Galliffet or gallifet were a style of trousers in military uniform of the Soviet Army. They were similar to riding breeches, fit for jackboots. Russian dictionaries define "galife" as pants fitting the knees and below, to easily fit the sapogi (Russian jackboots), and expanding from above the knees.

They were named after French general Gaston Alexandre Auguste, Marquis de Galliffet.

Gaston Alexandre Auguste, Marquis de Galliffet, Prince de Martigues (Paris, 23 January 1830 – 8 July 1909), was a French general, best known for having taken part in the repression of the 1871 Paris Commune.

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