Slim-fit pants
Skinny Jeans
Skinny Jeans Jeans that have a snug fit all the way through the legs and end in a small leg opening. In some styles, zippers are needed at the bottom of the leg to facilitate pulling them over your feet. Stretch denim, with anywhere from 2% to 4% spandex, allows Skinny Jeans to have a super slim fit. Skinny Jeans are most often worn tucked into boots or scrunched up over high heel shoes making them ideal for showing off designer footwear.
Skinny jeans have made a fashion comeback in the last few years. Although they started to show up on designer runways as early as 2002, they didn’t become big fashion news until 2005. The style became wildly popular as more and more celebrities were seen wearing them. Supermodel Kate Moss is widely credited with inspiring the skinny trend, but it could also be seen on actresses Angelina Jolie, Sienna Miller, and many others.
Skinny Jeans are currently available from the hottest denim designers (J Brand, Rock and Republic) as well as the lowest price discounters (Wal-Mart, Old Navy). As with any fashion trend, there is some question as to how long Skinny Jeans will be in vogue.
Alternate Definition
Jeans that you wore when you were thinner and hope to fit into again. “I am trying to fit into my skinny jeans”.
History
The skinny style of pants for women originated in the 1950’s with popular female stars such as Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, and Sandra Dee wearing their pants very slim to the ankle. Skinny jeans became most notable with the birth of Rock and Roll in the 50’s, when Elvis donned slim fitting jeans and shocked the country with his gyrating dance moves. Skinny jeans and Rock and Roll were inextricably linked to create the “bad boy” image that remains today.