Not Jeans, Not Trousers—NY It Girls Will Be Wearing Flats With This Chic Pant Trend All Summer

Pick shoes in this specific color for an even cooler warm-weather look.

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04/11/2026: Jennifer Lawrence and Cooke Maroney have a lunch date in New York City. Lawrence carried a black wool coat and wore a dark La Ligne sweater, white Balenciaga cargo pants, and yellow flats from The Row. The couple dined out at the famed ramen restaurant, Nakamura, in the Lower East Side.
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When it comes to summer street style, no one does it better than Jennifer Lawrence. It's not often that we see the actress out and about, but in the warm weather, her sightings around downtown Manhattan spike, and every time, she's wearing some cool outfit combination that instantly sparks a trend. Shocker, her latest ensemble is no exception, with Lawrence debuting a simple, comfy, but still fresh-feeling outfit for a daytime ramen date at Nakamura on the Lower East Side with her husband of six years, Cooke Maroney.

For the occasion, Lawrence paired a currently on-sale pair of yellow, suede flat shoes from The Row (run!) with the summer pant trend that will replace jeans and trousers in every chic woman's wardrobe throughout the hot months ahead: White pants. Specifically, she wore vintage Balenciaga cargo pants, pairing them with a navy-blue cotton sweater from her go-to brand, La Ligne, an Hermès Lindy Bag in dark brown with silver hardware, and burgundy eyewear. The only jewelry she wore was two beaded necklaces—one in gold and another in turquoise—and her wedding rings. It was the kind of look that's so easy to put together, but far from lacking in the impact department. It has effortless virality written all over it, much like most of the looks we see Lawrence wear when she's seen around New York City.

White Pants and Flats on Jennifer Lawrence

04/11/2026: Jennifer Lawrence and Cooke Maroney have a lunch date in New York City. Lawrence carried a black wool coat and wore a dark La Ligne sweater, white Balenciaga cargo pants, and yellow flats from The Row. The couple dined out at the famed ramen restaurant, Nakamura, in the Lower East Side.

(Image credit: The Image Direct)

On Jennifer Lawrence: The Row Vincit Suede Loafers ($660); Hermès Lindy Bag; La Ligne Val Sweater ($395); Balenciaga pants

What really set Lawrence's daytime look apart was her combination of white pants with flat shoes, especially ones like hers in an interesting, unexpected color. Jeans are expected, but white pants offer something different, and in the summer, there's no better choice for lightweight bottoms that consistently look sophisticated and elevated. Just be careful not to spill on them.

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Eliza Huber
Eliza Huber
Associate Editorial Director

Eliza Huber is currently the Associate Editorial Director at Who What Wear. She joined the company in 2021 as a fashion editor after starting her career as a writer at Refinery29, where she worked for four years. During her time at WWW, she launched Go Sports, the publication's sports vertical, and published four (and counting) quarterly issues tied to the WNBA, Formula One, and more. She also created two franchises, Let's Get a Room and Ways to Wear; profiled Dakota Fanning, Diane Kruger, Katie Holmes, Gracie Abrams, and Sabrina Carpenter for WWW's monthly cover features; and reported on new seasonal trends, up-and-coming designers, and celebrity style.