https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-before-skinnies-made-the-comeback Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:53:33 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-before-skinnies-made-the-comeback/page/2#post-1974949 Fri, 16 Nov 2018 21:25:57 +0000 Anonymous 1974949@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bootcuts and soggy hems. Ugh! Never again. Never ever again.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-before-skinnies-made-the-comeback/page/2#post-1974947 Fri, 16 Nov 2018 21:05:07 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 1974947@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yep, bootcuts&nbsp;folded up into snow boots, if need be. Or skirts and tights with combat boots. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-before-skinnies-made-the-comeback/page/2#post-1974902 Fri, 16 Nov 2018 18:13:14 +0000 Dana 1974902@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a fun post, taking a stroll down memory lane!&nbsp;<br />'80's-Levi's 501's for sure! I also remember having a pair of trouser jeans with pleats I thought were pretty cute, lol. But my prized possession was my <b>Guess Jeans</b> (I think they were straight legs.)&nbsp;</p> <p>'90's-You'd think I did a lot of drugs, but I barely remember anything about the '90's, lol! I actually hated the music, too. I think I wore a lot of leggings and cute going out clothes so I don't think jeans were that important to me. Somewhere either in the late '80's or early '90's we wore slim leg jeans, folded the bottom of the calf in and then rolled them up a couple of turns.</p> <p>00's-I think I wore straight legs? I bought a really cool pair on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills for $20--major score! They had hand painted roses and Japanese writing going up the legs. Unfortunately it wash off (sad face emoji.)&nbsp;</p> <p>I remember the exact moment a friend showed me premium denim in 2002! Shortly after, I bought my first pair of boot cuts. I only liked them with heels, so didn't wear them a ton. I don't remember exactly when I got my first skinnies, but I love them...although as comfy as they are I'm getting a little bored with them. On the other hand, the versatility can't be beat!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-before-skinnies-made-the-comeback/page/2#post-1974883 Fri, 16 Nov 2018 17:40:27 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1974883@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I missed the last go-round of bootcuts, finishing a diss and starting a kid. But Angie, your line “I couldn’t not wear them at the right length” makes me laugh. I’m pretty sure I would’ve concluded that if it made trouble by getting soggy, then it wasn’t the right length. That’s why you’re a fashion consultant and I’m not. Form pretty much always comes after function for me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-before-skinnies-made-the-comeback/page/2#post-1974878 Fri, 16 Nov 2018 17:30:31 +0000 Cee 1974878@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>His moustache free goatee freaks me a bit, but he is the master of his domain. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-before-skinnies-made-the-comeback/page/2#post-1974871 Fri, 16 Nov 2018 16:59:50 +0000 shiny 1974871@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's hard to remember. I do vividly remember wearing bell bottoms up until 6th grade. Then in 7th grade it was straight legs (GAP jeans and corduroy) as well as khakis (preppy phase). I wore those through high school and into college. I remember tucking my jeans into cowboy boots and later moon boots.&nbsp;</p> <p>Post-graduation and my first job, I lived in skirt suits, always with pumps. Big shoulder padded jackets. I also lived in a pair of high rise black trousers which I held on to for years before finally conceding my waist was never going to be 23 inches again....</p> <p>Then there was the long bleak dark years in the 90s when I hated all the styles and suddenly jeans were my enemy; this was when I was having children and was a SAHM. I wore a lot of khakis that weren't all that flattering. And stirrup leggings!! Anyone remember those??? And lots of sweat pants --- you'd call them "joggers" today -- but they were pastel and had a matching shoulder padded jacket. </p> <p>When I re-entered the workforce in late 90s, my uniform was black wide leg high waisted trousers. I had one pair that I duplicated 3x and just wore those with everything, including chunky black footwear. I also had a pair of grey flannel bootcut pants from the GAP, which was my weekend uniform. Also still wore skirts back then -- including midi length. Those days I had very little $ to spend on fashion so my wardrobe was quite small.&nbsp;</p> <p>I still hated jeans through early 00s -- the low rise trend was not for me. YLF got me back into jeans over a decade ago. Straight legs first. And I still fondly remember the PPL COH flares -- those have been long retired. Wouldn't mind finding a replacement for those. Then skinnies - which I prefer to straights.