https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flaresbootcuts-are-they-really-coming-back-and-how Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 17 Apr 2026 02:58:26 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flaresbootcuts-are-they-really-coming-back-and-how#post-1205109 Tue, 25 Mar 2014 22:49:58 +0000 Anonymous 1205109@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gap used to make "Long and Lean" style jeans which was a mid-rise and just the right amount of flare. They fit me like a glove so I bought the last 3 pair of size 8s before they were all gone. They are the only jeans I have worn that really make my entire lower half (including my butt) look great. When these wear out I haven't a clue where to even look. </p> <p>I also like flares because I don't have to buy talls and hem them. The regulars are usually long enough for me.</p> <p></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flaresbootcuts-are-they-really-coming-back-and-how#post-1204325 Tue, 25 Mar 2014 02:36:44 +0000 catgirl 1204325@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rae, those are great!&nbsp; I think of flares as summerwear due to my climate, so I love these in a lighter wash. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flaresbootcuts-are-they-really-coming-back-and-how#post-1204259 Tue, 25 Mar 2014 01:24:21 +0000 Angie 1204259@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like the bootcuts in your photo too. Looks nice with that high-low jumper.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flaresbootcuts-are-they-really-coming-back-and-how#post-1204154 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 23:03:14 +0000 deb 1204154@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I still have my bootcuts put away and have not tried them on in years. I cannot wear flares because I cannot wear heels and flats jut do not look right, I wonder if I can wear my bootcuts with flats and make them work? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flaresbootcuts-are-they-really-coming-back-and-how#post-1204149 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 22:56:16 +0000 Patricia 1204149@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am a fan of boot cuts because they balance my thighs nicely and so I wear them whether they are stylish or not. To my eye they make your legs look slender and long. I don't really like skinnies despite their popularity so take my opinion based on that. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flaresbootcuts-are-they-really-coming-back-and-how#post-1204146 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 22:51:08 +0000 cciele 1204146@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like those bootcuts in your photo, Rae. Although I'm hardly an expert in what the latest interpretation of bootcuts/flares should look like! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flaresbootcuts-are-they-really-coming-back-and-how#post-1204137 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 22:41:02 +0000 rae 1204137@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Janet, I know, right? I used to wear bootcuts all. the. time. But my style has changed so much and skinnies have prevailed for so long...</p> <p>Ambergreen, I remember having such a similar problem when buying jeans. If the thighs fit, then the knee break was too wide. Lucky brand worked for me pretty well. Although back then I was also 20 lbs lighter... :T </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flaresbootcuts-are-they-really-coming-back-and-how#post-1204105 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 22:09:24 +0000 Suzanne (ambergreen) 1204105@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gosh, I *wish* the bootcuts or flares made for my height had tighter thighs and tapered knees. There may well be some out there, but I don't know where. I have to do petite or short versions, and I wonder sometimes how proportioned they really are...almost always, I find that there's lots of "stovepipe" width around my knees, and that takes so much of the architectural quality out of them. It just isn't the right look. Same exact problem with short and petite yoga pants! Too much volume around the knee, making me look like a little kid in someone else's cut-down pants. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flaresbootcuts-are-they-really-coming-back-and-how#post-1204086 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 21:47:00 +0000 Janet 1204086@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I used to be such a devout bootcut fan but have been wearing straights and skinnies so much more in the last couple of years, that I'm starting to wonder how to freshen the bootcut look too. </p> <p>High waisted styles are not for me. The combination of short torso and big hips just make it look awful. So that limits me. I guess stick with mid and lower rises and semi tuck with belts? Pointy toes are my favorite with bootcuts, so that's an easy solution. </p> <p>I also have to watch out for extreme flares -- they tend to have tight thighs and on me, can be even more unflattering than tight-tight skinnies because of all that thigh emphasis. </p> <p>So funny how something that was once a fashion no-brainer for me has become a big question mark! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flaresbootcuts-are-they-really-coming-back-and-how#post-1204039 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 20:58:56 +0000 Diana 1204039@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm, I still wear a couple of pairs of old boot cut jeans that are pretty classic. They have a fairly large leg opening. I'm not sure about the really dramatic flares on me though. Partly it's because I have poison eye for shoe-eating pants legs. ETA: and I'm not fond of the high rises as they emphasize my short waisted ness. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flaresbootcuts-are-they-really-coming-back-and-how#post-1204024 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 20:28:55 +0000 Lisa 1204024@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A great question.&nbsp; I still sport my bootcuts.&nbsp; </p> <p>Rae-I like the jeans in your photo with that top, it's a little more volume so that outfit works for me.</p> <p>Angie-Bootcuts with a blazer, is this a passe look? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flaresbootcuts-are-they-really-coming-back-and-how#post-1203973 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 19:44:33 +0000 rae 1203973@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you, Angie and Kiwi! I have a feeling most of mine should go. After looking at links on Shopbop and Farfetch it seems like either a voluminous sweater or a tucked blouse is where things might work for me - thinking a high-waisted style might be better than what I have, like Denise suggested. Either that, or I'll just enjoy my one pair of flared trousers and possibly not bother with flared jeans.