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8 Great Pairs of Wide Leg Pants for Spring

Big trousers are all the rage this season.

By Colleen Williams April 20, 2016

Black Wide Leg Trousers ($158)

For the gallery-goer, artiste, or uber-creative, these Ann Demeulemeester pants at Totokaelo are highbrow and wide leg. Oversized and pleated, they’re relaxed but look complicated, just like you! (For the truly daring, check out this pair of genius art-pants from Marni).

Gazebo Pant ($128)

A cropped wide leg is great for spring (especially with the temps lately), which makes the J.Crew Gazebo Pant an everyday solution for comfortable, classic chic. But if you want to step it up a big notch, they remarkably offer it mauve sequin.

Turn Up the Volume Trouser ($268)

This colorful silk pant is like Capote’s Music for Chameleons and the mysterious lady from Martinique–serene and elegant in her Caribbean greens and blues. Definitely a head turner, all you’ll need is a dramatic sun hat and you’re set. Find them at Kit and Ace.

Just Female Eli Pant ($124)

These paper bag waist trousers from Pipe and Row would make Katherine proud. With a modern slimmer ankle, it’s smart dressing that is beautifully suited for work or play. Can pants be witty? I think so.

Printed Wide Leg Pant in Red Palms Print ($59)

Linen is the best for balmy days that fade into cooler nights, whether you’re on the porch or on vacation. These Lane Bryant drawstring pants can go low-key to full-on eccentric babe, so you can be comfortable wherever, fruity drink in hand.

Christian Wijnants Cropped Trouser ($595)

These cropped trousers from Antwerp-based designer Christian Wijnants have a high waist and an A-frame silhouette. They’re perfect for those with a taste for luxurious big pants, a sentence you surely didn’t expect to read today. Available at La Ree Boutique, in store only.

Flowing Palazzo Trousers ($49.90)

When in doubt, Zara always has what you’re looking for (and at a decent price). These menswear trousers make me want to strut into a dirty dive bar and not sit down. A crisp and brave pick, of which Annie Lennox certainly approve.

TopShop Pleated Crop ($60)

Slouchy, comfortable, and overall flawless, these lounge-trousers (it’s a thing!) are worth it to wear all summer long–to the office, to the beach, movies, shopping, dinner, maybe even fishing, if you’re into that. They are all-of-the-above pants, found at Nordstrom.

Au revoir, skinny jeans! This spring, try going fast and loose with a wide leg pant; think Katherine Hepburn, Diane Keaton and David Bowie. We’ve found pairs that guarantee instant glamour and guess what? Super comfort. Who knew the two could coexist so easily. Go 1940s with an oxford and classic button-down or swing ‘70s and pair with a platform. Whatever happens, these pants will make your legs happy.

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