What Are Pants that Look Like Skirts Called?
10 Types of Pants that Look Like Skirts – Women’s Fashion
Pants also known as trousers have been worn by both men and women since the ancient times in Europe. In 2014, a pair of wool trousers was discovered in an old graveyard buried in tombs belonging to the Subeixi people in the Turpin Basin of China. These are believed to be the most ancient trousers ever known to mankind.
Today, there are many types of pants for women which among them includes pants that look like skirts. Fashion travels quickly from one culture to another, crossing boundaries and seas, with what was previously unacceptable or relegated to a certain class of people being adopted by the populace. In this regard, clothing that was once used by the working or lower class became popular fashion and clothing that was once reserved for the ancient elite is most probably not regarded as upper class or fashionable in this modern era. That’s the beauty of fashion, it changes with times, making a comeback and going out of favour with generations as time flies by.
Pants that look like skirts also known as wide leg pants include palazzos, culottes and skorts (skirt-short hybrid). Although some people will put gauchos under pants that look like skirts, they don’t fit in well in this category because gaucho pants have a clearly visible gap between the legs which looks like a pair of trousers. So they shouldn’t be defined as skirt-like pants, although they can be defined as wide leg pants.
There is also a wide variety of skirt pants that look like long skirts or dresses. These skirt pants have a long, wide and flowy skirt overlay that does a good job of minimizing the leggings / slimming pants worn underneath while highlighting the flowy skirt-like appearance. Another type of pants that you might be interested in are high-slit long pants with flowy fabric. This is a good option if you want pants that look like skirts. There is an alternative style for these pants known as the high-slit overlay pants.
Lastly, you can opt for jumpsuits for women. There are two types of jumpsuits that will achieve the required look – Jumpsuits with skirt overlay and jumpsuits with wide slit legs. Both of these styles will provide a long dress appearance for your pants. The use of flowy fabric in making these outfits is essential.
So let’s discuss all the available pants that look like skirts.
Palazzo Pants:
Palazzo pants are the mother of all pants that look like skirts. They are clearly designed to confuse and deceive the onlooker, who will in most cases mistake them for a long dress or skirt. They are the best pants in terms of achieving that skirt-like or dress-like look. Palazzo pants are longer and wider than culottes and skorts. In order to find out if someone is wearing some palazzo pants or true skirt, one has to take a closer look.
Palazzo Pants for Ladies – White Colour
Palazzo Pants for Women – Floral Patterns
Palazzo Pants for Women – White Color
Culottes:
Culottes can also achieve the skirt-like or dress-like effect well if they are wide enough. Culottes are shorter than palazzos and thus, they are also described as short trousers according to the French definition from which the outfit is named.
Culottes for Girls and Ladies – Black Culotte Pants – Black and White Stripes 2
Culottes for Girls and Ladies – Black Culotte Pants – Black and White Stripes
Culottes for Women High Waist Black Culotte Pants -Thin Bilayer Chiffon Net-Yarn Splicing 2
Culottes for Women High Waist Black Culotte Pants -Thin Bilayer Chiffon Net-Yarn Splicing
Culottes for Women – Light Pink
Skorts:
Skorts are the casual fashion of choice for young women and girls, especially those partaking in sports and other outdoor activities like cycling, tennis, netball, gymnastics and so on. The word “Skort” is a fusion of skirt and short. A skort is a wide short trousers that looks like a skirt. There are different styles of skorts. Some look like a body wrap, others look like a pleated skirt, some look like a straight mini-skirt. There are those which look like circle skirts and those with short pants attached underneath.
Skorts – Skirt Shorts Pants for Girls ActiveWear for Sports Gymnastics and Cleaning
Skorts for Girls and Women ActiveWear for Sports Fitness and Cleaning Inflachi
Skorts for Girls and Women ActiveWear for Athletics Tennis Gymnastics Fitness
Skorts for Active Girls and Women Black
Skirt Pants (Pants with Skirt Overlay):
Skirt overlay pants like the Avitalk, Mikado and River brands have a stylish appearance that resembles a maxi skirt. These pants have a wide maxi skirt overlay attached to slimming pants or leggings. The leggings and skirt overlay have the same colours to provide a blended and camouflaged appearance.
High Waist Front Tie Split Skirt Overlay Pants for Women
Long High-Slit Pants:
Maxi high-slit pants like the Dalena, Les Essentials, Windsor, Deborah, Plustrong and Potatomery brands look like maxi skirts / dresses. Most of these pants are made of crepe cloth and flowy fabric such as silk to give a slimming appearance. The slit pants are wide legged and look flirty when walking. Essentially, by design these are palazzo pants with side or front slits.
