The curious thing is that these pants aren’t exactly new. Long before becoming trendy, bloomers were part of 19th-century women’s underwear. They were worn under voluminous skirts and long dresses as a functional and intimate garment. Today, however, the opposite is true, and they are deliberately displayed as current fashion trends have brought to the surface what was once forced to be hidden. They evoke that romantic femininity that fashion cyclically revives when the present becomes too rigid.
The most stylish insiders have already made them an obsession. Some pair them with bikinis and open shirts for a Mediterranean vibe; others wear them with satin ballet flats, tops, or oversized men’s jackets to create contrast. Because in 2026, bloomers are no longer seen as a naive garment, but as a stylistic statement full of intention.
Bella Hadid, for her part, looked like she had just stepped out of a Sofia Coppola film with her look: barefoot on a yacht in the Riviera, wrapped in translucent white fabrics, because if there’s one thing fashion has understood this season, it’s that fantasy is no longer about looking impeccable, but about appearing suspended in an eternal summer, and bloomers fit right into that narrative.
This article was originally published by Vogue Spain.
