stirrup pants
noun
US
: a pair of women's pants that have a strip of fabric on the bottom of each leg that goes underneath the foot
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Its black stirrup pants are made from the softest jersey, and can just as easily be paired with a blazer and kitten heels for a night out, as an early morning barre class.
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Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2024
For one, as WFLA reports, the footie pj’s are actually stirrup pants and socks.
—Taylor Dutch, SELF, 1 Aug. 2024
Another pivotal breakthrough in women’s ski wear arrived in the early ’50s, when German fashion designer and professional skier, Maria Bogner, conceived the brand’s now-legendary stirrup pants in bold, bright colors that were adopted—and popularized—by the likes of Jackie Kennedy and Grace Kelly.
—Talia Abbas, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2024
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Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2024
For one, as WFLA reports, the footie pj’s are actually stirrup pants and socks.
—Taylor Dutch, SELF, 1 Aug. 2024
Another pivotal breakthrough in women’s ski wear arrived in the early ’50s, when German fashion designer and professional skier, Maria Bogner, conceived the brand’s now-legendary stirrup pants in bold, bright colors that were adopted—and popularized—by the likes of Jackie Kennedy and Grace Kelly.
—Talia Abbas, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2024
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“Stirrup pants.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stirrup%20pants. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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