Why’d they have to take the fun out of smoking?

YSL transformed opium into a perfume. MJ has been reduced to vegan hemp candles (lighting is such a tease) and Body Shop lip balm (no inhaling, just licking). And what are you supposed to do with cigarettes now that you know better than to puff them?

Wear them.

Lola Belle pants may be called “matchsticks,” but they’re really the classic cigarette silhouette — lean, sleek, incredibly sexy, and a welcome break from the wide-leg trousers we’re all sick of seeing.

They come in four fabrics (stretch denim, stretch sateen, stretch velveteen, and stretch corduroy) and two or three colors per fabric. We’re partial to black corduroy and two-tone blue denim. Note that stretch is everywhere: That means the pants look good on girls who weigh more than a postage stamp. (Really.) Some are composed of separate panels, which makes for a cool jodhpur effect.

So maybe not smoking is okay. Much better to look smokin’ instead.

Available at Girl Cat, 235 Elizabeth Street, between Prince and Houston Streets (212-966-9650); online at lolabellenewyork.com.