THE NEW SILHOUETTE WIDE LEG PANTS

A timeless classic, the wide leg comes in a variety of styles and exhibits an inherently feminine “cool girl” vibe. In fact, the first trousers designed for women by the revolutionary Coco Chanel were of a wider profile, and the trend has reappeared continuously ever since. Super-versatile and available in many fabrications, the wide leg trouser can be easily transformed from a casual everyday look, to the office or to even more formal occasions. They work well with flats such as sandals and sneakers, and work even better with a higher heel, as the added height will allow the fabric to hang beautifully and give even more movement.

The art of the wide leg pant is all about proportion and balance. All figure shapes can wear these, so let us show you the basic proportional tricks. We believe anyone can wear anything – it all depends on balancing proportions and accentuating your best features. First and foremost, the fit of the trouser is the most important attribute to consider when creating a flattering shape. They need to fit the largest part of the body, so the fabric doesn’t pull or gape around any places you may want to hide, so it can help to consider going up a size at times. Thicker and heavier fabrics can be truly forgiving in this instance as well. We also suggest focusing on the length of your top - tuck it in or leave it out for a big part in creating a new silhouette.

The wide leg trouser looks amazing with a casual t-shirt or knit for everyday, or wear a high-waisted pair with a tighter and more structured shirt and a longer outer garment for a day at the office. For a night-time look, pair a cropped pant with high heels and a fluid top.

If you are shorter, wear a vertical stripe to create the illusion of long legs and focus on a style that doesn’t flare too wide from the hip. To stop the eye from being drawn down and creating a shorter sihouette, build up the shoulder through wider necklines, stronger shoulder lines and layering. Wide leg pants are not only for wearing out - by teaming them with a fresh pair of trainers with help take your look to an effortless everyday vibe just like on the streets of Europe and all the fashion weeks.

Enhance a pear-shape with a pant that tapers slightly toward the knee and back out at the hem, to balance a beautifully curved silhouette - be mindful to choose a fluid fabric so that fabric falls beautiful and elegantly. If the waist is the smallest part of a bottom-heavy body, play this feature up by making it a distinctive part of your silhouette. A loose top that hides the waist will end up looking boxy. Top-heavier bodies look great in wide leg pants as the exagerrated width gives a proportional silhouette and one of biggest tips is to go for a style which has a centre crease as this makes the leg of the pant hang 3 dimensionally rather than just wide, just like our Resolve Pants.