Advertisement
Dublin: 9 °C Friday 29 March, 2024
bootcut is back

Skinny jeans are officially over

An investigation into the unfathomable rise of the bootcut jean.

bootcuttop Tumblr Tumblr

THE BOOTCUT JEAN has, for some time now, been the laughing stock of the fashion world.

The hate is strong.

But, could the skinny jean be on the way out, to be replaced by its wider-legged brethren? A quick perusal of online shops show bootcut jeans are ramping up in popularity again. Like here, the Asos selection of bootcut:

bootvut asos asos

Topman have a bootcut section too:

bootcut1 Topman Topman

And the Debenhams website is overflowing with them. Just look:

bootcut3 Debenhams Debenhams

This rise in popularity has led to one important question this summer

skinnyjeans livemag livemag

This came about because of this story from Australia, where a woman was hospitalised because of the tightness of her skinny jeans:

skinnyjeansedge

It reached a peak when The Guardian declared earlier this summer that the bootcut jean will inevitably return

bootcutjeans Guardian Guardian

The writer makes his case:

The imminent resurgence of the bootcut jean is already in motion. Anyone who knows anything about fashion can tell you that trends are cyclical. New ones come around every few years but they always take inspiration from the past.

And it’s a hard one to argue against. Going by the selection in shops already, it looks like we are already well on our way to a mid ’00s level of bootcut jean prevalence.

People have now recognised this, and are worried

And some think it should influence the Presidential race

With others just imagining the possibilities

So, will bootcut jeans ever be fashionable again?


Poll Results:

I still wear bootcut jeans (782)
Yes, everything is cyclical, they will gloriously retur (772)
Of course not, they are monstrous (578)

More ‘The Hun’ is the hairstyle that is taking over the world right now>

More 14 things Irish lads will never tell you>

Your Voice
Readers Comments
13
    Submit a report
    Please help us understand how this comment violates our community guidelines.
    Thank you for the feedback
    Your feedback has been sent to our team for review.