GenZers Are Ditching Jeans for this 'Ugly Cute' Pants Trend, and We've Found Looks Starting at $23
If you finally reached the acceptance stage of the "skinny jeans are dead" reality, we have...news you may want to sit down for.
Baggy jeans are no longer all the rage, either. In fact, you may want to cancel that order you just made.
Gen-Z is out with a new trend: Fun pants.
Photo by Raimonda Kulikauskiene/Getty Images
Here at Parade.com, we're all about sharing products we love with our audience. When you make a purchase on an item seen on this page, we may earn a commission, however, all picks are independently chosen unless otherwise mentioned.
If you've been spending time scrolling on Instagram (akin to living under a rock), here's what's been rumbling on TikTok. The idea of "fun pants" actually started gaining steam in 2020. Baggy jeans were blowing up at the time, so the cool kids clearly needed a cooler trend. One creator posted a montage of her fun pants — you see different prints and textures. All have mostly wider legs and flares, and they're best styled with crop tops.
View the original article to see embedded media.
Millennials (like me, full disclosure) may have remembered colored jeans and printed pants from the 2010s.
These are so not those, as another creator recently explained.
View the original article to see embedded media.
“Unlike fun pants of the millennial genre that were mostly straight-legged, skinny-colored pants, these ones play more with fabric, texture and silhouette," explained the TikToker, @jessephora, or "Jess B."
The user called out a few, like the Everlane Way-High Drape Pant (almost sold out). She also pulled out some more casual printed ones, which truly put the "fun" in "fun pants."
Parachute, printed pants are basically Gen-Z's latest way of thumbing their noses at more streamlined Millenial style, unafraid to "go big" and have, well, fun with fashion.
Ready to join them? Here are several fun pants styles starting at under $23.
Related: Snag Summer-Ready Linen Pants on Sale on Amazon
Put the Fun Back in Fashion With 'Fun Pants'
Topshop Parachute Pants, $108 at Nordstrom
A black and gold colorway lends an air of polish to these big pants. But the elastic waist and baggy silhouette are so right now. Topshop Parachute Pants, $108 at Nordstrom
High-Waisted Playa Soft-Spun Wide-Leg Pants, Originally $40, Now $35 at Old Navy
Nothing like a deal to inspire you to give a brightly-colored pair of fun pants a spin.
High-Waisted Playa Soft-Spun Wide-Leg Pants, $35 at Old Navy
Billabong Split Spirit Floral Wide Leg Pants, $58 at Nordstrom
These sunny floral pants take you from poolside cocktails to dinner out with ease. Billabong Split Spirit Floral Wide Leg Pants, $58 at Nordstrom
Maeve The Colette Cropped Wide-Leg Pants, $130 at Anthropologie
These printed pants get a bit of polish from a more structured (but still stretchy_ fabric, which tapers at the ankle, and a grown-up waistband. Maeve The Colette Cropped Wide-Leg Pants, $130 at Anthropologie
Maeve Printed Pleated Wide-Leg Pants, $148 at Anthropologie
The cool blue-floral pattern looks sophisticated, not silly. Maeve Printed Pleated Wide-Leg Pants, $148 at Anthropologie
Pia Binazzi Graphic Floral Wide-Leg Pants, $108 at Anthropologie
These top-rated roomy pants with soft colors are ready for the beach, bar or both. Pia Binazzi Graphic Floral Wide-Leg Pants, $108 at Anthropologie
Floral Palazzo pants, $50 at Mango
Roomy legs and a sweet red-and-pink print make these floral palazzo pants the perfect bottoms for spring flings. They're also available in chic black. Floral Palazzo pants, $50 at Mango
BROVAVE Casual Boho Floral Print High Waist Pants, $24 on Amazon
The fun, tropical print is resort-ready, even if you're going nowhere fast. At under $25, they make for a perfect way to try "fun pants" on for size and style.
BROVAVE Casual Boho Floral Print High Waist Pants, $24 on Amazon
