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Fall is a time for cool air, warm colors, and inspiring fashion and design trends. The falling leaves signal a shift from fun, flirty summer clothing to stylish, sophisticated fall apparel. While past years have brought versatile scarves, cozy sweater dresses, and stylish hats, fall 2017 promises to be rife with statement-making pants and accessories. Forget sweater weather. This fall, it’s all about the pants.
It’s time to shift your focus from the tops to the bottoms and bring your wardrobe to the next level with these trending fall 2017 pant styles.
Leggings
Leggings have dominated fall and winter months during the last few years, and 2017 promises to be no different. Leggings offer versatility in color, style, and pairing while promising comfort in any look. Try wearing bold leggings with a monochromatic long-sleeved tunic and chunky jewelry, or dress them up with a blouse, blazer, and heels.
Leggings can also be layered with skirts and sweater dresses to keep you warm while adding an eye-catching contrast to your attire. Be sure to invest in lined leggings for the cooler weather.
Harem Pants
Harem pants are typically long, baggy pants that are roomy at the top and tapered in around the ankles. They are also known as MC Hammer dance pants. Like leggings, harem pants are often available in solids, patterns, bold, and muted colors.
Showcase your business-savvy chic style by partnering a structured pair of monochromatic harem pants with a fitted top, blazer, heels, and simple jewelry. Alternatively, capture your inner bohemian queen with a fun print, flowy top, ballet flats, and chunky accessories. Not feeling either category? Mix and match until you find the right fit.
Wide-Leg Pants
Wide-leg pants offer high-fashion sophistication and fluidity in movement. Their versatility makes them a staple piece to any wardrobe with a cut that is flattering to all body types. Pair your wide legged pants with a loose top for an all-over flowy look, a tucked blouse for the office, or a bodysuit for a night on the town.
Wide-legged pants go well with wedge sandals for those surprisingly warm fall days, as well as both low and high boots as the season progresses. While billowing wide-leg pants are currently dominating the market, structured fit-and-flare style pants are making a reappearance. Perhaps fall 2018 will see the return of disco-era bell-bottoms.
Cropped Pants
Falling leaves doesn’t have to mean longer hemlines. Cropped pants are a legitimate fashion choice year-round. Celebrate the warm fall days with a pair of strappy sandals and bare legs. On the cooler fall days, try partnering your cropped pants with a pair of tights and closed-toe heels. When the first snowflakes start to fall, incorporate high boots to cover your calves.
Bonus: the only thing better than wide-leg pants and cropped pants is wide-leg cropped pants. Get the best of both worlds by investing in a pair of gaucho pants. Originally inspired by old-world cowboys, gaucho pants are wide length, cropped pants that often give the illusion of a skirt. Their flowy fabric and relaxed style make them a flattering, comfortable choice for all aspiring fashionistas. Gaucho pants made a splash in the 1970s, the early 2000s, and are once again becoming popular today.
White Pants
Whoever said not to wear white after labor day was wrong. White pants add a fresh spin to your fall wardrobe and go well with everything. You decide the style– leggings, harem pants, wide-leg or cropped. Pair with a warm-colored shirt and monochromatic blazer or cardigan for a balanced contrast or match with a white top for a chic, sophisticated look. The options for accessorizing are endless.
Regardless of what style you choose this fall, be sure to make it your own and display your unique personal flare. Of course, if you think fall 2017 is the perfect time to expand your sweater dress collection, feel free to throw caution–and your pants– to the wind.