"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The best pleated pants below offer style, comfort, and an easy elegance that every man's closet should ...

After more than a decade of flat-front, slimmer-is-better propaganda, this news may come as an unexpected—and unwelcome—surprise to even the most enterprising men of style: Pleated pants are back.

Many trends have made an unexpected comeback, and like a bad sequel to a bad movie, many of them are just as bad as they were the first time. But pleated pants are not such a trend. Though they’ve ...

This isn’t news, of course, but nothing in the world makes sense right now—and that goes doubly for pants. Cargo pants have graduated from the frat house to your office. Track pants are now sprinting ...

Are you curious about pleated pants but haven’t had the courage so far to wear them? Pleated pants can be a versatile addition to your wardrobe and can be worn to work, for formal evenings or even ...

Eye-catching pleats on these wide leg pants work so well to flatter and elongate your legs. Choose from five classic colors: black, white, beige, navy, and olive green. These trousers are a personal ...

Every product was carefully curated by an Esquire editor. We may earn a commission from these links. Here’s how we test products and why you should trust us. It wasn't too long ago that pleated pants ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. The versatile style is a fall and winter wardrobe staple Quince A pair of jeans, satin pants, and maxi skirts are all items that likely ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. We found styles inspired by her look starting at $18 Nicol Natale is a shopping writer at PEOPLE with an eye for celebrity style, ...

Designer Eunice Lee can still recall the moment in the mid-1990s when her bosses at DKNY’s design studio sent out this message, officially banning pleated pants from their collections. “That comment ...

If you're unfamiliar with pleated pants, let me give you a brief crash course. Pleated pants are pants with vertical folds in them, starting just under the waistband and running down the front legs.