If you’re a millennial, you likely know them as “yoga pants,” and the term “flared leggings” will definitely have you laughing, as well as reliving your outfits of the early aughts, complete with layered spaghetti strapped tanks, Uggs, and, of course, stretchy, flared bottoms. Regardless of what they’re referred to as now, the Y2K trend has come full circle and the comfy, laidback style is back in a big way.

The term “yoga pants” may naturally lead younger generations to assume that the kids of the 2000s only wore these pants to, well, yoga classes. But, that is far from the truth. Flared leggings were your everyday, all-occasion, and go-to pants. Of course, they were also great for workouts, and as a top activewear trend, that is still true today.

“The most important features of a good yoga pant are fit, function, and then fashion,” said Diane Powell, yoga instructor of vinyasa flow and therapeutic yoga, in an interview with Verywell Fit. “The last thing you want is to look great at the beginning of a yoga class and then spend the rest of the practice pulling up your pants, worrying that someone can see your underwear or tripping on your flares. That really interferes with getting ‘in the flow’.” So, here are some of the best flared…