Denim Jeans Style Trend 2007 2008
In 2007, there is talk that the trouser leg for jeans is
favored over the skinny jean look. Nordstrom and Banana Republic
have designed trouser-leg jeans for 2007. And trouser-leg jeans may
be the new look! Is it the end then for skinny jeans? Are they a
high-street look rather than a ‘fashion’ look and is that the
problem! However , skinny jeans have been around since the 60s. They
are the original rock’n’roll jeans. But more than that, they hug the
body in a way that leggings do. If leggings are popular in 2007, as
they seem to be, then why not skinny jeans! Maybe they skinny jeans
are not gone. They just need re-styling.
It is probably true that in 2007, they need to be
re-fashioned and re-designed as all fashion items do. Maybe it is
not the end for skinny jeans at all. They look like being always a
part of fashion as denim jeans, leather jackets and leggings are.
Indeed they are a fashion category within the broader fashion
category of jeans wear and maybe skinny jeans will never go out of
fashion like ‘black’!
Skinny jeans are more high-street now than ‘fashion’.
Skinny jeans accent the ‘cigarette’ or ‘skinny’ legs of the wear and
they may be more suited towards ‘skinny’ legs. Indeed they are aimed
for long slender legs and when you add high heels, there you get the
look. But how to re-style the skinny jeans! Maybe there should be
more emphasis on shape. For example, Levi’s has placed more space
around the hips so that their version of the skinny jean looks
heavier and trouser like but also more shaped. And because of this
trouser-like quality, it is not necessary to wear the high heels
with Levis skinny jeans. If the skinny jean is to have a new look,
maybe it is necessary to pull the high heels and skinny jeans apart
from each other.
Look at the girls who wear them on the streets. Some jeans hug the
buttocks in obvious ways. There are the tight light blue shine denim
jeans which, because of the lightness of color, accent the
long‘skinny’ long legs and the ‘shape’ from buttocks down. They
cling then to the thighs and the back leg but is there shape! Is the
shape created more by the slender frame of the wearer? And are they
fashion? Do they really create shape? Skinny jeans put too much
emphasis on tightness.
Skinny jeans create a body shape for you, but maybe it’s
sometimes better to make your own shape. It may be because of this
that the trouser leg jean is more in fashion. In some way the
trouser leg creates more shape. If you look at Levi’s skinny jeans,
they taper more because of the room at the hips and thighs and the
tightness is in the area from thigh to ankle. Levis give more shape
around the hips and waist and thus there is more tapering. But in
this way, they are more trouser-like in some way.
Skinny jeans may be out but this may be because of the
light blue color of some skinny jeans. Tapering black slender jeans
is still in. The tapering trouser effect is 'in'. So what look can
you create? A 'separate' look is always in fashion. With the ‘fitted
trousers leg’ comes the separate look! You know a man's trousers
comes with shirt. A type of fitted masculine look never goes out of
fashion! Red close-fit blouse goes with a black close-fit
trouser-leg jeans for example. Or a flesh-colored blouse goes with a
black tapering trouser jeans. A corset effect or a close
bodice-hugging top may match the trouser jeans.
by : Joel
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