WIDE-LEG
Wide-leg is a trouser silhouette with an equally wide, loose leg along the whole length from hip to hem. Unlike the flare, which widens only downward, wide-leg trousers keep the volume evenly, creating a straight, loose and draped silhouette. Such a cut is comfortable, gives freedom of movement and adds effortless, slightly retro elegance to a look (recall the fashion of the 1930s and 1970s). Wide-leg trousers visually lengthen the legs, especially combined with a high waist and heels. They work well with a tucked-in or fitted top to balance the volume of the bottom. They are made of various fabrics — from flowing to dense. Wide-leg is a silhouette of comfortable, relaxed elegance, in which a loose, straight cut combines comfort with a refined, elongated and effortlessly fashionable look.
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Meaning, origins and distinction — side by side.
Distinction
Two opposite philosophies of trouser cut. Skinny jeans are narrow the whole length, hugging the leg from hip to ankle thanks to elastane, and visually lengthening the silhouette. Wide-leg trousers have a straight or flared, voluminous cut that falls freely from the waist, concealing the leg and reading as relaxed or dramatic. Skinny defines the leg; wide-leg drapes it and adds air.
