Spotted on the Upper East Side: The Chicest White-Pants-and-Flat-Shoe Outfit of the Season
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Lately, fashion people have been particularly infatuated with white pants for spring. It’s a fresh pant color to swap out for basic black pants, and celebrities like Karlie Kloss agree. Kloss was just spotted on the Upper East Side wearing a white pants-plus- flat-shoe outfit that was anything but basic. Kloss’s look was chic and polished, as she paired her white trousers with a flat-shoe trend that's a bit more unexpected than black flats: brown suede flats.
Kloss's head-to-toe brown-and-white outfit included a cropped brown leather bomber jacket and a simple white tee, along with her flowy white trousers and brown suede flats, accessorized with a slouchy brown suede bag. She looked every bit the elegant model off duty that she is. If she'd worn a pair of black flats, her outfit wouldn't be as chic as it is, in my opinion. The added texture of the suede and the richness of the brown set her outfit apart.
If you’re seeking a new white-pants outfit to try this season, whether you're walking the blocks of the UES or not, keep scrolling to re-create Kloss’s look and shop more white pants and brown suede shoes.
Karlie Kloss Wearing White Pants and Brown Suede Flats
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Kerane Marcellus is a New York-based writer. She joined the Who What Wear team in 2025 after writing for Essence Magazine and freelancing for a number of other arts and culture publications. Fashion is a form of expression that she encourages everyone to take part in. There is no right or wrong in getting dressed! When she's not writing, she's reading in the park or gallery hopping in the city.