&nbsp;</p> <p>Still wasn't an every-day jeans wearer (preferred ponte knit pants).. until now!!! The difference? HIGH WAIST! I need a high waist!!!! I hope high waisted styles never go out of style again.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-before-skinnies-made-the-comeback/page/2#post-1974845 Fri, 16 Nov 2018 16:00:11 +0000 AviaMariah 1974845@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Soggy hems and I don't even think it crossed my mind that one could look fashionable and stay dry at the same time.&nbsp; Hems got stuffed into ugly snow boots and then immediately changed once inside. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-before-skinnies-made-the-comeback/page/2#post-1974808 Fri, 16 Nov 2018 14:12:25 +0000 Minah Lynn 1974808@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Most of my jeans are skinny or high-waisted. Though they are really messy to wear on rainy days. However, I am most comfortable with them!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-before-skinnies-made-the-comeback/page/2#post-1974803 Fri, 16 Nov 2018 14:04:10 +0000 Adriana 1974803@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maybe I should try some skinnies. I always wear slim straight, because muscled calves and tighs.<br /> Before the slimmer pants I wore wide legs. Fitted on the hip, and from there the legs got wider. Not too wide, because then I got swamped. I don't like bootcuts. Also I wore trousers with pleats, like they had for male suits.<br /> On my wedding I had a pantsuit with pleated trousers, but I had a waist and could tuck. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-before-skinnies-made-the-comeback/page/2#post-1974801 Fri, 16 Nov 2018 14:01:21 +0000 Cee 1974801@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I exclusively wear jeans handcrafted by one Mr. Levi Strauss from 1853.</p> <p>...and yeah, he charges like a wounded bull. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-before-skinnies-made-the-comeback/page/2#post-1974795 Fri, 16 Nov 2018 13:23:32 +0000 anne 1974795@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Directly before skinnies I wore bootcuts, as suggested by you Angie!!</p> <p>Before that? maybe straight legs?&nbsp; Hard to remember, though I do remember tapering some second hand ones in the 80s </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-before-skinnies-made-the-comeback/page/2#post-1974784 Fri, 16 Nov 2018 12:20:29 +0000 cindysmith 1974784@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was so glad when skinnies made a comeback. They were my prevailing silhouette through the 80s (and 90s). </p> <p>I may have a stash of them deep enough to last me a decade or more currently sitting in my closet right now. I hope they never go away, because I will be heartbroken if I can't find them in stores.</p> <p>I wore flared Jean's in the early aughts and hated the wet hems (I refused to hem them shorter just like you). Skinny jeans made their resurgence as I was going through a breakup from an ugly relationship that left me trying to "find myself", and they just resonated with me. They've become my default silhouette because I am the epitome of the opposite of grace that trips over extra fabric around my ankles (true story). Long live skinny jeans (but I do enjoy seeing other silhouettes on you guys). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-before-skinnies-made-the-comeback/page/2#post-1974701 Fri, 16 Nov 2018 00:58:10 +0000 ladypainter 1974701@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My first go-round with the skinny leg was in the '70s during the disco era. They were 100% cotton, so really skinny, and they shrank to fit--ever tighter! lol&nbsp;<br />You had to lie down on the floor to zip them up. My sister and I had to sneak them into the house. Buy them on sale, slip them upstairs, then smuggle them down to the jeans pile in the laundry in the basement, so mom wouldn't notice them.<br />Then, when she saw what we were wearing as we headed out to school. "But Mom, we CAN'T return them! We bought them on sale, and they've already been washed!" Sneaky little so-and-so's. My poor mother, not sure how she survived our teen years. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-before-skinnies-made-the-comeback/page/2#post-1974698 Fri, 16 Nov 2018 00:27:48 +0000 MsMaven 1974698@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I remember how weird it seemed when bootcuts came back in--was it in the early 90s? I didn't wear jeans that much, but they were usually straight leg or slightly tapered. Funny, I don't remember that well either. I will have to look at old photos.&nbsp;</p> <p>I wore regular cotton pants--chinos--and trousers more than jeans.</p> <p>I didn't like skinnies at first. I have skinny legs and I thought they made me look like an ice cream cone shape. What I called my first pair of "skinnies" most would call straight leg today. Now when I wear straight leg I feel more comfortable but also don't think I look as modern.