Trousers have been through a lot lately, going from second-skin legging skinny (Saint Laurent) to bell bottomed (Gucci) to the widest possible flare (Céline) in the span of a single season (aw16.) Spring/summer 2017 introduces a new shape to add to your rotation: the frilled skinny. 

It's a cigarette leg on top, with a little ruffly flounce on the bottom and we're spying it everywhere. 

Here they are at Altuzarra:

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And Sies Marjan: 

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And a crochet knit pair at 3.1 Phillip Lim: 

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And denim ones at Karen Walker: 

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Chalk it up to that festive, flamenco thread running through the New York show season. 

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Kenya Hunt

Kenya Hunt is the Editor-in-Chief of ELLE UK. Her career spans working for some of the world's most influential women’s titles on both sides of the Atlantic from her post-graduate days as an Assistant Editor at the seminal magazine, Jane, to her time as Deputy Editor of Grazia UK and ELLE UK. As the founder of R.O.O.M. Mentoring, she advocates for greater diversity within the fashion industry by providing a supportive network for some of the many talented aspiring designers, journalists and image makers of colour London has to offer. In 2021, she was recognised by The British Fashion Council for her work and given a Global Leader Of Change Award at its annual Fashion Awards. An American based in London, she lives south of the river with her husband and two sons. Her critically-acclaimed book, Girl: Essays on Black Womanhood (HarperCollins/HQ), is out now.