When styling wide-leg pants, it's not just well-nigh ensuring that the tailoring is on point and well-fitted to your height and stature. Your outfit should moreover convey a unrepealable aesthetic, whether you're going for '90s flair, looking for something preppy, or taking an athleisure tideway to your getup in a stretchy, breathable fabric. Wide-leg pants can be worn by incorporating the seasonal wardrobe essentials that you once own, helping you unzip the intended vibe.
Once you secure the perfect wide-leg pants, finishing the outfit is all well-nigh playing with proportions. For example, baggy patchwork denim can be streamlined with a mesh mockneck long-sleeved T-shirt or a bodysuit, rather than with a slouchy hoodie. You'll still unzip the grunge-inspired look, just in a increasingly updated, trendy way. Meanwhile, roomy khakis with a thick mitten at the toddle are calling for a shoe moment, which you can seize with either go-to sneakers or kitten-heel slingbacks. Both footwear options are equally alluring, but make for variegated outfits that are either tomboy tomfool or preppy and polished. And there are wide-leg pants that are part of a suit set, which tell a cohesive style story all their own.
Ahead, you'll find ideas for balancing wide-leg pants out, either with unstudied accoutrements, such as relaxed trainers, or a sultry element of surprise on a night out thanks to the wing of tall pumps and a bralette. Scroll to find 20 variegated looks that are built upon the foundation of wide-leg pants, then shop our favorite styles on the market right now.
- Additional reporting by Hannah Weil McKinley
