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This Risqué Pants Trend Is Popping Up All Over Hollywood

September 17, 2021 by Lisa Cupido
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It’s wild, difficult to wear, and difficult to figure out where to wear it to — we’re referring to this season’s most unexpected pants trend yet — and it’s one that is taking over Hollywood. For months now we’ve been hearing the dreaded words “low-cut pants” and have watched as celebs like Bella Hadid, Teyana Taylor, and Dove Cameron resurrected the early ’00’s low-rise jeans trend with abandon. You may have even mustered up your courage and purchased a pair of low-cut pants to wear with your cutest crop top. While you deserve praise for your fashion forwardness, times have already marched on. The next wave of popular pants is sweeping Hollywood and cities and towns all over the planet and it’s time, yet again, to find our inspiration to try on the next great thing in fashion.

Hole-Punched Pants

Okay, hear us out: this pants trend is confusing and just a wee bit too wild to wear to many offices and work establishments, but when you’re enjoying some down time, wondering what to wear to hang out with friends, shop, or run errands, there’s nothing less boring that this season’s hole-punched pants trend. The trend is exactly what it sounds like: it involves pants with cut-outs in places like your hips, waist, and all along the leg. And as celebs like Rihanna, Kim Kardashian, and Jordyn Woods are proving, the cut-out feature doesn’t even stop at just pants — you can score skirts and dresses with strategic cut-outs, as well. 

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The next question is: just how do you wear these pants and style them? And the simplest answer, the one that celebs like Dua Lipa and Bella Hadid seem to be following is: just like you would any other pair of jeans or trousers. The cut-outs seem even more unexpected and fun when you wear them with a simple tank top, a button-down blouse with voluminous sleeves, or a graphic T-shirt. In fact, the more covered you are on top, the more of an impact these slashed pants appear to make (with that said, feel free to be you and if that means pairing cut-out pants with a cropped halter top, follow your own inspiration). Dua Lipa recently wore a pair of white pants with a pelvic cut-out with a handkerchief top that features a high neckline and plaid print and knocked it out of the park, while Bella caused a commotion in a minimalist all-black ensemble featuring pelvic cut-out pants with O-shaped hardware under her belly button and a pretty tank with a lace-trimmed neckline. 

 


Ready to try on this fun look? You’ll find this pants trend popping up everywhere, from designer boutiques to Zara and Asos. A little bit of courage and a dollop of celeb inspiration are all you need to make this look your own. 

Author:

Lisa Fogarty is a lifestyle writer and reporter based in New York who covers health, wellness, relationships, sex, beauty, and parenting.

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