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Fashion weeks saw return of patterned pants, heralding a vibrant and fun ‘alternative to jeans’

During Toronto Fashion Week earlier this month, women wore pants that looked like they were on fire.

Wild in pattern and vivid in colour, the trousers sported by guests attending the shows at the tents at David Pecaut Square on King St. W. were anything but the manly kind — dull and grey. Whether they were loose and fluid-like pyjama bottoms or skinny and snug-like jeans, they were clearly signalling one of spring’s big trends: punchy printed pants.

Printed pants were one of the most visible, hottest spring trends at Toronto Fashion Week earlier this month. From left Newport-minram of Pink Tartan; and Holt’s Amina Said, Alexandra Weston and Anjo Loots. H&M and Zara have releas