Spotted on Gigi Hadid: The Anti-Trend Summer Pants Making Jeans Obsolete

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Gigi Hadid wearing a mustard yellow baseball cap, a collared cream cardigan over a white tank top, and cream drawstring chino pants with flip-flops in NYC.
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I don't know about you, but I live in the South, so jeans are far from the first thing I reach for these days. That said, I'm not going cold turkey on all pants. Lightweight pairs that look seasonally appropriate are what I'm prioritizing, and given that there happen to be lots of pant trends to choose from this summer, what's one more?

While out in NYC this week, Gigi Hadid was spotted in a cool, casual monochromatic outfit that included the latest summer pant trend that admittedly isn't all that trendy. The pant trend is chinos, and if you want to get even more specific, I suggest finding a pair just like Hadid's: pleated and with a drawstring. She paired her loose, ankle-length pants with flip-flops (obviously) and a collared cardigan in a similar color over a white tank top. As per usual, she looked effortlessly chic and trend-forward in her chosen outfit, and it's easy to see why classic cotton chinos are the perfect summer 2026 swap for jeans. Keep scrolling for outfit inspiration and to shop a handful of cool pairs.

The Trend on Gigi Hadid

Gigi Hadid wearing a mustard yellow baseball cap, a collared cream cardigan over a white tank top, and cream drawstring chino pants with flip-flops in NYC.

(Image credit: The Image Direct)

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Allyson Payer
Allyson Payer
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Allyson is a senior editor for Who What Wear. She joined the company in 2014 as co-founder Katherine Power's executive assistant and over the years has written hundreds of stories for Who What Wear. Prior to her career in fashion, Allyson worked in the entertainment industry at companies such as Sony Pictures Television. Allyson is now based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She holds a BFA in theater arts. Her path to fashion may not have been linear, but based on the number of fashion magazines she collected as a child and young adult, it was meant to be.