https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/denim-in-danger-of-going-out-of-style Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 03 May 2026 10:06:15 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/denim-in-danger-of-going-out-of-style#post-1328724 Tue, 12 Aug 2014 01:23:12 +0000 jennifer 1328724@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'd say that retailers have overbought across the board for skinnys this year. At my store we have skinnys, bootcuts,some straight legs and weekender( boyfriend) and one single trouser style.<br /> What seems to be moving fastest ? Things that are different,new and fresh,and things that are basics that must be refreshed when worn or a new size is needed. So white or black skinnys ,trouser jeans, Seven7 designer brand( usually has more bling or embroidery on the back pockets); and dark wash boot or straight cuts. </p> <p>Some clients have requested flares or wide trouser cuts but so far we've not seen any. Other color options would be welcomed ( other than shades of indigo and distressing) but other than skinnys getting white and black options -Nope!<br /> The company overdid it last year on ankle cut skinnys . That didn't work . Except for some petites and trendys. Especially since they didn't get much in tunic lengths in to properly pair with them.<br /> I suspect they'd make a ton of money if they put some stuff out that wasn't skinny,distressed or the same old color. Black bootcuts, white straight cuts,printed trouser jeans would all be exciting to buy, as would more vests and jackets to go with . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/denim-in-danger-of-going-out-of-style#post-1328508 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 21:24:25 +0000 always trying 1328508@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maybe this drop in sales is due partly to demographics (more people reaching 55+) and the increase in obesity (not necessarily obese, but the increase in overweight &nbsp;people.&nbsp; Jeans seem to be least comfortable&nbsp;for &nbsp;people with the excess weight around the middle.&nbsp; </p> <p>Even though I am old I still wear the same size jeans I wore 10 years ago, and live in them.&nbsp; I can not see this changing anytime soon.&nbsp; I am however, wearing things like track pants and yoga pants a bit more, especially for agility with my dog if I can find nice ones with adequate pockets.</p> <p>BIG Yuck to leggings -they do not look good on anyone,,except thin people worn with tunics or any top long enough to cover ones butt. IMO, they do not look very flattering with chunky legs. </p> <p></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/denim-in-danger-of-going-out-of-style#post-1328471 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 20:40:28 +0000 shedev 1328471@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am just as comfortable in denim physically as I am yoga pants, but I'm much more comfy mentally. </p> <p>to get me to buy sweats, they had to make them look like denim. Nuff said.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/denim-in-danger-of-going-out-of-style#post-1328457 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 20:24:10 +0000 RoseandJoan 1328457@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ah Rachy the compulsion repulsion cycle, I suffer from that afflication too.</p> <p>Perhaps denim is losing it's fashion status but I imagine it will be a staple of many wardrobes for a long time yet.</p> <p>I also remember jeans being declared dead in the early 00's before&nbsp;denim and deisgner jeans revived the market for a different demographic. </p> <p>an article from 98 <a href="http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-18678774.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-18678774.html</a></p> <p>an article on their return in 01 <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1315886/Jeans-leap-ahead-as-Jeremy-Clarkson-effect-fades.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/new.....fades.html</a></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/denim-in-danger-of-going-out-of-style#post-1328419 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 19:41:21 +0000 rachylou 1328419@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Huh. And after being anti-denim so long, I was just pondering a return... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/denim-in-danger-of-going-out-of-style#post-1328365 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 18:26:02 +0000 rae 1328365@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think that all sales are down, really. Not just denim. But I think similarly to Denise in that the brands need to diversify the product a bit more. Even where I work, I still see only a sea of skinnies punctuated by an occasional BF jean. How many skinnies can one own? Trouser cut jeans and dressier finishes would definitely help, too.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/denim-in-danger-of-going-out-of-style#post-1328364 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 18:20:50 +0000 Anonymous 1328364@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I had to clap my hands over my eyes at your post title. NO WAY. Blasphemy. &nbsp;Etc. &nbsp;Jeans are my life &nbsp;- which is funny , because they never used to be.</p> <p>Interesting read though - I love this stuff (the business of fashion). &nbsp;So many reasons for a decline or stabilizing of sales. &nbsp;Happens to every category of consumer merchandise at one time or another. &nbsp;I know I'm done buying for awhile - I have more pairs now than I have ever had in my life - without exaggeration. And how many do you really need? &nbsp;</p> <p>Cocol is right on: without further design and fabric innovation - we're in a holding pattern. