In 2020, we only had to get half-dressed. For a lot of us, our social lives and work lives pivoted from in-person interactions to Zoom calls. It was the birth of above-the-waist only dressing. 2021 was a (timid) return to normalcy and with that came the return to below-the-waist dressing. It turns out, people really missed wearing fun pants and a glamorous trend was born. Pants were bold, party-ready, and super fun.
I may be biased (pun intended) but Kim Namjoon was the best example of 2021's party pants trend. The handsome rapper and leader of BTS wore a saturated look from Berluti's fall line while cutely swaying to his verse from 'Permission to Dance'.