I hear a lot about the latest trends in fashion due to my fashion blog reading (…less reading, more looking at pictures…) and by following my (not-real-life-friends) friends on Instagram posting about their experiences at fashion week. Sometimes I agree with the latest trends, sometimes I strongly express my distaste for current trends, but three to four months later, I find myself looking in the mirror wearing said trend. It is weird and I cannot explain it. Whoever gets to decide the latest trends (my guess is “she” lives somewhere in Europe) must watch all of us and just laugh from time to time at her power.
Anyway, I got sidetracked. Back to a favorite trend of the here and now.
I am not going to rattle off the top ten trends to wear now or the items to pack in your suitcase for the upcoming vacation getaway. I am going to focus and hit it straight with you. I’m talking with you about my personal favorite trend de jour. We are going to talk about the flare jean.
Yes – you heard me right. I did not say skinny jean – I said flare.
The past decade has been loyally dedicated to the skinny jean and I have been along for the ride. I actually remember the day I heard about the return of the skinny jean – I was hanging out with friends doing college-girl things (read: not studying and probably talking about how busy we were after waking up from a mid-afternoon nap) when another friend burst into the room and exclaimed, “You guys! My mom just called with the craziest news. Skinny jeans are back in style.” For my own credibility with you, I want to address one quick thing. I do not know why this was news a mom should truly be breaking to us nor do I know why I trusted this information source, but nonetheless, it was breaking news. And long story short, that kicked off the next decade of the skinny jean.
It has been a good decade, but a long decade – one with really tight pants and possibly not the most flattering look – but we are moving onward and upward. Meet your new best denim friend – the flare.
Pro’s of the flare:
- When paired with high wedges or heels, your legs look super long. Like a MILE LONG! Who doesn’t love that?!
- When wearing flares, you have a slight 70s look – something that I think gives you instant cool points (I guess that matters if you are in search of quick wins).
- It is a break from the skinny jean.
There you go – a quick tip from one friend to another. I am sure we will venture into more crazy fashion trends in the not-so-distant future, and we will look back at our Instagram posts and laugh at our style… and be slightly tempted to delete the pictures, but that is part of the fashion process.
Here are a few flares I am eyeing. Enjoy!
So what do you think? Are you ready for a break from your skinny jeans? Where do you buy your favorite jeans? Do you have certain fashion trends you wish you could erase from your memory?
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Would love to know about this pair of jeans in the picture. Where are they from? Do they have a particular name?
The jeans in the picture are linked in the article – they are linked in number “two.” They are from Target and they are awesome 🙂