&nbsp;</p> <p>I do remember the joy of my first pairs of Gloria Vanderbilt stretch jeans--and they were corduroy as well. Such great fitting jeans! They must have been straight leg. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-before-skinnies-made-the-comeback/page/2#post-1974589 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 14:54:35 +0000 LaPed 1974589@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Diana and Jessikams, yes, I think the wet, ratty, chewed-up hems were very much part of the look for a while. If your hems weren't shredded in the back, your pants were too short. ;)</p> <p>To be honest, I think boots of any sort were very un-cool when I was in middle and high school; I don't remember anything other than sneakers as a teen, even when it was freezing (and have frostbite damage on one toe to prove it...).&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-before-skinnies-made-the-comeback/page/2#post-1974576 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 14:25:02 +0000 Aquamarine 1974576@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bootcuts or leggings (shudder) because I was schlepping 3 kids around and didn’t really care or worry about how I looked or if my pant hems were wet. I was more worried about my kids. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-before-skinnies-made-the-comeback/page/2#post-1974569 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 14:08:44 +0000 Diana 1974569@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shevia, I used to just let mine drag in the snow and rain! I remember we all had huge salt stains on our hems back then. I guess the boots kept my ankles warm. </p> <p>Jessikams, I totally remember that from the early 00’s! It was kind of weirdly trendy to have too long bootcut and flare hems that you tread all over and tore up. Man, my mom hated that look whenever she saw us in it. I remember my sister and I were once home for a visit and she forced us to let her hem our jeans! Lol. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-before-skinnies-made-the-comeback/page/2#post-1974567 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 14:04:39 +0000 Angie 1974567@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I LAUGHED at your responses. Thank you </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-before-skinnies-made-the-comeback/page/2#post-1974554 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 11:47:08 +0000 Janet 1974554@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bootcuts, bootcuts and more bootcuts. That was me before skinnies. And before PPL so they were all just a little too short on me too. LOL </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-before-skinnies-made-the-comeback/page/2#post-1974550 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 11:24:10 +0000 kkards 1974550@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>what La Pedestrienne said....also, i'm pretty sure that until the recently i never practiced PPL.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-before-skinnies-made-the-comeback/page/2#post-1974542 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 10:52:37 +0000 lyn67 1974542@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm the only one who did proudly wear the dreaded MOM jeans back then?:-)&nbsp; But I was tall and thin, so think they flattered my body showing off my thin waist -which I don't have anymore...:-(.&nbsp; <br />Before I discovered my fave look of the the flared hems with pointy toed western booties/shoeties or heels in the early 00- there were some bootcuts/flared hems (which I'm not 100% sure that they were always the PPl:-( and were wraped into snow boots) . Oh and not to forget the classic and boring straight cuts(worn with flatforms or wedges), some cords + real trousers with heels.&nbsp;<br />And there always was the knee high boots (prefferable the riding boot style) with pencils/denim skirts when younger- one of my all times signature style (before the booties era) as I have had great legs. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-before-skinnies-made-the-comeback#post-1974539 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 10:36:58 +0000 Laura 1974539@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>In the early 2000s, right before skinnies, I recall wearing low-rise&nbsp;bootcuts&nbsp;-- and pretty dramatic bootcuts at that, bordering on flares. They had rear pockets with flaps and maximal stitching. About the weather, I think I managed to stuff those bootcuts into boots. Skinny calves for the win! Haha. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-before-skinnies-made-the-comeback#post-1974498 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 04:34:30 +0000 Anonymous 1974498@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I probably had one pair of jeans back then and who knows what the heck they were . At that time , I was working as a buyer for a huge Canadian mid-level mall chain and wearing suits and pumps and “ fashion stuff” . In my down time I went to aerobics classes in leotards and tights and leg warmers . Oh my god I’m old . