drainpipe trousers

Tight tapered legwear

Drainpipe trousers are pants with legs that fit tightly all the way down, straight and narrow like the pipes that carry water from a roof.

The style became iconic in 1950s rock and roll and later punk fashion: He squeezed into his drainpipes and headed to the show.

Also called drainpipes or, in American English, stovepipe pants.

fashion

skinny jeans

Form-fitting denim pants

bespoke · sartorial · tailored · fitted · stylish · Saint Laurent · indie · hipster · streetwear · denim

rockabilly

greasers

Machine lubricators or rebels

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  • quiffUpswept frontal hairstyle
  • ElvisRock and roll monarch

ducktail · creepers · bolo tie · Brylcreem · 1950s · rock 'n' roll · motorcycle jacket · leather · rebellion · jive

mod

Carnaby Street

Famous London shopping lane

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  • scootersSmall two-wheeled personal vehicles
  • VespasItalian brand of scooters

The Who · Quadrophenia · Mary Quant · youthquake · sharp · Chelsea boots · Fred Perry · fishtail · amphetamines · modernist

silhouette

skinny

Very thin, underweight

slim · tight · close-fitting · form-fitting · streamlined · sleek · pencil · snug · tailored · stovepipe

Opposites
leg silhouette/width

drainpipe trousersbell-bottoms

Flared-leg trousers

flares · palazzo pants · baggy trousers · bootcut jeans · sailor pants

Family

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Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G