3 Celebs Who Prove Skinny Jeans Are Dead
We've noticed a decline in skinny-jeans popularity over the last few months—from the runway to buyers' actual shopping habits and, most recently, our favorite celebs. That's right. A-listers who used to step out consistently in tight denim seem to be opting for the looser styles that are having a major moment as of late.
Check out "now" and "then" denim looks from Rihanna, Alexa Chung, and Jessica Alba below, and then keep scrolling to shop some of our favorite wider-leg jeans on the market right now. Sorry, skinnies.
On Chung: Alexa Chung for AG Jeans; Shrimps coat.
On Chung: Alexa Chung for AG jeans; Louis Vuitton bag.
On Chung: Polo Ralph Lauren sweater; Gucci sandals.
On Alba: Rialto Jean Project jeans; Kenzo bag; Gerard Darel sneakers.
On Alba: Red23 Black Knit Moto Jacket ($97); Current/Elliott The Fling Boyfriend Jeans ($149); Pam & Gela tee; III.I sunglasses.
On Alba: Finley & Co. Bosworth Sunglasses ($225); Bric's Spinner Trunk ($625); J.Crew blazer; Jenni Kayne flats.
On Rihanna: Prada Wooden-Heeled Leather Platform Sandals ($693).
On Rihanna: Giuseppe Zanotti Chain-Trimmed Mule Sandals ($895).
On Rihanna: Timberland Nellie Boots ($130).
Shop non-skinny jeans:
Topshop Moto Mid Blue Tally Flares ($75)
ASOS High Waist Wide Leg Jeans ($73)
MM6 Maison Margiela Wide Leg Jeans ($395)
H&M Wide High Jeans ($40)
Zara Jeans With Rips ($50)
Madewell Flea Market Flares ($135)
Alexander Wang 003 Boyfriend Jeans ($295)What do you think? Are skinny jeans over? Sound off in the comments below!
Bobby Schuessler is a fashion editor with over a decade of editorial experience covering shopping, style, and beauty. He's spent 10 years at Who What Wear, currently leading the market team to deliver highly covetable and convertible content. He creates data-driven shopping guides featuring top retailers like Nordstrom, Shopbop, and Net-a-Porter and is at the forefront of Who What Wear's shopping tentpole strategies, including Amazon Prime Day. He also works on branded content initiatives and appears on camera in video and shopping livestream franchises.
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