The Skinny Jean
June 14, 2006 by Christina Jones
Filed under Beauty, Style
Well, we moan and we groan and we bitch, but the skinny jean is officially back, and not just for a short stint. I was loving my rather loose (well, not anymore) jeans, and trying desperately to ignore the skinny jean trend - but I guess I will once again be thankful for Lycra and will bust out (of?) some skinny jeans. Here is the scoop, from Fashion Wire Daily:
“The runways for Fall ‘06 showed volume on top with a narrow bottom,” said June Rau, Fashion Director for Nordstrom, from her office in Seattle where she sees first-hand how customers are flocking to the trend.
“Fashion overall is getting really cleaned up,” said Rau. “There is a return to tailoring, a lot of the ‘bling’ has turned into prints, and the look is sleek and clean. The skinny jean is part of this new movement in fashion, and we’re going to see different variations of that shape.”
The slim shape, which provides balance to the voluminous silhouette of princess sleeves and billowing shirts on top, can be threatening to average consumer, but Rau insists there is no need to crash diet before making a purchase.
“I think there is a lot of fear among customers, but there really is a jean for everybody.”
Fear - ha ha ha! Are you scared? I, for one, am happy to see a little less bling, but not sure I am willing to trade that for uncomfortable clothes. I must be getting old. *sigh*
Image from Textually.org (go read this article, it is kinda funny and although it is from last year, connects the skinny jean to electronics in a rather humourous way)
“volume on top with a narrow bottom”…What if we have volume on the top AND the bottom? There is nothing on me that is narrow!
Believe me, I know just what you mean. They assure us “there really is a jean for everybody,” but we will see. I am clinging to lycra like a life raft.
I just cannot do skinny jeans because I knock-knees. Ugghh…it makes me so sad.
Ok I realize that this trend is not for me as I’m over the hill, but c’mon fashion world! I thought narrow bottom/larger top was supposed to make us look like ice cream cones! I was just learning to give up the tapered legs in favor of wider ones. Call me when “mom jeans” come back. I’ll reserve a pair in my closet.
LOL I totally agree, Gail. I JUST found jeans that had the wider legs that I actually loved and bought a bunch of pairs of them. Aargh. I probably still have some skinny jeans somewhere - but the chances of fitting my butt into them now are slim to none.