How To Wear Wide Leg Pants in Fall Over 50: Outfit Ideas to Copy + Capsule Wardrobe

Wide-leg pants have quickly replaced the fitted and straight-leg styles we’ve relied on for years. They’re more relaxed, they instantly make an outfit feel more current, and they’ve become a style worth knowing how to wear.

But the extra volume also makes them easier to get wrong. With wide-leg pants, proportion matters. The top you choose, where it hits, the layer you add, and even your shoes all affect how flattering the pants look. Everything has to balance the wider silhouette. Get that balance right, and the look feels stylish and intentional. Get one piece wrong, and the entire outfit can quickly start to feel frumpy.

Wide-leg pants are one of the wardrobe and fall staples included in the Classic Fall Capsule Wardrobe eBook, where I show you how to style them, what to wear with them, and how to work them into the clothes you already own. Whether you’re considering wide-leg jeans, chinos, or corduroys, this is one style I’d strongly consider adding to your wardrobe.

To get you started—and show you what your fall style can look like—here are a few outfit ideas you can easily copy.

OLIVE

CORDUROY

DENIM

For more outfit ideas, shop these outfits plus wide-leg pants to shop, download your copy of the Classic Fall Capsule Wardrobe eBook - here.