plaid pants

Scottish-patterned leg garments

Plaid pants are trousers made from or patterned with plaid—a fabric featuring intersecting horizontal and vertical stripes in multiple colors.

They range from conservative golf attire to loud statement pieces: He showed up in bright red plaid pants.

Plaid pants can signal preppy style, punk rebellion, or questionable fashion judgment depending on context and boldness of pattern.

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back nine · preppy · pattern · Scottish · wool · slacks · flannel · argyle · tweed · country club · dress code · retro · polyester · loud · fashion · kilt · gingham · cuffed

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Ebony-colored leg coverings

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G