Skinny jeans are denim pants straight leg, and usually very tight. A lot of the time they will be distressed, damaged with expertly designed rips. They fit tight around the bottom of your leg, the calf and ankle, making your legs appear ”skinny”. They are made of a stretchy spandex material and get slimmer near the ankles. Also called cigarette pants, drainpipes, peg leg pants, pencil pants, skinny pants, slimjims, tapered pants, carrot leg pants, old-school hood jeans or ice-cream cone pants, but what makes this particular style popular is their versatility.
Skinny jeans actually originated during the 1950s, mostly worn by men because pants were not typically seen on women. Then in the 1960s, female icon like Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn began wearing pants, and those pants had a tapered leg. After the late ’60s, the skinny jeans got pushed aside and made way for bell-bottoms. The 1980s brought the return of the skinny jeans and spandex. As trends go, the skinny jean did not last long into the 1990s. Then perhaps the jeans have the comeback, due to popularity of ’80s fashion.
Skinny Jeans: It’s for girls who have no big hips, no stomach and skinny legs?
Anybody can wear them you just have to know how to dress for your body type, skinny jeans suit women with boyish figures. If your hips are wide and you love the skinny jean look, embrace the stretch of the skinny jeans and just balance your proportions with a loose or long fitted top as they tend to accentuate the hips and butt, giving that area more shape. Women with larger hips or backsides should avoid the traditional skinny jeans, as it will just add to a disproportionate shape, skinny jeans are especially flattering in darker blues or blacks.
Baby doll tops and extra long fitted tees are perfect with skinny jeans, are great because you can dress it up or down, you can wear a vested top or a cardigan with this. You can wear a cute graphic tee and funky sneaks in the day time or dress it up with a pretty fancy top and some sexy pumps. Skinny jeans can be worn with flats, heels or even boots. Although during this summer with ballerina flats or flip-flops for a more casual look. The tighter the jeans, the more sensual the look. Therefore, skinny jeans make the stronger night apparel.
