skinny jeans

Snug leg coverings

Skinny jeans are pants cut to fit tightly from waist to ankle, hugging the legs closely.

The style emerged in punk and rock fashion, became mainstream in the 2000s, and cycles in and out of trendiness: Are skinny jeans still in?

The fit can make them difficult to pull on or remove.

style

streetwear

Skate and hip-hop clothing

edgy · casual · grunge · rocker · punk · indie · minimalist · athleisure · normcore · Y2K

denim

indigo

Plant-derived blue dye

fade · rivets · cotton · weft · warp · dye · Levi's · Lee · chambray · distressed

fit

form-fitting

Closely following body contours

  • snugComfortably close-fitting
  • taperedGradually narrowing in width
  • slimThin or meager

narrow · fitted · streamlined · sculpted · low-rise · high-rise · mid-rise · ankle-length · cropped · cuffed

stretch

spandex

Elastic synthetic fiber

give · recovery · comfort · movability · jeggings · pull-on · elastane

fashion

runway

Paved path for planes

lookbook · catwalk · couture · avant-garde · influencer · contemporary · chic · sartorial · trend · vogue

Categories
Opposites
fit/silhouette

skinny jeansbaggy jeans

Oversized denim pants

relaxed fit jeans · bootcut jeans · flare jeans · boyfriend jeans · mom jeans

Family

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Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G