Palazzo pants come in more variations than the basic shape suggests — fabric, pattern, and how they're made all differ across styles. Here's a plain-language guide to the common types, by name.
What is a palazzo pant?
A palazzo pant is a wide-leg trouser that flows from the waist or hip down to the ankle, cut loose enough to move like a skirt while still being made as separate pant legs.
1. Wide-leg palazzo
Keeps a consistent, wide width from hip to hem — the most classic palazzo shape.
2. Flared palazzo
Stays closer-fitting through the hip and thigh, then widens out toward the hem.
3. Wrap-style palazzo
Has an overlapping front panel, similar to a wrap skirt, rather than a fully stitched-closed waist. It's a design detail that can appear on both plain and printed palazzo styles.
4. Pleated palazzo
Has pleats built into the waist, adding extra fullness right at the top of the leg, while keeping the overall wide-leg shape.
5. Printed palazzo
Made in a patterned fabric — florals, motifs, or abstract prints — as opposed to a single solid color.
6. Solid/plain palazzo
A single, uniform color throughout, with no pattern — easier to mix and match with printed or patterned tops.
7. Chikankari palazzo
Chikankari refers to a traditional hand or machine embroidery style, not a palazzo shape — a chikankari palazzo is a palazzo pant made in fabric featuring that embroidery, layered onto any of the standard shapes above.
8. Linen palazzo
Made from linen rather than cotton — linen feels a bit stiffer and wrinkles more easily than cotton, but both are breathable, natural-fiber choices for warm weather.
What does Vidis currently offer in palazzo pants?
Our current range covers wide-leg, flared, printed, and solid cotton palazzo pants — see below. We don't currently carry linen, wrap-style, pleated, or chikankari palazzo styles, but if that's what you're specifically looking for, feel free to reach out and we'll let you know if it's something we plan to add.