30-07-2025
The Skant Is the Perfect Transseasonal Item
It may be the heat of summer, but we're already looking ahead to the fall. The jump from shorts and lightweight dresses to heavy-duty trousers and raw denim, however, doesn't happen overnight. Enter: the skant.
While wearing pants underneath skirts and dresses is a perfectly viable option for the transseasonal wardrobe, over the last year or so, I've become particularly interested in the skant—a pair of pants with a built-in overskirt. Last summer, I invested in a pair from Paloma Wool (perhaps the foremost skant producer)—a sheer brown pair with a matching miniskirt. On muggy summer days, I pair it with a tank top and sandals, but when the weather cools down, it works just as well with a cardigan.
Kaia Gerber, September 2024
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I'm not the only one who sees the value of a skant—celebrities are into it, too. Just last week, Jennifer Lawrence went out to dinner in a pair of sheer navy trousers overlain with a below-the-knee skirt, a hole-ridden tee, and strappy Prada kitten heels. The breezy skant was the perfect middleman between Lawrence's ultra-casual T-shirt and her dressier sandals.
Kaia Gerber has also used the skant to add some visual intrigue to an otherwise standard outfit. Late last year, the model livened up a navy crop top and black ballet flats with a gray miniskirt atop straight-legged trousers, also Paloma Wool (are you sensing a pattern?). The Spanish brand isn't the only skant connoisseur, though: Collina Strada, MM6, and ASOS have also offered their take on the doubled-up look.
And for anyone who wants to try a different look, consider a dress over pants set. Last October, Kendall Jenner wore a KNWLS minidress over flare pants. Skants or dress, a coordinated look is a low lift method for elevating your transseasonal wardrobe.
Jennifer Lawrence, July 2025
ULRA, REES
Kendall Jenner, February 2024
CAMA, VAEM, DALI
