Skinny Jeans

Skinny Jeans

Skinny jeans have had a complicated few years as the dominant silhouette in menswear shifted away from them and toward wider and more relaxed cuts. That shift is real and worth acknowledging but it doesn't mean skinny jeans have stopped working entirely. They work for men who are naturally lean through the leg and who feel comfortable in a close fitting silhouette. They work in certain style contexts where the references are more rock and roll or more fashion forward than mainstream casual. What's changed is that they're no longer the default and that means wearing them now reads as a more specific choice than it used to rather than just the thing everyone was doing. If you're someone who's always felt good in a skinny jean and hasn't been convinced by the case for wider cuts then wear the skinny jean. Style working for your actual body and your actual confidence is more important than following where the consensus has moved.