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How to Wear Wide-Leg Pants in the Most Comfortable Way

In their Spring/Summer 2021 collections, designers came up with new versions of loose and slouchy clothes that women had been previously wearing during quarantine. Now you have inspiration for how to up your style on a daily basis. That includes new concepts in how to wear wide-leg pants in the most comfortable way. Whatever the occasion or weather, there are pants that fit into this category. And age doesn’t matter!

How to Wear Wide-Leg Pants

Summer Breeze Wide Leg Pants from Soft Surroundings are cool and comfortable with a lacy crochet top.

You can go with high-waisted, 80’s-style office trousers; wide-leg jeans; culottes; or utilitarian cargo pants. Gaucho pants or wide-leg palazzos also fit the bill. Pair these pants with a lace top, a matching slouchy jacket, a graphic t-shirt or slogan sweatshirt.

Abba Trousers from Free People shows how to wear wide-leg pants with a graphic tee, sleeves rolled.

Outfit Combinations for Wide-Leg Pants

Below are three categories to help you easily find the outfit inspiration you need. First, there are outfit ideas for spring and summer outfits. Secondly, there are combinations for fall and winter. And finally, there are more versatile outfits that can be adapted to wear at various times of the year. I hope you enjoy finding new ways to put together the clothes that you already have!

Spring & Summer

Sidnei Palm Wide Leg Crop Pants from Soft Surroundings with a shirt as jacket
  1. A tank or tee + wide-leg crop pants + sandals. To add coverage, tops with a lightweight summer shirt unbuttoned as a jacket. Accessorize with a long pendant, dangle earrings, bangles and bead bracelets.
  2. A tank or tee + gaucho pants + flat sandals. Add one or more bracelets.

    The Keaton Linen-Blend Wide-Leg Pants by Anemos at Moda Operandi with a long shirt as jacket
  3. A camisole or tank top with any wide-leg pants + sandals or sneakers. If you’d like to cover up, wear a shirt open as a jacket or add a trench coat.
  4. A wrap top + palazzo pants + flat sandals. Add hoop earrings + a delicate gold necklace.
  5. A tank top + palazzo pants + a silk shirt worn open as a jacket. Add flat sandals + hoop earrings.
  6. On Vacation, At-home or at the Beach or Pool:  A white tank top + palazzo pants, printed or solid. Add flat sandals + a straw hat and bag + delicate gold necklace.

Fall & Winter

Colette Wide-Leg Pants from Anthropologie with a sweatshirt
  1. Warm up a slogan sweatshirt and wide-leg pants with a jean jacket and a hat. Try layering necklaces and adding heeled loafers.
  2. A sweater + wide-leg pants + boots.

    Ksubi Kicker Jeans from Free People shows how to wear wide-leg pants with a Henley top.
  3. A Henley top + wide-leg pants.
  4. A tunic + palazzo pants + a long, draped vest in a color to match the tunic or pants. Add animal-print ankle boots + colored accessories to match the vest for a classy monotone vibe.

    Maeve Gabriela Wide-Leg Pants from Anthropologie with a turtleneck
  5. A turtleneck + wide-leg pants. Add a jean jacket + loafers.
  6. A turtleneck under a tunic over palazzo pants. Add a narrow belt over the tunic.

Anytime

Jumeirah Pants from Soft Surroundings with a wrap top
  1. A wrap top + wide-leg pants. If warm, add sandals and a straw hat. You might like to add a bead necklace.
  2. A blouse + wide-leg pants + booties.

    Split Skirt Overlay Buckle Belted Wide Leg Pants from Shein for evening
  3. A pretty blouse + chiffon wide-leg pants. Add bling.
  4. A tunic + palazzo pants + a long, draped vest. If cool, you may like to add a thin black turtleneck under the tunic. Add animal-print ankle boots + accessories in a color toned to your outfit.
  5. A fitted top or t-shirt + palazzo pants + a longer-length jacket or blazer. Tuck in the top or half tuck it in front.
Tie Dye Cropped Pant from Johnny Was

Let’s Connect!

Why don’t you take a look in your closet? You might have linen pants, wide-leg jeans, culottes, gaucho pants, palazzo pants or any of a number of other possible styles. Please do tell me if this post helps you to come up with new ideas on how to wear them. Leave a reply below!

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