https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/which-is-more-classic Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:28:37 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/which-is-more-classic/page/2#post-2406806 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 23:18:19 +0000 Angie 2406806@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOVE your thoughts and arguments! Thanks for sharing :)</p> <p><b>I've changed my mind!</b></p> <b><br /> </b> <p><b>I vote bootcuts AS classic as slim straights :)</b> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/which-is-more-classic/page/2#post-2406442 Sat, 14 Feb 2026 22:09:55 +0000 LaPed 2406442@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>As a child of the 90s, I gotta say bootcut. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/which-is-more-classic/page/2#post-2406428 Sat, 14 Feb 2026 21:07:51 +0000 kkards 2406428@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow great read!<br /> Loved the history lesson<br /> For me the cigarettes or slim straights is more universal so more classic<br /> But that being said, I’d love to find a good bootcut </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/which-is-more-classic/page/2#post-2406420 Sat, 14 Feb 2026 20:52:29 +0000 Style Fan 2406420@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For me, bootcut is more classic—same reasons as Janet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/which-is-more-classic#post-2406360 Sat, 14 Feb 2026 01:46:35 +0000 Indigoprint 2406360@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Boot cuts were born out of function not style. Slim straights are definitely style oriented. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/which-is-more-classic#post-2406348 Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:49:31 +0000 Janet 2406348@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, it sure seems the consensus in this context is that slim straight is more classic, and I can’t argue that. </p> <p>But for me personally, a bootcut silhouette has been more a part of my perennial style — going all the way back to my teenage years. A gentle flare or bootcut suits my body and my style preferences much more. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/which-is-more-classic#post-2406305 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 01:52:27 +0000 Jules 2406305@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Slim straights! My personal bias is that they work way better for our long messy winter season here in Toronto and for milder wet weather too. Therefore I'm still wearing slim straights at this time of year even though they are not my preferred and more current wider shape, making them a classic for me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/which-is-more-classic#post-2406302 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 01:31:38 +0000 Angie 2406302@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fascinating! Enjoying your thoughts!&nbsp;</p> <p>Soooo,<b> th</b><b>e very first pairs of jeans were a RELAXED STRAIGHT - much like the 501's. Neither slim straight, nor bootcut.&nbsp;</b></p> <b><br /> </b> <p><b>Lisa and Laura, </b>I'm nodding along and laughing<b> :)&nbsp;</b> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/which-is-more-classic#post-2406274 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 18:55:21 +0000 Lisa 2406274@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I vote bootcuts, but I'm biased. Cowboys and Cowgirls have been sporting bootcuts for a long time riding. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/which-is-more-classic#post-2406250 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:27:50 +0000 nuancedream 2406250@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cogaette-slim straight pants seem a little more "classic" than bootcut pants. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/which-is-more-classic#post-2406249 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:26:17 +0000 Laura 2406249@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think bootcuts are the classic jean silhouette, but then again, I live out West now! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/which-is-more-classic#post-2406241 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:19:31 +0000 citygirldc 2406241@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cigarette pants for me because of my old-school vintage classic aesthetic. Plus I like showing a little skin around my ankles. I do prefer to wear them more in the Spring and Summer months </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/which-is-more-classic#post-2406238 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:12:32 +0000 RobinF 2406238@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think slim straights because they seem more timeless. Bootcuts can be in or out which makes them less classic to me.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/which-is-more-classic#post-2406231 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:12:49 +0000 Sal 2406231@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting thread. I lean to cigarette pants because to me these are always in style. And I am biased because they always seem to be easy to pair with shoes. </p> <p>I haven’t gone back to bootcuts in the 20s. I haven’t quite worked out the shoes on me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/which-is-more-classic#post-2406201 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 02:31:49 +0000 Angie 2406201@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for your thoughts, everyone! Much enjoyed reading them! Yes to Laura Petrie rocking her cigarette pants like Aurdrey Hepburn!</p> <p><u>Here's my 2 cents:</u> </p> <ul> <li>Cigarette pants - Slim Straights - are more of an iconic classic because of Audrey Hepburn - <b>Suz's</b> point. Also, it's a silhouette you might personally prefer to bootcuts (for a myriad of reasons), so you favour it as a forever classic - to <b>LJP's</b> point of a slightly biased assessment ;)&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul> <li><b>Bootcuts</b> have a longer history, which is to <b>Brooklyn's</b> point. They've been around a whole lot longer than slim straights! <b>Sharan, </b>loved your rebel analogy, and dead right - bootcuts are a mensworkwear silhouette adopted by women,</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Both silhouettes are gender-neutral.