{"id":6602,"date":"2026-07-15T11:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T06:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6602"},"modified":"2026-07-15T11:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T06:00:19","slug":"how-to-style-balloon-pants-summer-2026s-most-unexpected-staple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6602","title":{"rendered":"How to Style Balloon Pants, Summer 2026\u2019s Most Unexpected Staple"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Learning how to style balloon pants has been the highlight of my summer fashion journey. Don\u2019t get me wrong: I love my longline <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glamour.com\/story\/5-ways-to-style-long-denim-shorts-you-havent-tried-yet-this-summer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text link\">Bermuda shorts<\/a>, but introducing billowing bottoms to my warm-weather lineup has added a new layer of depth I didn\u2019t know it was lacking.<\/p>\n<p>Balloon pants, which swell at the waist and gather at the ankles, add a high-fashion element to every outfit they punctuate. No wonder labels like Chlo\u00e9, Michael Kors, Ashlyn, and Ralph Lauren all showed the style this season. Depending on your direction, they can go boho-chic, edgy-cool, or polished and utterly professional. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glamour.com\/story\/2026-fashion-trends\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text link\">summer trend<\/a> might <em>look<\/em> intimidating, but you\u2019ll soon find it\u2019s just as easy to learn how to style balloon pants as it is to ace their straight- and wide-leg sisters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ProductSummaryGridWrapper-hlpJsT kBcdPE\">\n<h2 class=\"BaseText-fEwdHD ProductSummaryGridTitle-kqGeiw igECrc inDVLC\"><strong>What to wear with balloon pants, at a glance<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"ProductSummaryWrapper-cuzalb jbkdaJ product-embed\" data-event-boundary=\"click\" data-testid=\"ProductSummaryWrapper\" 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