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-before-skinnies-made-the-comeback#post-1974491 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 04:08:00 +0000 Like the Season 1974491@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>At various times, I have enjoyed men's 501s, women's 501s, straight legs, bootcuts, super high-waisted '80s-style mom jeans (before they were called that), boyfriend jeans, ripped jeans (in the '90s), acid washed jeans (yikes!) and low-rise jeans.</p> <p>I remember in middle school, I wanted a pair of sparkly Sara Jeans more than anything in the world. My parents agreed to buy me a pair if I took piano lessons and practiced every day. Gah! But I did it, and those jeans became my most prized possession. :D</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-before-skinnies-made-the-comeback#post-1974488 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 03:54:56 +0000 Jessikams 1974488@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shevia, maybe your boots protected your feet and ankles from the wet hems.</p> <p>My worst memory of flares and bootcuts is not the damp but the dirt. I like them long, but they would always drag on the ground and get frayed and filthy around the back heel. So. Gross. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-before-skinnies-made-the-comeback#post-1974482 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 03:31:59 +0000 Jaime 1974482@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What did I wear? In the 90s I was commuting on foot through snowy streets in Manhattan, and yet all I can remember are boot cuts. Were they somehow tucked into my duck boots?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-before-skinnies-made-the-comeback#post-1974481 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 03:29:36 +0000 Anonymous 1974481@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Before skinnies I didn't wear jeans at all. I did have a pair of denim trousers, but mostly wore skirts and dresses with tights. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-before-skinnies-made-the-comeback#post-1974477 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 02:32:15 +0000 K.M. 1974477@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>Tapered as a teen in the late 80s--wouldn't have been caught with anything with a straight leg or, even worse, flared! I also wore stirrups!<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Then fell in love with flared legs, bootcuts, and widelegs in the 90s, and ditched all the tapered legs and so-called "cigarette" pants.</div><div><br /></div><div>In the early 2000s I moved to a snowy clime and had soggy bottoms. Everyone had soggy, frayed bottoms. It was just how it was. I loved that fashion era. I still swoon over old episodes of Friends and Gilmore Girls!</div><div><br /></div><div>My foray into skinnies began transitionally when the trend to tuck pants into boots began around 2006. You had to fold the hem just right to fit in the shaft. Wearing that silhouette acclimated me to skinnies, but it took me maybe three or four years to buy my first pair. I like them for their practicality (dry hems, go with every heel height, so versatile with tops), but to be honest I never fell in love with the look. I missed flares, bootcuts, widelegs all this time. So glad they are back!<br /></div><div><br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-before-skinnies-made-the-comeback#post-1974476 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 02:25:25 +0000 Suz 1974476@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh my. Between the skinnies/ tapered jean eras,I was completely out of the loop when it comes to fashion. What did I wear? Mostly (out of style) skirts and dresses and some yoga pants. I must have owned some boot cuts and baby boot cuts somewhere in there from the Gap. But that is about it. Good thing I found YLF!!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/and-before-skinnies-made-the-comeback#post-1974474 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 01:40:02 +0000 Toban 1974474@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Jeans weren’t really part of my wardrobe until 2-3 years ago. I’d usually have one pair — usually Gap jeans, but no idea on cut — and rarely wear them. I found them uncomfortable. Didn’t start wearing them regularly until I found petite jeans with stretch. In retrospect, perhaps it was the rise-length (in regular sizes) that was particularly challenging for me. Now, my favorites are bootcuts and cropped bootcuts. I currently have four pairs (bootcut, crop bootcut, straight, skinny, all in dark washes) and could easily add another couple now that they are regular parts of my fall/winter wardrobes. In the spring/summer I only wear jeans on travel to cooler climates. </p>