</li> </ul> <p>I'm quite torn as to which I think is more classic! If my life depended on making a decision, I'd probably go with slim straights as the more classic of the silhouettes DESPITE the fact that it's younger! It has more longevity as an iconic classic. Thank you, Audrey :)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/which-is-more-classic#post-2406197 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:53:17 +0000 Karie 2406197@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cigarettes and slim straights. When I was a girl I would watch Dick Van Dyke reruns and I always loved how Laura Petrie looked in them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/which-is-more-classic#post-2406193 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:19:54 +0000 Tanya 2406193@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am with Suz 100%. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/which-is-more-classic#post-2406192 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:07:55 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 2406192@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do think of slim straights as the more classic silhouette, for women. I associate flares with 70s counterculture. Given your background on the two styles, I see the flares as a men's workwear trend adopted by women, so it has more of a rebel vibe in that regard, too.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/which-is-more-classic#post-2406191 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 23:54:42 +0000 Kate 2406191@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Slimmer bootcuts, though I prefer cigarette/slims for myself. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/which-is-more-classic#post-2406190 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 23:44:13 +0000 LJP 2406190@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>And I agree with K.Period’s comments . They are so classic they will never date . It’s how you style them that signifies you are aware of current looks . If you care about that sort of thing …… </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/which-is-more-classic#post-2406189 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 23:39:50 +0000 Jaime 2406189@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm. I don't disagree with anyone but for me personally bootcuts are more long lasting in my wardrobe. I remember wearing them in university (early 80s). I was completely oblivious to trends in those days (at least consciously) so they must have been around and easily obtainable. Right now I would say slim straights give more of the aura of being classic, but I can imagine the zeitgeist changing on that. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/which-is-more-classic#post-2406188 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 23:38:11 +0000 LJP 2406188@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cigarette /slims . Slimmer bootcuts were more a fringe item among certain social groups / segments in fashion history whereas the slim straights had wider socio-economic appeal . At least that’s been my research and experience from an academic point of view . My personal pref may also be clouding my assessment </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/which-is-more-classic#post-2406175 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 22:47:30 +0000 Bonnie 2406175@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Slim straights seem more classic to me than bootcuts.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/which-is-more-classic#post-2406173 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 22:38:05 +0000 Debbie 2406173@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cigarette pant. They are classic in a glam way. I definitely will always think they are a classic. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/which-is-more-classic#post-2406170 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 22:25:54 +0000 Carol 2406170@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Both are classic, but I choose cigarette. They are much more K/A Hepburn.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/which-is-more-classic#post-2406169 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 22:18:37 +0000 Brooklyn 2406169@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think bootcuts have a longer provenance. Aren’t they the original denim shape? But I suspect cigarettes/slim straights tend to be more popular with women because of the Audrey connection and the sexiness of the vibe. I know men wear a version of slim straights but I don’t think that styling is as classic for men as it is for women. Bootcuts are a more unisex option. So I vote cigarette/slim straights as the more classic for women! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/which-is-more-classic#post-2406168 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 22:11:55 +0000 Jenni NZ 2406168@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cigarette pants for ever! Audrey and gamines and the 80s resurgence! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/which-is-more-classic#post-2406166 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 22:01:48 +0000 Dee 2406166@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with Suz, thinking it's cigarette pants à la Audrey Hepburn and even Laura Petrie (Mary Tyler Moore) on the Dick Van Dyke show. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/which-is-more-classic#post-2406164 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 22:00:09 +0000 Angie 2406164@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting! I agree with both sets of reasoning.&nbsp;</p> <p><u><b>BACKGROUND:</b></u></p> <p> <div><b>Bootcut jeans</b> originated in the l1870s-1890s as functional workwear designed with a slight flare to fit over cowboy and rancher boots</div>While they became a fashion staple in the 1970s, they saw massive, widespread popularity in the 1990s and early 2000s, returning again as a trend in the 2020s.&nbsp;</p> <p> <div><b>Slim straight and cigarettes</b>&nbsp;became popular in the <strong>1950s and 1960s</strong>&nbsp;popularized by Audrey Hepburn, The Beatles, and Marilyn Monroe as a tailored alternative to wider styles. There was a big<strong>&nbsp;resurgence in the 1980s.</strong></div><br /><b>K.Period</b>. your comment on the blog this morning was particularly astute and worth pondering:</p> <p>"<i>Slim straights represent the point where I can’t quite decide if I’m an early adopter or just very late to let go. My wardrobe is mostly wide legs, both cropped and long, straight legs, and barrel legs, and I’ve left behind skinny jeans. But I still have several pairs of dressier slim straight trousers. I suspect they are like pointy-toe shoes for me: something that I love so much that it is a “classic” for me. Knowing my sugar-eye for those items, I’m trying to pay attention to how current </i>iterations loo<i>k. And I’</i><i>m committed to choosing to enjoy them"&nbsp;</i> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/which-is-more-classic#post-2406163 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 21:58:16 +0000 Sisi 2406163@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The cigarette. </p>