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This is the trend of the summer: the parachute pants

By Lilian Brijl | #!31Fri, 28 Jul 2023 08:15:57 +0200+02:005731#31Fri, 28 Jul 2023 08:15:57 +0200+02:00-8Europe/Amsterdam3131Europe/Amsterdam202331 28am31am-31Fri, 28 Jul 2023 08:15:57 +0200+02:008Europe/Amsterdam3131Europe/Amsterdam2023312023Fri, 28 Jul 2023 08:15:57 +0200158157amFriday=9#!31Fri, 28 Jul 2023 08:15:57 +0200+02:00Europe/Amsterdam7#07-28-2023#!31Fri, 28 Jul 2023 08:15:57 +0200+02:005731#/31Fri, 28 Jul 2023 08:15:57 +0200+02:00-8Europe/Amsterdam3131Europe/Amsterdam202331#!31Fri, 28 Jul 2023 08:15:57 +0200+02:00Europe/Amsterdam7#

There was a time, around the 90s, when we wore these pants nothing more than tightly puffed around the ankles. But before you knew it, thanks to the skinny trend, that was exactly everything you would never wear again. Anyway, after that skinny came the wide leg, which we all wear today from flared to extra baggy. Next stop? Yep: the parachute pants.

You would think that elastic pant legs, an extra low waist, large flap pockets, and drawstrings from the 90s would now be forgiven and forgotten, but nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, during the last Fashion Week, it was the parachute pants that the fashion crowd massively chose. Actually pretty cool again, right? I have collected the best ones for you, you just have to get used to it before you go check out.

From left to right:

Parachute pants, €27.99 Mango
Parachute pants, €29.99 Mango
Parachute pants, €29.99 Mango
Nylon parachute pants, €9.99 Zara
Parachute pants, €35.99 Pull & Bear
‘Love will do’ metallic parachute pants, €49.99 Loavies
Wide leg parachute pants, €29.99 Monki
Nylon parachute pants, €30.99 H&M
Nylon parachute pants, €30.99 H&M