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When it comes to seasonal shopping, a few staples tend to take precedence over a handful of oft-overlooked others. We prioritize winter scarves, winter coats, winter tights—sacrificing equally needed pieces, like winter shirts, winter skirts and of course, winter pants. Funnily enough, I’m more apt to buy pants during the calendar’s hottest months—when pants are far from required—than I am to shop them during the winter. But this is an abject mistake on my part, and I’m on a quest to rectify it.
Winter pants are the solution to the problem of low temperature-induced style monotony. Because figuring out what to wear when it’s frigid out is hard enough—doing so and making it look good four days in a row is a challenge worthy of sartorial Olympians, and honestly, how many of us own more than three pairs of (weather-appropriate) pants, anyway?
But in diversifying your winter pant selection, you rid yourself of this problem—at the least, you make it easier to deal with. Because your go-to black sweater looks entirely different when paired with wool palazzos, or tapered plaid pants, or corduroy cargos. Winter pants are an instant closet upgrade, immensely extending the half-life of your heavy winter rotation. So tell me again why you haven’t yet managed to stock up?

Cargo pants get a bad rap. But with these stunning cords leading the pack, cargos’ collective reputation will be changed in no time.

On sale for nearly one-third of their original price—you’re welcome.

Leather. Pants.

I’d probably live in these if I could.

Striped pants have never looked this good.

Is it bad that I want every part of this outfit? LMK.

Even night-out pants can be winter-appropriate.

It’s winter—if you haven’t stocked up on corduroy, you’re definitely doing it wrong.

The cropped trouser trend lives on.

We never met a millennial pink pant we didn’t like.

Dad trousers just got shockingly cool.

Date night calls.

Because oversized pants—especially oversized pants with stripe detailing—are the ultimate addition to any professional wardrobe.

Tapered leather pants—with ruffled ankles. Need I say more?

Even camo cargos look cute these days.

Look, if I had $1,000 to spend, the first place I’d drop it is on these trousers.

So chic. So versatile. And so affordable.

Sweater. Pants. Sweater pants.

I’m not sure whether these pants fall into the category of cargos, joggers or straight-up plaid trousers, but I do know they’re probably some combination of the three—and that I love them.

About to pair these with every T-shirt in my closet—just you wait.

OK, these are literal winter joggers. What are you waiting for?

These periwinkle trousers play well with sweaters, tees, denim jackets—and everything in between.

I told you palazzos were on the menu.

Because you have enough plaid shirts. Now it’s time to load up on plaid pants.

Undoubtedly the sleekest pair of sweatpants you’ve ever seen.

A one-stop shop for statement-making style (and winter warmth!!).

These pants are begging to help you stun at the office.
Where summer pants are near-unanimously flowy, winter pants offer stunning structured silhouettes.

More office-appropriate pants, because let’s be real, most of the time you’re wearing pants, you’re doing it at the office.

More cargos to add to your repertoire, because cargos are having a moment, guys—and a surprisingly chic one, at that. (If you see this as anything but a blessing, you’re looking at it wrong.)

Can anyone resist a jewel-toned corduroy? Anyone?

As far as we’re concerned, the more plaid pants, the merrier.

Think of these as winter-appropriate joggers. Is your closet ready, or what?

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