36 Bizarre and Fashionable Pants and Trousers

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.

SCORE
5.5 out of 10
GENDER
90% Men10% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia
GENERATION
  • Gen Z
  • Gen Alpha
  • Millennial (primary audience)
  • Gen X (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 89%
Activity 69%
Freshness 8%
Puntacano Pants
CATEGORY
Fashion
Puntacano Pants
Juvenile Fashion
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Fashion
Juvenile Fashion
Padlocked Pants
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Naughty
Padlocked Pants
Stitchless Jeans
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Unique
Stitchless Jeans
Fashion Disasters
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Unique
Fashion Disasters
Fashion Inspired by Disasters
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Fashion
Fashion Inspired by Disasters
Jeans Made With Glue
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Fashion
Jeans Made With Glue
Denim Has Paper Bag Waist
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Fashion
Denim Has Paper Bag Waist
High Waist Pants are the New Low Cut Jean
CATEGORY
Fashion
High Waist Pants are the New Low Cut Jean
Colorful Denim
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Fashion
Colorful Denim
Male Ankle-Flaunting
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Fashion
Male Ankle-Flaunting
Leg Warmers Meet Disco Pants
CATEGORY
Unique
Leg Warmers Meet Disco Pants
Ridiculously High Waist Lines
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Fashion
Ridiculously High Waist Lines
Cropped Trousers for Men
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Fashion
Cropped Trousers for Men
Goldplated Jeans
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Fashion
Goldplated Jeans
Denim Meets Gym Wear
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Lifestyle
Denim Meets Gym Wear
Samurai-Inspired Denim
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Fashion
Samurai-Inspired Denim
Wide-Leg Pants
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Fashion
Wide-Leg Pants
$10,000 Black Jeans
CATEGORY
Luxury
$10,000 Black Jeans
Trouser-Legging Hybrid
CATEGORY
Unique
Trouser-Legging Hybrid
Denim Doilies
CATEGORY
Fashion
Denim Doilies
Men in Women's Pants
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Fashion
Men in Women's Pants
Sequined Gold Pants for Men
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Fashion
Sequined Gold Pants for Men
Couture Pajamas in Public
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Fashion
Couture Pajamas in Public
Faux Denim Leggings
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Fashion
Faux Denim Leggings
Menswear for Women
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Luxury
Menswear for Women
80's Denim Revivals
CATEGORY
Life-Stages
80's Denim Revivals
Ripped Denim Revivals
CATEGORY
Art & Design
Ripped Denim Revivals
Bikini Pants
CATEGORY
Naughty
Bikini Pants
Reviving Harem Pants
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Fashion
Reviving Harem Pants
Keyboard Pants
CATEGORY
Unique
Keyboard Pants
Spray-On Jeans
CATEGORY
Fashion
Spray-On Jeans
Shredded Denim
CATEGORY
Fashion
Shredded Denim
$250,000 Jeans
CATEGORY
Luxury
$250,000 Jeans
How to Wear High Waist Jeans
CATEGORY
Fashion
How to Wear High Waist Jeans

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