Back in 2018, when pantsless looks began dominating editorials and campaigns, Fashionista pondered whether butts were the new pants. That proved to be a more enduring question than we could have realized at the time: In 2023, not wearing pants was a key trend at fall New York Fashion Week. Last March, Kristen Stewart campaigned hard to keep the no-pants trend going. Then, in September, the look appeared all over Spring 2025 NYFW street style.
But one year later, bottom-wear is making a triumphant return, with showgoers at Paris Fashion Week making a hard pivot: Not only are they wearing pants, skirts and shorts — but they’re actually doubling up on them. A continuation of the chaotic layering we spotted at London Fashion Week, this trend is most often associated with the throwback early-2000s skirt-over-pants look, which PFW showgoers wholeheartedly endorsed. But we also spotted instances of pants over shorts, double shorts and skirts with visible slips. Maximalism is back — and it’s more literal than ever.
Keep scrolling to see all the bottom-heavy looks from outside the Spring 2026 shows at Paris Fashion Week.
On the street at Paris Fashion Week. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight
On the street at Paris Fashion Week. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight
On the street at Paris Fashion Week. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight
On the street at Paris Fashion Week. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight
On the street at Paris Fashion Week. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight
On the street at Paris Fashion Week. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight
On the street at Paris Fashion Week. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight
On the street at Paris Fashion Week. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight
On the street at Paris Fashion Week. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight
On the street at Paris Fashion Week. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight
On the street at Paris Fashion Week. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight
On the street at Paris Fashion Week. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight
On the street at Paris Fashion Week. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight
On the street at Paris Fashion Week. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight
On the street at Paris Fashion Week. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight
On the street at Paris Fashion Week. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight
On the street at Paris Fashion Week. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight
On the street at Paris Fashion Week. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight
On the street at Paris Fashion Week. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight
On the street at Paris Fashion Week. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight
Source: Fashionista.com
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