Q Are pleats in fashion? I have a couple pairs that seemed to be out of style in recent years, so they stayed in my closet. But now I am seeing colleagues wearing pleats again.

Pleated jeans are easy to pair with many different shoes, from loafers to pumps to your tried and true sneakers Whether you choose an ankle boot or peep-toe heel, pleated denim works for high or low ...

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.

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.

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 ...