5 Cool Cigarette Pant Looks |

5 Cool Cigarette Pant Looks

December 7, 2025 admin

Woman wears black cigarette pants, a leather wrap coat and square toe flats.

Slowly but surely, slimmer pant silhouettes are creeping their way back into the fashion zeitgeist. The latest trend? Cigarette pants. With super straight legs and tapered hems, the best way to describe them is as the dressed-up cousin of leggings. They hit either right at or just above the ankle and give off major 1950s nostalgia, especially when paired with ballet flats. Anytime Marilyn Monroe was photographed in pants, they were almost always cigarette pants.

Cigarette pants are form-fitting and usually found in a higher rise, and can easily take you from a day in the office to dinner with friends that night. They’re a welcome alternative to skinny jeans (I’m pretty sure no one wants to see the return of jeggings), and they especially shine when paired with a structured top, although they work well with just a T-shirt, too.

Below, I’ve rounded up five of the coolest ways the fashion girls are wearing cigarette pants. Let’s get into it!

All Black

Woman wears black cigarette pants, black sweater shell, Chanel cap-toe slingbacks and Bottega Veneta clutch.

Maybe it’s because of that iconic photo of Audrey Hepburn in her black cigarette pants and top, but this look screams everyday elegance.

J.Crew

Sweater Shell in Premium Ultra-Fine Cotton Blend

Banana Republic

Skinny Everywhere Ponte Pant

Everlane

The Studio Slingback Flat

Elegant Structure

Woman wears black cigarette pants, brown blouse, black Chanel flats and purse.

The thing about cigarette pants is that they’re a great base for letting statement pieces, like this blouse blazer, shine. It’s giving “lady who lunches on the French Riviera” chic.

ASTR the Label

Bellmere Jacket

ZARA

Quilted Crossbody Bag

ANINE BING

Indio Sunglasses

1950s Nostalgia

Woman wears black cigarette pants, white vest top and gingham slingback flats.

Keep it classic by pairing an extra-slim pair of cigarette pants with a vest top and slingback flats. Feel free to add a little cardi over your shoulders, too.