Are these jeans flares or bootcuts? Photo included.

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Just found these Earl jeans in a drawer and heard flares are back. I can't work out if these are flares or bootcuts though, any jeans experts out there?

Bootcuts are flares...

The flares this season range from bootcut (ie small flare) to bell bottoms...

I would say they are a bootcut rather than a flare as they aren't very flary.

Boot cut. Does it matter what's in? If you like them, wear them.

There are jeans around at the moment with small flares like that. Checkout any of the designer jean brands and you'll see what I mean.

They look like boot cut

Bootcut I have an old pair of bootcuts on today am surprised how nice they are!

They all look the same to me. I think they're just calling them 'flares' to trick us into thinking our old bootcuts won't cut it so we need to buy again.

I have flares they are flappier I have had them since last time round so no extra £ out of me

'Flares are flappier' - I can cope with that It's when people start measuring hem width and precisely where on the leg they should get narrower that I lose the plot.

All I know is that my old 'Citizens' (£5.00 from a jumble sale some time around the turn of the century) still look fantastic, if I do say so myself.

There are all kinds of jeans in the shops now. Boot cuts and flares are both "in". They look great, nice length and fit well. Just wear them :)

The current breed of flare are indeed flapper. More of a 70s vibe that you need to wear heels with or you will scoop up detritus from the pavement...

Fairylea, I like your post

that mirror is dirty.

Thanks for your replies, I'll wear them. What shoes as they're not long enough to cover heels?

Bootcut. But a nice long lean shape, they look quite flattering on you. I'd definitely wear them. This would be your not to flares without actually having to wear them I've been in flares most of the day and I love them but their flappiness makes them quite impractical - I had to change when I started doing my toenails.

They are what I'd describe as a slim bootcut.
The flares that are around are much wider at the bottom
Those bootcuts look fab on you

Wow, thanks Frugal and XiCi.

And Fairylea.

I think flares are more straight not tight to your thighs, so bootcut. I love flares but they are too 'in' at the moment so I feel like I'm in fancy dress!

I'd say boot cut too :) and they look really good on you and flattering . Wish I'd kept all my top shop boot cut ones now :( think I must invest in some !

It's bollocks that all the flares around now are flappier, some are and some aren't. You notice the flappy ones because they're more of a statement.

If you look on designer jeans websites, and around London, there are all flares of all sizes.

Much of what's in the shops labeled as flares at the moment are really bootcuts.

Bootcut and they fit well on you.
I wear my lovely bootcuts as well as other styles cus they look good on me. Sod what's in.
I class flares when you can't see feet.