Style Glossary: Harem Pants

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Harem Pants

Women's pant, fully gathered into waist and ankle areas. Origin from Near East. Often described as a baggy and saggy pant tapered at the ankle, with side flaps on the hip that button at the waist area. The urban popularity of the harem pant circulated in the early '90s with MC Hammer.

If you're feeling experimental, try these ASOS Jersey Cuffed Harem Style Trousers ($44).


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