"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The best pleated pants below offer style, comfort, and an easy elegance that every man's closet should ...

Many trends have made an unexpected comeback, and like a bad sequel to a bad movie, many of them are just as bad as they were the first time. But pleated pants are not such a trend. Though they’ve ...

Designer Eunice Lee can still recall the moment in the mid-1990s when her bosses at DKNY’s design studio sent out this message, officially banning pleated pants from their collections. “That comment ...

After more than a decade of flat-front, slimmer-is-better propaganda, this news may come as an unexpected—and unwelcome—surprise to even the most enterprising men of style: Pleated pants are back.

Are you curious about pleated pants but haven’t had the courage so far to wear them? Pleated pants can be a versatile addition to your wardrobe and can be worn to work, for formal evenings or even ...

Pleats have been around in some form or another since men’s pants were popularized in the Western world, and have traditionally been seen as a practical design feature to increase mobility and comfort ...

Every product was carefully curated by an Esquire editor. We may earn a commission from these links. Here’s how we test products and why you should trust us. It wasn't too long ago that pleated pants ...

If you're unfamiliar with pleated pants, let me give you a brief crash course. Pleated pants are pants with vertical folds in them, starting just under the waistband and running down the front legs.