentle on the skin. We think the blend of materials is the secret to why customers claim Uniqlo's Jersey Barrel Leg Trousers do not crease. Uniqlo has paid extra attention to detail as it also boasts flap patch pockets at the back, as well as stitching detail to stand these trousers out in a sea of barrel leg designs. Pair with a tank top, t-shirt, cotton or linen shirt, even a dressy top for an evening. The trousers are ankle grazer length, which makes these perfect to style with trainers, loafers, ballet pumps, sandals or thong heels. This fashion staple will take you from day to night, the office to after work drinks, weekend brunches and everything in between. Uniqlo's trousers come in three colourways, including off-white, khaki green and navy blue, which are timeless and versatile tones you can wear all year long. With over 200 glowing reviews, and an average rating of 4.5 out of five stars, it's safe to say these trousers are a hit with shoppers. More Trending One customer, named Emmy, commented: 'I don't think I have had a pair of trousers fit me so well and they are super comfortable, I have plans to go back and get them in other colours.' A separate shopper added: 'Good quality fabric that doesn't crease easily. Good fit round the waist so flattering on the leg with the barrel shape. Impressed, so I bought it in another colour.' While Cecil's review read: 'I now have these in all 3 colours. They are well made, fit beautifully and are so comfortable. They are long but don't hit the floor if I'm wearing loafers.' Get them whilst you can! Follow Metro across our social channels, on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Share your views in the comments below MORE: Can the £15 Uniqlo Round Mini Shoulder Bag really handle a weekend trip away? MORE: Aligne's new denim collection is here – and it's all about fit, style and everyday cool MORE: Nobody's Child now has a whole page dedicated to dresses with pockets
