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Parachute Pants Are The Cozy Cute Pants Trend Taking Over

Meet the sister to the fashion-girl favorite cargo pant trend.
Parachute Pants Are The Cozy Cute Pants Trend Taking Over
By Jamila Stewart · Updated July 18, 2022
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Jeans are great. Necessary, even (depending who you ask), but we’re probably all a bit overjoyed when yet another (read: more comfy) style of pants takes the forefront, allowing us the opportunity to, once again, park our jeans at the backs of our closets without guilt. For the earlier half of the year (and still) cargo pants became the leading pants trend, with much thanks to TikTok. Now, the fashion collective has turned its attention to parachute pants, and it’s easy to see why — they look great with almost anything. 

It’s hard to miss that parachute pants are essentially the little sister to cargo pants. They’re slightly baggier, typically lighter weight, they almost always seem to come in the same set of earthy color ways (with a few exceptions), any typically made of nylon or similar fabrics, they tend to translate to a more casual style. It’s this reason that they’ve become the style of bottoms fashion girls are choosing to pair with everything from baby tees to cardigans and billowy chiffon silk tops. They’re just that versatile, making them what we would consider to be a pretty smart buy. See a few of our favorite styles below. 

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01 XPONNI Baggy Cargo Pants

Pair these with a crop top and sneakers, and you have yourself your summer uniform.

Available at Amazon
28 Shop Now
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02 PRETTY LITTLE THING STONE PARACHUTE SHELL CARGOS

This is the pair of parachute pants nude-tone lovers need in their closets.

Available at PrettyLittleThing
44 Originally $68 Shop Now
03
03 JADED LONDON LEMON PARACHUTE CARGO PANTS

Grab a pair in a summery yellow and match it back to a pastel pink or blue lightweight cardigan for an unexpectedly colorful take on the trend.

Available at JADED LONDON
90 Shop Now
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04 LOCAL EUROPEAN WIDE LEG MULTI POCKET PANT

Pants from Local European have went viral on Instagram, making its way to stars such as Lori Harvey and Jordyn Woods — You can see the appeal.

Available at Local European
110 Shop Now
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05 MOTEL ROCKS PHILIA TROUSER IN BOMBAY BROWN

Motel Rocks’ take on parachute pants is a big part of the reason the trend is everywhere right now, and we couldn’t more thankful (and the brand offers a ton of colors).

Available at MOTEL ROCKS
90 Shop Now
06
06 Solado Slant Pocket Drawstring Low Waist Parachute Pants

You have to have this style in an olive green.

Available at Solado
35 Shop Now
07
07 Diesel P-Serra-Long

Diesel’s parachute pants come with a straighter silhouette, for a more elevated feel.

Available at Diesel
695 Shop Now

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