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Are you wearing bootcut jeans/trousers again?

124 replies

Shamazing · 04/02/2020 20:30

I'm seeing them everywhere at the moment. Does this mean I can dig out the ones at the back of my wardrobe again??😊

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pictish · 05/02/2020 19:45

I think all cuts of jean are valid. What suits you depends on your shape and personal style.

Lojoh · 05/02/2020 20:46

Alas my tweed wide legs are from the misty depths of my own wardrobe. Toast, I think. Or possibly even... House of Bruar! OK I HAVE SHAME BUT ALSO... GREAT TROUSERS.

oohnicevase · 05/02/2020 22:04

If worn right bootcut are very flattering ! .. I work in women's fashion and I've seen loads of women look amazing in them .. the chore is you really need to wear a heeled boot which is tiresome so I would only wear them on a night out but you run the risk of looking like you don't realise they went out of fashion because alot of people won't know they are back in( if that makes any sense) ! They make my legs look much longer and I can't wear skinny jeans woth a heel because I'm too hoursglass. 😬

motherofgod2 · 10/02/2020 16:19

I work in a university and a lot of young girls are wearing them. I've even seen a few baggy all the way down jeans ! They also wear those black stretchy bootcut trousers from Topshop and Mom Jeans. I don't see many skinny jeans really.

damnthatanxiety · 10/02/2020 17:31

Current boot cuts are high waisted. Low waisted look all kinds of wrong. There is some weird misconception that bootcut suit everyone. They don't. If you are short and curvy, the flare doesn't not 'balance out' your things/bum. They just make you look dumpy and accentuate the big areas by contrasting them with the knees which go in. Shorter, heavier figures look better in a straight jean.

neveradullmoment99 · 10/02/2020 18:46

I love them. I have loads of pairs. Haven't really stopped wearing mine tbh.

neveradullmoment99 · 10/02/2020 18:48

..and that's complete rubbish about having to wear with a heel. They look fab with loads of things, including trainers.
In fact, its with a heel that makes them look dated imo.

neveradullmoment99 · 10/02/2020 18:49

but then, I love the retro 70's look so I love a little bit of a flare.

CuckooCuckooClock · 10/02/2020 19:16

I love flares.
Wore a pair of velvet ones today with a missoni style long cardi. I have no idea if I look fashionable but I liked the combination so I don’t really care.

thisenglishlife · 10/02/2020 19:22

I haven't seen anyone in them. I live in a city with many colleges and universities too.

Nat6999 · 10/02/2020 19:31

I had a pair of lovely M & S Autograph boot cut Jeans, I wore them until they practically fell apart. Used to wear them with wedges or platform wedges in summer & pointy high heeled boots in winter, had to have a heel so I didn't need to shorten them.

LilyJade · 11/02/2020 12:41

I live in a large university town, I see lots of women in skinnies & some in high waist mom jeans rolled up.

LilyJade · 11/02/2020 12:42

None in bootcut or flares though.

FormerlyFrikadela01 · 11/02/2020 20:57

I dont think I've seen anyone wearing jeans like in that Elle link. Mostly see the mom Jean's or high waisted skinnies.

motherofgod2 · 12/02/2020 11:27

I think those styles in Elle will take a while to filter down to normal people wearing them but it will happen it always does.

Personally I prefer a straight leg

motherofgod2 · 12/02/2020 11:36

Although I do have a pair of wide leg cropped jeans that I was glued into last summer and looking forward to wearing again

IdleLiz · 12/02/2020 11:49

What are the best type of jeans for a 5ft lard arse?

Skinnies are shocking on me.

NowWeSuckingDiesel · 20/02/2020 17:26

I'm plus sized and have spent the last few years in "skinnies", tried on a pair of bootleg jeans today again and oh! the revelation! I love bootleg jeans again, they are far more flattering and kinder to my apple shaped body. I love them! Grin

cheeseandpineapple · 20/02/2020 17:32

I was on a mission for bootleg jeans last week and my daughter ended up getting a pair that looked stunning on her, they looked less good on me but I haven’t given up. Still want to get a pair but now low rise or too stretch.

Any brand recommendations v welcome please!

EdithWeston · 21/02/2020 05:07

Damart - never stopped selling them.

CallarMorvern · 21/02/2020 06:55

I have been giving my skinny kickflares an occasional outing, love them with my cowboy boots Smile. But bootcut are too halfway house for me and the cropped ones are awful.

BobbinThreadbare123 · 21/02/2020 07:05

Cropped boot cut jeans are an abomination. Flares, on the other hand, look fab. I've got a black wash pair which I wear with my New Rocks. Feel like I'm 19 again Grin. But I'm fairly tall and have a big bust so they balance me out.

MemorialBeach · 21/02/2020 07:29

I never stopped wearing them. Like a PP I have bog boobs, and longish slim legs and they suit me a lot better than skinnies.i do own a pair of skinny jeans but my calves are really thin (and a bit disproportionate compared to my apple shaped middle) and they accentuate that, plus most footwear that I put with them make me feet look massive like clown feet. I choose to wear what suits me best, instead of wearing something which is in fashion but makes me look bad.

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