</p> <p>This is the last one I'm considering...? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flaresbootcuts-are-they-really-coming-back-and-how#post-1203956 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 19:32:54 +0000 Sal 1203956@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have one pair of flares, and they are a dark denim high waisted style, slightly more dressy.</p> <p>I like them with a blazer or jacket and an ankle boot, nothing too original there.&nbsp; In my head it is more that "Charlie Girl" look, late 70s rather than "hippy 70s".</p> <p>I love the looks with the moto jackets too on Pinterest.&nbsp; Or the striped!</p> <p>For me with an hourglass type shape, I can't have too much volume or length on top otherwise my waist disappears.&nbsp; On the other hand too body-con is not all that flattering around my tummy.&nbsp; This year I might play around with a more cropped top over a longer vest I think.</p> <p>I think they could be minimal with a skimming hi-low top and simple ankle boots or pumps.</p> <p>My main battle with flares is heels - mine are too long to wear with flats and so I always have to have a heel, which is not appropriate on wet rugby fields or dragging around on the walking school bus.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flaresbootcuts-are-they-really-coming-back-and-how#post-1203936 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 19:21:59 +0000 Angie 1203936@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You definitely need the right style of bootcut jeans. I got rid of &nbsp;ten year old&nbsp;AG bootcuts last year - that still fit perfectly and were in great condition - but&nbsp;they just didn't look modern to my eye. The mid&nbsp;rise was in a weird place and the flare neither big nor small.&nbsp;I just got the J. Brand Love Story flares and they look spot on. The dramatic flare, snug thigh fit,&nbsp;and low rise look so much better.&nbsp;</p> <p>I wear them two ways:</p> <ul> <li>Fluid jumper</li> <li>Tucked masculine shirt with belt</li> </ul> <p>Always with&nbsp;pointy toes. Sometimes with a cropped jacket, and sometimes with a long man coat. Not with a blazer.&nbsp;</p> <p>My older bootcut trousers on the other hand still look 100% Modern. Thank you Theory.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flaresbootcuts-are-they-really-coming-back-and-how#post-1203935 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 19:21:51 +0000 Tanya 1203935@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You are welcome Rae! Actually, net-a-porter shows them styled too, you just also have to click through each one individually and then use the down arrows. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flaresbootcuts-are-they-really-coming-back-and-how#post-1203928 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 19:17:31 +0000 rae 1203928@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Denise, that is interesting. If you had a hard time styling them, then I don't feel so bad!&nbsp;</p> <p>Tanya, thanks for the links - I had seen Angie's but most of those seemed like modern classic, or a lot of them looked more like wide legs than flares to my eye. Funny how Shopbop seems to be the only ones to show entire outfits with them, and with that you have to click all the way through. Perusing now... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flaresbootcuts-are-they-really-coming-back-and-how#post-1203919 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 19:12:51 +0000 Tanya 1203919@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think that flares are making a strong comeback.&nbsp; After all, Angie has just bought a pair of J Brand's Love Story.&nbsp; She has a whole pinboard on how to wear them:<br /><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/youlookfab/flares/" rel="nofollow">http://www.pinterest.com/youlookfab/flares/</a></p> <p>Also, sites like Shobop and Net-a-porter are showing a bunch of them:<br /><a href="http://www.shopbop.com/clothing-denim-flare-jeans-wide-leg/br/v=1/2534374302064886.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.shopbop.com/clothin.....064886.htm</a><br /><a href="http://www.net-a-porter.com/Shop/Clothing/Jeans?cm_sp=topnav-_-clothing-_-jeans&amp;level3Filter=Flared&amp;pn=1&amp;npp=60&amp;image_view=product&amp;dScroll=0&amp;excludeFilters=false" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://www.net-a-porter.com/Shop/Clothing/Jeans?cm_sp=topnav-_-clothing-_-jeans&#038;level3Filter=Flared&#038;amp" rel="nofollow">http://www.net-a-porter.com/Sh.....d&#038;amp</a>;</a></p> <p>I get a lot of styling ideas from these two sites.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flaresbootcuts-are-they-really-coming-back-and-how#post-1203895 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 18:49:41 +0000 catgirl 1203895@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think bootcuts are just normal, but the true flares are making a comeback. The 70s chick in me (yes, I am a 70s/80s gal) would love a pair of bell bottoms for summer but can't see any petite options out there. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flaresbootcuts-are-they-really-coming-back-and-how#post-1203893 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 18:46:57 +0000 CocoLion 1203893@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I purchased two pairs of slim boot cuts this fall and decided to return them for the same reason. &nbsp;I do have a pair of flares that I am keeping, I got them in late 2011 and they are fun and dramatic and high waisted. &nbsp;I think they work well with a crop top. &nbsp;I am also hanging on to a pair of trouser jeans, also with a higher waist, from 2011. &nbsp;Maybe I will try to style them for forum feedback.</p> <p>I think the higher waisted styles have more trend longevity, as rises are going up higher. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/flaresbootcuts-are-they-really-coming-back-and-how#post-1203847 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 17:44:46 +0000 rae 1203847@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cleaning out my closet today, raising eyebrows at my flares and bootcut jeans. I still think they look really good on me, but they are getting older... trying to decide if they should still be kept around for an upcoming resurgence of the style or if they will be totally lame by the time the look comes back.&nbsp;</p> <p>Also been trying to find some inspiration on how to wear these in conjunction with the modern-looking minimal trends - is there a way? Like stuff from Zara, Vince, Helmut Lang... I'm not turning up much in the way of styled photos. Rick Owens came out with<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.highsnobette.com/news/2010/09/17/drkshdw-by-rick-owens-zip-flare-jeans/"> these flares</a> a while ago, but nowhere are they shown with an actual outfit - how would Rick want us to wear those??&nbsp;</p> <p>I have to admit it: I'm stumped. Help? </p>