I'm a huge fan of Motown. When you saw them on stage, you saw sparkle... you saw attitude. They didn't have on t-shirt and jeans.
Striped shirts and printed shorts, jeans, and trousers are all items I buy and wear a lot in my private life.
I love corduroy jeans as well as vertical-striped jeans. Both are a fun switch from plain old denim. They can be slimming so long as the stripes aren't too chunky.
For work I get so dolled up that it's nice to wear boyfriend jeans and a sweater.