Denim Guide - Slim Fit Jeans
The look of rebellion
History
As jeans moved away from workwear and into fashion, the more traditional straight leg began losing ground to slimmer cuts. The birth of Rock’n’Roll in the 1950s and 1960s saw icons like Elvis and Bob Dylan wearing much tighter jeans, much to the chagrin of many at the time. Slimmer jeans became the standard though, being adopted in some way by everyone from bikers to glam rockers.
Culture
Slim jeans, in many ways, still symbolize the rebellious attitude they did when they were introduced. Whether worn by a biker, or a mod, or a punk, we’re used to seeing skinnier jeans worn with edgier and more utilitarian outfits. Though they’re far from dominating the mainstream like they did in the 2010s, slim cuts continue to be the choice of some of the most fashionable dressers of the moment.