Long High-Slit Pants for Women Red Colour
Long High-Slit Pants for Elegant Women with Wide Split-Legs Flowy Layered Yoga Palazzo Pants Flare (1).jpg
Long High-Slit Pants for Elegant Women with Wide Split-Legs Flowy Layered Yoga Palazzo Pants Flare.jpg
Long High-Slit Pants for Elegant Women with Wide Split-Legs Flowy Layered Yoga Palazzo Pants High Waist (1).jpg
Long High-Slit Pants for Elegant Women with Wide Split-Legs Flowy Layered Yoga Palazzo Pants High Waist.jpg
Long High-Slit Pants for Women
High-Slit Overlay Pants:
This is an exclusive, stylish and creative design. High-slit overlay pants like the Rosegal, Zaful, Closet London and Feinuhan brands have a layered front appearance on each leg formed by a front slit (fabric parting) which is tied at the waist bend. This is another form of stylish palazzo pants, and like most high slit pants and palazzos, the outfit is made from soft, thin and flowy crepe cloth.
Stylish Long High-Slit Overlay Pants for Women with Split Legs (1)
Stylish Long High-Slit Overlay Pants for Women with Split Legs (2)
Wide Leg – Long High-Slit Overlay Palazzo Pants for Women
Jumpsuits with Skirt Overlay:
Modern jumpsuits with skirt overlay are inspired by the 1950s hostess gowns worn over pants or pyjamas. These elegant jumpsuits with high front slit maxi-skirts attached have become the trendy fashion on catwalks, red carpets and photoshoots. A jumpsuit is a one-piece suit derived from the military paratrooper flight suit. A skirted jumpsuit is one of many stylish fashion jumpsuits for women. A skirted jumpsuit has a tight fit around the torso (waist, midriff and chest), and a flowy front-slit maxi-skirt, allowing the skirt overlay to flow over the legs and almost touching the floor. Kay Unger New York has a wide variety of skirted jumpsuits also known as jumpsuit gowns. There are skirt overlay jumpsuits for formal occasions and parties, prom, weddings and evenings. Jumpsuits can be a one-piece outfit with skirt overlay sewn on or a two-piece outfit with a detachable skirt.
Jumpsuit with Skirt Overlay – Long Pants Low Cut Top – White Suit
Jumpsuits with Wide Legs:
This is a normal fashion jumpsuit for women with wide legs which can be alternatively described as a palazzo jumpsuit. If the pants are flowy and wide enough as in palazzo pants, it can imitate the long dress appearance quite well.
Jumpsuit with Wide Long Legs – Sleeveless Jumpsuit for Women (1)
Jumpsuit with Wide Long Legs – Sleeveless Jumpsuit for Women (2)
Jumpsuit with Wide Long Legs – Sleeveless Jumpsuit for Women (3)
Jumpsuit with Wide Long Legs – Sleeveless Jumpsuit for Women (4)
Jumpsuits with Wide Slit Legs:
These are stylish wide leg jumpsuits with slit legs. They make a good job of making your pants look like a dress creating a fun flirty swing appearance. Think of this dress as a palazzo jumpsuit with slit legs.
Burgundy Jumpsuit with High-Slit Legs – Strapless Jumpsuit Wide Long Pants for Women Split Legs (6)
Burgundy Jumpsuit with High-Slit Legs – Strapless Jumpsuit Wide Long Pants for Women Split Legs (7)
White Jumpsuit with High-Slit Legs – Strapless Jumpsuit Wide Long Pants for Women Split Legs (8)
White Jumpsuit with High-Slit Legs – Strapless Jumpsuit Wide Long Pants for Women Split Legs (9)
Red Jumpsuit with Slit Legs Red Sleeveless Shoulder Strapped
Spandex Dark Pink Jumpsuit with Wide Slit Legs Sleeveless Shoulder Strapped
Bohemian & Thai Harem Pants for Women:
These are tribal native style pants with a baggy appearance, low crotch and abstract colourful print. They are based on the traditional Thai Harem pants and Bohemian (Hippie style) clothing of the 1970s. Thai Harem pants have a low crotch (low-cut) and Bohemian pants have a high crotch (high-cut). They are also known by different names such as Alladin pants, Chiang Mai yoga pants, Elephant pants or Thai Fisherman pants. They have an elastic waist band which keeps them comfortably in place.
Note that there many styles of Boho pants, and if you want those that look like a long dress, choose wide leg Boho pants and Boho overlay pants with slits. Wide leg Boho pants are similar to Palazzo pants but they are distinguished by their abstract patterns and colours.
High-Slit Overlay Boho Pants – Bohemian Pants with Abstract Patterns and Colors
High-Slit Overlay Bohemian Pants – Boho Pants with Abstract Patterns and Colors
High-Slit Overlay Bohemian Pants – Boho Pants with Abstract Patterns and Colors (1)
High-Slit Overlay Bohemian Pants – Boho Pants with Abstract Patterns and Colors (2)
High-Slit Overlay Bohemian Pants – Boho Pants with Abstract Patterns and Colors (3)
Thai Harem Pants Traditional Tribal Pants (1)
Thai Harem Pants Traditional Tribal Pants (2)
Thai Harem Pants Traditional Tribal Pants (3)
SUMMARY:
To round up, all these 10 pants dress styles for women will mimic the long dress appearance quite well. So if you love pants that look like skirts or a dress, you must always come back to this post to get some ideas. The dress styles have been illustrated with relevant pictures from various clothing stores.
