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36 Bizarre and Fashionable Pants and Trousers

— April 6, 2009 — Fashion
Trends in pants vary greatly depending on the current catwalks, but mostly, these days, they depend on the styles being worn by the stars. When Victoria Beckham and Kate Moss began wearing wide-leg jeans, so did thousands of their fashion followers around the world.

When Lindsay Lohan squished herself in spray-on-style skinny jeans, a look Nicole Richie, Mischa Barton and Beyonce had been seen in on hundreds of paparazzi shots, they began flying off store shelves.

This slideshow looks at the some of the biggest pant and trouser fashion fads being worn by the stars and flaunted on the runway, from metallic gold pants for men to harem pants for the ladies.
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Puntacano Pants
Puntacano Pants
Diesel to Make You Look Cute
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Juvenile Fashion
Juvenile Fashion
Miharayasuhiro's Ankle Length Trousers
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Padlocked Pants
Padlocked Pants
Protecting Indonesian Masseuses
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Stitchless Jeans
Stitchless Jeans
GlueJeans
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Stirrup Jeans
Stirrup Jeans
7 for all Mankind Goes Retro
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Fashion Disasters
Fashion Disasters
Harem Pants & Shants
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Fashion Inspired by Disasters
Fashion Inspired by Disasters
Hurricane Gustav Pants
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Jeans Made With Glue
Jeans Made With Glue
Gluejeans By G+N
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Denim Has Paper Bag Waist
Denim Has Paper Bag Waist
Diesel Yoka Jeans
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High Waist Pants are the New Low Cut Jean
High Waist Pants are the New Low Cut Jean
Say it Ain't So!
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Colorful Denim
Colorful Denim
Bright Jeans are Back
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Ridiculously High Waist Lines
Ridiculously High Waist Lines
Full-Cover Body Pants
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Leg Warmers Meet Disco Pants
Leg Warmers Meet Disco Pants
Leggie-Legs
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Male Ankle-Flaunting
Male Ankle-Flaunting
Short Pants For Men Creep Into Style
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Cropped Trousers for Men
Cropped Trousers for Men
Mjolk's Fall/Winter 2009 Collection Makes Highwaters Handsome
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Goldplated Jeans
Goldplated Jeans
Kohzo Denim Disco Pants
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Denim Meets Gym Wear
Denim Meets Gym Wear
Second Yoga Jeans
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Samurai-Inspired Denim
Samurai-Inspired Denim
Evisu International Jeans
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Wide-Leg Pants
Wide-Leg Pants
Daring Trousers for Fall
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$10,000 Black Jeans
$10,000 Black Jeans
Balmain Ankh Embellished Denim Available Online
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Trouser-Legging Hybrid
Trouser-Legging Hybrid
Treggings
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Denim Doilies
Denim Doilies
Lacy Jeans from Wedding Belle Blues
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Men in Women's Pants
Men in Women's Pants
Male Shoppers Flock Toward Stove-Pipe Skinny Jeans
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Sequined Gold Pants for Men
Sequined Gold Pants for Men
Dior Homme Spring 2009 Collection
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Couture Pajamas in Public
Couture Pajamas in Public
Dolce & Gabbana Women's Pantsuits Inspired by Men's PJs
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Faux Denim Leggings
Faux Denim Leggings
Rock & Republic's Shockingly Realistic Fake Jeans For Summer 2009
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Menswear for Women
Menswear for Women
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsuits
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Ripped Denim Revivals
Ripped Denim Revivals
Runways and Sidewalks See Resurgence of Torn '90s Jeans
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80's Denim Revivals
80's Denim Revivals
Acid Wash Jeans
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Bikini Pants
Bikini Pants
Jeans With Integrated Thongs
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Reviving Harem Pants
Reviving Harem Pants
Chic Modern Versions of an 80's Fashion Disaster
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Keyboard Pants
Keyboard Pants
Beauty and the Geek Jeans
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Spray-On Jeans
Spray-On Jeans
The Genetic Denim Graffiti Collection
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Shredded Denim
Shredded Denim
Supermodels in Ripped Jeans
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$250,000 Jeans
$250,000 Jeans
The Whites by Dussault Apparel
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How to Wear High Waist Jeans
How to Wear High Waist Jeans
Look to Katie Holmes & Other Celebs
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