A favorite of our founder Clare Hornby, a classic wide-leg pant has a timeless quality and forever appeal. From dramatic silhouettes and super-high waists to ones perfectly pressed with pleats and featuring intelligent design details, there are a plethora of styles to discover and sartorial penchants to satisfy with the tailored staple. 
 
While the silhouette may have existed in closet since the 1920s, the recognisable pant style as we know it today has its origins in the ‘70s. Tempering the bell-bottoms and dramatic flares of that past decade, modern iterations of these women’s pants speak to elevated and everyday dressing to achieve a timeless, almost-vintage aesthetic. 

BRIGHT COLORS WITH CLASSIC PIECES

Dial up the volume on the color scale with deep, saturated hues that speak to fall's natural color palette and find the sweet spot between clean minimalism and lavish maximalism. Increasing the brightness on classic color palettes, bold blues, vivid greens and raucous reds break up staples, while the dramatic silhouette of wide-leg pants ensures there’s plenty of room for your selected shade to play.

With a high-rise waist, the style also creates the illusion of a longer leg and introduces a color-blocking element to your closet.

Add dimension to your look with a version of our signature Boyfriend Blazer in a classic check to temper the statement shade and pull the ensemble together for a finish that speaks to office and off-duty hours. 

POWER SUITING

Satisfying the purists amongst us, our fall curation of wide-leg pants accompanied by coordinating blazers in tonal neutrals do classic with a contemporary twist. Turn to pieces in a heritage weave or check that can be styled alongside your pick of women’s T-shirts or shirts to give traditional workwear a modern makeover, lending it a covetable masculine edge.

Billowy pants that fall fluidly over your legs in a soft drape instantly introduce a more languid air to your look that’s elevated by the matching blazer and complemented by a versatile layering top.

For a multidimensional look, layer a T-shirt under an open shirt and round off your look with sports-inspired pieces (if office dress codes permit) by swapping a pair of leather loafers or heels for low-top sneakers slipped on below the wide hems.

WITH A WHITE SHIRT

A subtle nod to contemporary tonal dressing brings together oversized shirting and masculine-inflected tailored pants. Speaking to styling through the seasons, this look can be sported as-is with a layering cami underneath for added warmth, topped with a soft knit draped over your shoulders or rounded off with an insulating sweater and belted trench when the mercury drops.

The trick with a subtly color-clashing look like this is to keep the rest of your styling minimal and add intrigue with different textures as opposed to statement hues. Mix metals with a combination of silver and gold jewelry and slip on a pair of white leather loafers below the wide hems that echo the shade of the shirt for a cohesive aesthetic.

DRESSED DOWN

In true 21st-century fashion, women’s designer pants in wide-leg cuts have both office and off-duty appeal - granting freedom of movement even when we shift the focus to WFH settings. Sartorial priorities have moved from one that addresses aesthetics first to one that places comfort on an equal footing.

Universally flattering, comfortable by nature and defined by your pick of quality fabrics and soft finishes, there is a plethora of luxury wide-leg pants for you to discover. A palazzo iteration pressed with pleats for definition bridges the gap between structured suiting and casual basics. Streaming down from the tops of the thighs, expertly placed pleats create definition on the dramatic cut to ensure they fall fluidly to your footwear of choice and don’t overwhelm more petite frames. Choosing a more structured fabric, our Fine Cord Subtle Flare Pant is crafted in Italy from cotton resulting in a tactile, velvet-like hand feel and celebrates a colour that reflects fall's own palette.

Relax the tailored polish of a classic shirt by layering it under an oversized bomber jacket or add an edge to your look with a leather blazer. Whichever you choose, the result shores up your arsenal of trans-seasonal looks, so when temperatures start to rise, swap the shirting for a short-sleeved T-shirt.

In a wide-leg silhouette, our Military Button Comfort Tailored Wide Leg Jumpsuit eliminates any outfit-building effort on your part and features a line of military-inspired gold-toned buttons running down the center to create a more relaxed V-neckline or to highlight the neat collar. Style it as is or play with textures when you sign off your look with a cropped leather bomber jacket that works to highlight the drape of the wide legs.

TWIST ON THE TWO-PIECE

Maybe there was a time tailored pants were synonymous with a heeled shoe, but they’re well behind us. With deep cuffs, our Super Fluid Wide-Leg Pant can be turned up when styled with trainers for a sports-luxe take on traditional tailoring. The result is a more relaxed iteration of the classic two-piece built.

Opting for earthier tones to complement more neutral colorways, our Short Fitted Herringbone Pinstripe Blazer in charcoal, black, and a hint of zesty orange is broken up by a soft creamy knit for a modern update on a traditional suit. Round off with flats or, for an evening-appropriate ensemble, elevate with a pair of black heels that switch the silhouette of the pants from a relaxed to a dramatic drape.

For an athleisure-inspired twist, our Check Ponte Wide-Leg Pant is paired with its coordinating turtleneck and broken up by our Supersoft Italian Leather Blazer. The result bridges the gap between directional and off-duty and shores up your collection of both office and travel-ready pieces that speak to every aspect of your sartorial needs. 

PLAYING WITH PATTERN

Endlessly adaptable and easily accessible to even the most pattern-shy, a checked pant in a mix of neutral tones and color-pop hues offers up a variety of styling options.

Styling a patterned pant with a solid shade on top creates definition and avoids a look that is too busy or complicated. When working with an azure-inflected stripe such as the one racing down the side of our Check Side Stripe Tailored Man Pant, turn to a classic white shirt layered under a navy vest to reflect the pattern’s coloring while also contrasting with it, whisking your look into work and weekend settings.

For a more cohesive, considered ensemble, take the shades defining a printed pant as the styling starting point and choose separates in similar colors to match. If you’re working with a darker pattern, tuck a black tee or layering top into the waistband and pull the look together with a knitted vest or cropped jacket in the same shade.

DENIM

No one ever said a wide-leg pant had to be ubiquitous with woven yarns or tailoring, denim also gets a peek at the silhouette fashion is fawning over with our Ultimate Wide-Leg Jeans. Select yours from the array of washes and style accordingly for a 70s-inflected finish with contemporary appeal.

While you could turn to smart shirting and a blazer, look to T-shirts and vest tops to reap the benefit of these pairs’ versatility that appeals to more casual combinations. Opt for a dressed-down approach with a soft knitted sweater spun from pure merino wool detailed with a detachable snood for a striking ensemble that celebrates clean minimalism.