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/denim-in-danger-of-going-out-of-style#post-1328359 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 18:14:45 +0000 Peri 1328359@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I doubt jeans will ever not be in style, but I never wear them. I have one pair, and I haven't worn them for years. I'm an oddball, I know. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/denim-in-danger-of-going-out-of-style#post-1328354 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 18:09:58 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 1328354@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do think that right now there are a lot of casual bottom options that aren't jeans, which is not always the case. Ponte pants, leggings, yoga pants, knit maxi skirts, cotton chinos... Used to be that if you wanted a pant it was either jeans or office wear. </p> <p>That said, I don't think jeans are going anywhere anytime soon. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/denim-in-danger-of-going-out-of-style#post-1328335 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 17:50:32 +0000 Style Fan 1328335@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Denim will not be leaving my wardrobe.&nbsp; I suspect the state of the economy is part of the reason for the decline in sales. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/denim-in-danger-of-going-out-of-style#post-1328309 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 17:25:00 +0000 texstyle 1328309@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Denim won't be leaving my wardrobe anytime soon if ever. I echo Cocolion's thoughts on leggings. And not that we dress for men, but ask most men if they prefer to see&nbsp; a woman in a nice fitting pair of jeans or a nice fitting pair or leggings or athletic wear and I wonder what they'll answer.</p> <p>I would guess that the drop in sales is more attributable to the state of the economy. Back in the 80's logo athletic wear was also very popular (and affordable). Just the pockets, zippers, buttons and embroidered accents make jeans<br /> way more expensive to assemble than leggings or athletic wear. Yesterday we saw hoards of families wearing various bright colored athletic wear to an outdoor mall we visited. I didn't think of them as being stylish.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/denim-in-danger-of-going-out-of-style#post-1328295 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 17:11:00 +0000 crutcher 1328295@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maybe the reason sales are down is that jeans last so well and perhaps, everyone has an &nbsp;adequate supply....I see denim as a staple...I wear jeans all the time...Have even considered uping my wearing to all the time..No denim...you might a well take away Santa Claus...smile... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/denim-in-danger-of-going-out-of-style#post-1328285 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 17:03:08 +0000 Neel 1328285@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not in my world either! Give me denim any day! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/denim-in-danger-of-going-out-of-style#post-1328282 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 16:58:52 +0000 Marlene 1328282@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sveta - you hit the nail on the head. &nbsp;I just cannot sit for hours (at the desk AND in the car) in a pair of jeans. &nbsp;I want comfort for bending and sitting that still offers a good fit. &nbsp;Ponte pants FTW! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/denim-in-danger-of-going-out-of-style#post-1328281 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 16:58:16 +0000 Staysfit 1328281@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, according to the article there is around a 6% drop in sales! &nbsp;The bulk of the money is going to athleisure wear! &nbsp;Their term not mine (if I got it correct). &nbsp;People walking around in yoga clothes, more relaxed sports clothing&nbsp;and whatnot. &nbsp;I sincerely doubt that will be me. &nbsp;Perhaps it's the athletic side of me? &nbsp;If I put them on I expect that I am going to exercise, and if someone is wearing them in public, I expect they are going to be smelly and stinky from the gym. &nbsp;</p> <p>I admit however, that I love to purchase items from Athleta. &nbsp;It's one of my favorite online shopping sites. &nbsp;I will wear sometimes wear their dresses in public. &nbsp;I also like their whatever skorts, which are&nbsp;nice for travel and casual weekdays.</p> <p>For my daily wear I cannot see giving up jeans. &nbsp;They are my go to favorite. They fit well. &nbsp;To my eye they are more flattering than the leggings, and they are, for me quite comfortable. &nbsp;I love skinny jeans and straight leg jeans. &nbsp;I used to wear them every day during fall and winter. &nbsp;They are appropriate for my work setting. &nbsp;I am branching out into pencil skirts now, but that is far different than athleisure wear!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/denim-in-danger-of-going-out-of-style#post-1328277 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 16:51:49 +0000 Sveta 1328277@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maybe one of the reasons for this is because denim market is over-saturated with skin-tight skinnies and denim leggings which are not the most comfortable of jeans to wear? In this regard leggings and ponte pants give a similar vibe but more comfort and hence the preferrence for them? