



























Torno a parlare degli ultimi trend che si sono imposti nell'arco del 2017 e che stanno sostituendo i capi skinny dopo una sorta di decennale "glaciazione" del mondo dello street style.
In particolare vorrei concentrare l'attenzione sulle varie tipologie di pantaloni da donna che stanno soppiantando gli skinny pants, il cui destino promette di essere simile a quello delle parrucche incipriate dell'Ancien Regime.
Gli integralisti della moda skinny e in particolare le paladine degli skinny pants possono però consolarsi pensando che le alternative non sono necessariamente di carattere classico o vintage, ma anzi presentano dei tratti decisamente innovativi che vengono proprio incontro alle esigenze di chi non può o non vuole indossare i tacchi o calzature comunque scomode.
La soluzione di compromesso che si è rivelata vincente è stata quella dei "cropped pants", cioè pantaloni accorciati al livello delle caviglie (ankle cut) oppure al polpaccio (i cropped veri e propri) o addirittura al ginocchio.
La soluzione "cropped" sta avendo un enorme successo, anche perché risulta applicabile con esiti interessanti a tutte le tipologie di pantaloni femminili, qualunque fosse il livello di "fitting" (boyfriend, regular, boot cut, flare, lose, wide-leg).

Entrando più nello specifico due tipologie più frequenti derivano dall'applicazione del cosiddetto ankle cut (taglio alla caviglia) ai pantaloni di tipo bell-bottom o wide-leg.
L'ankle cut esisteva già per i capi skinny e per quelli normali, mentre per i bell-bottom c'era il boot cut (taglio allo stivale), che è stato un compromesso tra gli skinny e i flared classici (a zampa).
















































Il passo successivo è stato applicare l'ankle cut ai flared, ottenendo i cropped flared pants, che slanciano la silhouette, soprattutto quando sono a vita alta, senza bisogno di indossare calzature particolarmente sopraelevate.
Un trend molto in voga è quello dei pantaloni "belted", cioè con la cintura annessa, dello stesso tessuto, che può essere comodamente annodata con un risultato esteticamente molto efficace.




Ma anche per chi vuole indossare comodi stivaletti


















)


L'abbinamento dei cropped flares con gli ankle boots in coordinato si è imposto come uno degli outfit più trendy per il 2018.












Chi eventualmente, d'inverno, sentisse freddo per il fatto che questi pantaloni non sono aderenti, può scoprire l'ultimissimo trend di questo autunno-inverno 2018 e cioè il ritorno all'utilizzo originario dei leggins come calze sotto i pantaloni veri e propri, facendoli sporgere di qualche centimetro rispetto al taglio ankle dei cropped pants


















Ma ci sono altre alternative ancora più fantasiose, che finalmente introducono una ventata d'aria fresca nel reliquiario autoreferenziale di una generazione di blogger che da dieci anni ripropongono sempre le stesse cose.
Vediamo alcune di queste alternative, che hanno preso piede nelle ultime stagioni, sia sulle passerelle che nell'ambito dello street style.
Un esempio è quello dei flounce pants o ruffle pants, che presentano, alle estremità, una forma a volant o comunque ondulata.



































Elegantissime le trasparenze decorate


C'è poi la variante dei bottom fringed pants per chi ama le frange
































Sotto, Kaia Gerber



Fino alle varianti più estreme che possono accontentare chi vuole un look ribelle e si sente orfano dei jeans stracciati.


Emma Roberts

Olivia Palermo


Fino ad arrivare a questo look estremo di Kourtney Kardashian


Oppure ci sono i popper pants, cioè i pantaloni che presentano un taglio verticale ai lati, che può essere abbottonato. Nati come pantaloni da ginnastica, si sono rivelati molto sexy, grazie naturalmente allo spacco da cui può uscire l'intera gamba, in caso di assenza di bottoni.














Sotto, Natalia Dyer
Natalia Dyer







Il taglio può essere anche senza bottoni, o con lacci, in tal caso si parla di splitted pants


















Interessante questa fusione dei ruffle pants con gli splitted pants


Il taglio può essere anche laterale



Kaia Gerber




Al posto dei bottoni dei popper pants ci può essere la zip

Oppure i bottoni possono essere sostituiti da spille o lacci








Molto sexy ed elegante lo split laterale nella gonna pantalone

Ed ora una carrellata di immagini riassuntive dei principali trend della stagione attuale e dell'autunno-inverno 2018.

































Sotto, Olivia Palermo

Charlotte Casiraghi


Sotto, l'attrice Natalia Dyer

Per chi ama uno stile elegante e di gran classe, che riesca a combinare i trend attuali con elementi retro, vale la pena leggere l'articolo da cui ho tratto il seguente passo:
http://www.whowhatwear.co.uk/what-to-wear-with-corduroy-pants
Retro seems to be the new normal these days, with styles like flare jeans and round sunglasses more popular than ever. In particular, it's the retro-chic vibe of the '70s that keeps delivering the coolest must-have trends time and again. It's the decade that keeps on giving, with designers pulling various bits of inspiration from its iconic look each season. Right now corduroy is having a moment, and the '70s-inspired fabric feels so right in all the coolest fall outfits. But the question of how to go about styling a pair of corduroy pants without looking like an extra in That '70s Show is another story. Corduroy pants are inherently autumnal in nature, so to test the waters of the style, lean into that rich fall color palette, and opt for a pair in burgundy, mustard, or brown. High-waisted, cropped, and flare cuts all look ultra cool with a corduroy finish, and if there's one styling trick that's worth knowing, it's about pairing corduroy pants with a knit sweater or lightweight turtleneck.




Sotto, Zendaya















A very high waisted flared pants make you look much taller.










































Molto chic è il pantalone a taglio più largo e rialzato, che tecnicamente viene chiamato alla francese "culotte"





Può essere ammesso anche il risvolto, purché sia un "risvoltone"!




















Natalia Dyer






























































Sotto, Miroslava Duma

Sotto, Solange Knowles




Kaia Gerber








Selena Gomez

Emma Roberts

Natalia Dyer



Insomma, il concetto è questo: le donne dell'ultima generazione, rispetto agli uomini, hanno una immensa possibilità di scelta riguardo a cosa indossare, per cui è veramente un peccato quando si vestono sempre usando gli stessi capi. La moda indica una grande varietà di occasioni tra cui scegliere e chi si fissa soltanto su un tipo non ha scusanti logiche. L'invito è quello a sperimentare forme nuove, e in questo senso va letto e osservato il presente articolo.
Il motto è: "chi vuole far colpo deve osare di più". Non siamo in Corea del Nord, non c'è l'obbligo di portare un'uniforme, per cui tirate fuori il coraggio e sbizzarritevi!




Chloe Grace Moretz











Blake Lively




























Sotto, la principessa saudita Deena Aljuhani Abdulaziz al-Saud

Sotto, Jenna Coleman della serie tv Victoria







Miroslava Duma

Jenna Coleman












































Sotto, Chloe Grace Moretz

































































Sotto, Alexa Chung


































