https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kick-flares-flamenco-and-punk Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:29:27 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kick-flares-flamenco-and-punk#post-1716276 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 01:30:38 +0000 Greenjeans 1716276@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Agreed, Aida. &nbsp;Thanks for saying that. &nbsp;And thanks rachylou and Brooklyn for reporting your sightings. &nbsp;Another one from earlier this week: young petite woman wearing what appeared to be kick flares as an ankle length pant. &nbsp;Can't remember the shoes. &nbsp;(Alas, this is a tough one to get right.) &nbsp;</p> <p>FWIW, I am feeling more drawn to kicks this season than last and would like to give them a try if I can find my way. &nbsp;I tried the Halogen kicks and didn't like on me even though they fit and the fabric appealed. I don't know, they felt too theatrical, too office-y or something. &nbsp;I'm thinking jeans, maybe black jeans with boots might help them work for me.</p> <p>One more thought . . . I remember just before skinnies hit it big I saw them first on young hipster guys in their teens and early twenties. &nbsp;(Remember the low-rider ones with a baggy seat and skinny legs?) &nbsp;Then I saw them on young women. &nbsp;Next: ubiquitous. &nbsp;So it's super-interesting that this is more of a top-down trend. &nbsp;My hunch is that the shape - the movement toward a wider leg - is evolving. &nbsp;Curious to see where it lands. &nbsp;Culottes, maybe? &nbsp;Or are people still enamored with skinnies?</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kick-flares-flamenco-and-punk#post-1714772 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 08:07:55 +0000 Brooklyn 1714772@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I will have to look out for that movie. I have seen some women wearing them here. All heights but mostly dressy renditions and mostly women over 35. I saw one woman wearing them today. Hers were a dark orange so quite bold (still dressy). We have the weather for it here </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kick-flares-flamenco-and-punk#post-1714727 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 04:19:57 +0000 rachylou 1714727@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, I've seen one lady in kick flare jeans. In the bakery parking lot. They fit perfectly and I wanted to run after her to ask what brand they were. She was stylin'. Hipster casual. I didn't tho. Too far to run </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kick-flares-flamenco-and-punk#post-1714612 Mon, 15 Aug 2016 23:16:41 +0000 Aida 1714612@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think like most things the support act influences the final vibe, separate from any particular style detailing on the item itself. I mean, skinnies are pretty ubiquitous with punk... but are absolutely also worn across nearly ALL styles from classic on outwards.</p> <p>(Not-currently-practicing-but-always-at-heart punk here. I'm very much enjoying my kick flares ^^) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kick-flares-flamenco-and-punk#post-1714609 Mon, 15 Aug 2016 23:10:32 +0000 Greenjeans 1714609@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ledonna, curious, how have you seen people wearing them? &nbsp;Business-casual? &nbsp;Stylish/going-out? &nbsp;Age range? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kick-flares-flamenco-and-punk#post-1714606 Mon, 15 Aug 2016 23:03:04 +0000 Greenjeans 1714606@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, I hear you, Rachylou, in their current iteration, at least the ones I've seen, they are not punk at all. &nbsp;Although I think they <i>could</i> be . . . and that interests me. &nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kick-flares-flamenco-and-punk#post-1714604 Mon, 15 Aug 2016 22:59:18 +0000 Suz 1714604@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fabulous. It's fun how we can trace the history of a trend way back if we pay attention.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kick-flares-flamenco-and-punk#post-1714602 Mon, 15 Aug 2016 22:47:33 +0000 rachylou 1714602@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well now, I can't believe I haven't seen Suburbia, and it's a Roger Corman movie too. I love punk. But then again, I suppose I spent the 80s watching movies from the 60s, lol.</p> <p>And too funny, I've not gotten on the kick flare bandwagon because they didn't seem punk enough to me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kick-flares-flamenco-and-punk#post-1714539 Mon, 15 Aug 2016 21:02:44 +0000 Ledonna N. 1714539@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think this was a fun nodd to kick flairs&nbsp; I love the look in real life I've seen a few here in the Chi. </p> <p>As far as Punk&nbsp; I love all things punk </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kick-flares-flamenco-and-punk#post-1714512 Mon, 15 Aug 2016 20:39:44 +0000 RoseandJoan 1714512@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I will look out the movie, thank you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kick-flares-flamenco-and-punk#post-1714439 Mon, 15 Aug 2016 17:59:42 +0000 Greenjeans 1714439@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have seen kick flares two times on the street since I started paying attention last spring, both spotted on fashionable women in the 40-50-ish age range. &nbsp;Both women were taller than average. &nbsp;One wore jeans with high heeled gladiators that closed the gap. &nbsp;Another wore black "dress kicks" with high heeled sandals. &nbsp;The dress kicks flared more dramatically than the jeans and had a playful quality that reminded me of <i></i><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.activedancewear.com/proddetail.php?prod=flamenco_show_top_and_pants">flamenco pants</a><i></i>.</p> <p>And then . . . I&nbsp;watched the punk classic <i>Suburbia</i> for the first time just a couple of weeks ago (80's B-movie classic about the LA punk scene that cast authentic punk kids instead of actors). &nbsp;And while most of the kids featured sport the cuffed-jean look (and is worth checking out for that alone) there's one character who wears Dickies high-waters. &nbsp;Initially they signal his outsiderness and perhaps parental neglect. &nbsp;Eventually they become part of his punk uniform. &nbsp;A less flamenco, more street precursor to the kick flare trend? &nbsp;Since <i><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DAhIHu7mYE">Suburbia</a></i> is a rough watch I can really only recommend it if you already have an affinity for punk. &nbsp;But if you do, it might inspire you. &nbsp; </p>