Donde es El Rey de Los Pantalones

Not only where, but indeed is there a King of trousers. Phil and I were doubting the existence having walked along Corrientes (the train had broken down) which is a major artery of the city and the traffic pumps out carbon monoxide and diesel particles. We reached Pueyerrdon (try saying this when every letter must be pronounced and the double r, rolled....try again, faster...) and could not find the shop despite asking all and sundry. So difficult was it, we wondered that many did not appear at milongas in ropa interior only!
We gave up knowing we would have to report a shopping failure and went into the Carlos Gardel museum. Lots of memorabilia, photos, old records, extracts from his films and of course he was singing in the background. Not inspirational though and the museum is the house he lived in, which is now a run down area. However just one block away it brightened up and there were a couple of tango shops. Someone was leaving one shop, the door being held open by a vision of loveliness. We went in before there was a chance of being locked out. While we were searching for the Spanish for "when do you get off work, luv?" We asked about the trouser shop. She said some appealing things to us in Spanish and when she could not work out the gormless expression on our faces, went to the computer and googled the address. So kind as it was a woman's fashion shop and we did not look like we intended to buy a dress or high heeled shoes. Now high in spirits, for a variety of reasons, we found the shop.
As soon as we entered and said the magic word tango, our hands were shaken...we had found the King. He did not speak English but communication was complete. One look at my waist, no embarrassing comments about approaching 1m, but I was presented with a pair of trousers the exact size! The style feature is two pleats from the waistband each side for tango salon, four for milonguero. The girls reported men who used both styles but I have not noticed anybody slipping out to change trousers mid-tanda!
So dutifully armed (legged?) with our pantalones, we can claim another point towards Porteno status. We have previously gathered points for steak and empanadas eating.