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/denim-in-danger-of-going-out-of-style#post-1328273 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 16:49:26 +0000 Marlene 1328273@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, I work from home and live a casual life as well. &nbsp;But I am no longer all jeans all the time. &nbsp;Now I am mixing it up with lots of other fabrications. &nbsp;While I agree that denim will never go fully out of style....I think the point is that its not necessarily holding that number one spot it has in the past. &nbsp;Just look at all the women out there wearing leggings (as pants, no less ACK!!!) relative to those wearing jeans. &nbsp;And numbers don't lie.</p> <p>Echo - I think you have a point about the premium denim impact on over all sales. &nbsp;I know that I bought fewer pairs once a decent fit would cost me almost $200. &nbsp;At that point I started looking at other options. &nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/denim-in-danger-of-going-out-of-style#post-1328269 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 16:42:11 +0000 CocoLion 1328269@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting article -- thanks for the link!</p> <p>It's depressing that leggings are so popular, I think denim looks much better. And I'll take a legging jean over a knit legging any day. &nbsp;I also think that denim is like a built-in scale. &nbsp;You know how your jeans fit, even the looser styles. &nbsp;Suddenly you put them on and it feels different. &nbsp;You know you're up a few pounds. &nbsp;Leggings, yoga pants etc. -- a different story. &nbsp;Not good news for the growing obesity trend in the US. &nbsp;My Mom has a 90-year old friend who believes that American women's figures have gone down hill and up the scale ever since the invention of the elastic waist pant.</p> <p>I also think that when some newer silhouettes take hold, denim will jump up again. &nbsp;But there might be a slump for a while.</p> <p>If I were a premium denim maker I'd diversify and make all sorts of bottoms. &nbsp;Premium makers know about fit. &nbsp;One of the reasons denim went through the roof over the last decade was not only because of the decreasing price of lycra, but also due to the fit expertise. &nbsp;I'd make dressier jeans -- maybe not with actual denim, to get around a lot of workplace dress codes. &nbsp;And I'd make knit bottoms to get at the comfort segment. &nbsp;I'd be making things like culottes too -- premium denim makers need to be more on the forefront of fashion. &nbsp;I think Rag &amp; Bone is an innovation leader but the rest of them, not so much. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/denim-in-danger-of-going-out-of-style#post-1328258 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 16:23:17 +0000 Suz 1328258@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not in my closet. My denim bottoms outnumber my others by a large margin. But I work from home and live a casual life.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/denim-in-danger-of-going-out-of-style#post-1328257 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 16:23:13 +0000 Echo 1328257@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have never regularly worn denim, from the time I was a teen. It just isn't comfortable for me. But for back-to-school? ALL the kids need jeans! I doubt the kids/juniors market for denim is going anywhere! And I wonder if "jean sales" is represented by pairs sold or dollars sold, because the premium denim market has been in decline. If it is dollars sold due to people buying fewer pairs of premium denim (but perhaps the same number of pairs of other brands), then while the market is still down buying would have remained stable.</p> <p>Regardless, jeans have been "in" almost since they were invented; they aren't going anywhere now. Just wait until the next "new" style of denim becomes all the rage, and the market will be right back up. In the meantime, I'll be enjoying the non-denim trend while it lasts!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/denim-in-danger-of-going-out-of-style#post-1328253 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 16:20:13 +0000 Angie 1328253@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I echo Thistle.&nbsp;</p> <p>Although we might all&nbsp;be wearing space suits in 50 years.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/denim-in-danger-of-going-out-of-style#post-1328252 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 16:17:45 +0000 Thistle 1328252@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am not sure denim will ever go out of style. . . Seems like it has been a staple since it's invention. But I will go take a read! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/denim-in-danger-of-going-out-of-style#post-1328250 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 16:11:21 +0000 Marlene 1328250@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I ran across this article today. &nbsp;At first I thought...impossible! &nbsp;But then thinking about it more, I realized that for the first time, new denim is NOT on my list for fall. &nbsp;Usually I refresh my denim with a new pair, but not this year. &nbsp;Too many non-denim options that are striking my fancy! &nbsp;My stack of ponte pants is now the same size as my stack of jeans. &nbsp;I cannot be so different than other people, can I? &nbsp;</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/denim-real-danger-going-out-fashion-n176211">http://www.nbcnews.com/busines.....on-n176211</a></p> <p>So what about you guys? &nbsp;Do you think denim is in danger of going out of style? </p>