Low-key barrel pant designs are seen on the runway of the Celine Spring/Summer 2026 show. Photo composite: Celine
To say that this is the year of barrel pants is not wrong. The term refers to the shape of a leg that curves out from the upper thigh like (yup) a barrel, only to taper at the ankle, creating a bowlegged silhouette – on purpose.
Also known as banana pants or horseshoe pants, they are sort of the pants equivalent of a full skirt, but with a slouchy, not-trying-so-hard ease.
