How Princess Diana Styled This Popular Pant Trend

published 28 June 2024

Princess Diana looks over her shoulder smiling.

As my fellow millennials will relate to, I practically lived in capri pants in middle school in the '90s and early 2000s. Sometimes called pedal pushers or clam diggers, capris have ebbed and flowed in popularity over the years, beginning in the '50s when Audrey Hepburn made them her signature. Back in the '80s, no one looked chicer in capri pants than Princess Diana.

Photographed at a polo match in May 1983, Princess Diana styled the trend with a billowy white blouse and a red sweater tied nonchalantly over her shoulders. She completed the look with low-heeled red pumps. As we've extensively reported, capri pants are officially back and bigger than ever in 2024. They were featured heavily in the spring/summer 2024 runway collections, including at Tory Burch, Mirror Palais, and Theory, to name a few. Ready to get in on the action? Scroll down to shop my favorite pairs.

How Princess Diana Styled Capri Pants

Princess Diana wearing capri pants and a white blouse with a red sweater over her shoulders.

Shop My Favorite Capri Pants

FRAME

High Waist Raw Hem Capri Jeans

I love the raw hem on these jeans.

H&M

Capri Leggings

This $10 price tag is too good to resist.

Intimately

Retro Capris

How cute are these?

Somebodee

Caprihose Gina

These capri pants are giving me Audrey Hepburn vibes.

MANGO

Striped Capri Jeans

Matching top optional but highly encouraged.

alice + olivia

Emmie Clam Digger Jeans

I love everything about this outfit.

MANGO

Capri Slim-Fit Jeans

White pants always feel fresh for summer.

NYDJ

Ami High Waist Skinny Capri Pants

The kind of pants you can style a million different ways.

DL1961

Bardot Capri High Rise Instasculpt Jeans

These pants look so cute styled with Mary Janes.

Erin got her start as a Who What Wear intern over 13 years ago—back when the site only published a single story per day. (Who What Wear has since increased that number twentyfold.) She graduated magna cum laude from USC, which is how she ended up moving to Los Angeles from her hometown of San Diego. In college, she also interned at Refinery29, where she was promoted to editorial assistant and then assistant editor. After nearly three years at R29, she came back to WWW in 2016, where she currently holds the title of Associate Director of Fashion News (as well as the unofficial title of resident royal expert—in case you haven't noticed her numerous Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton stories). She spends her days trying to incorporate her idols, Anna Wintour and Roger Federer, into as many stories as possible. Outside of work, she loves tennis, classic rock, traveling, and smothering her dog with affection.