#WideLeg Archives - Voir Fashion https://www.voirfashion.co.uk Thu, 26 Jan 2023 09:44:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.17 Yes, Reinvented Denim Is The Biggest 2023 Trend. https://www.voirfashion.co.uk/post/yes-reinvented-denim-is-the-biggest-2023-trend/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=yes-reinvented-denim-is-the-biggest-2023-trend Thu, 26 Jan 2023 09:41:34 +0000 https://www.voirfashion.co.uk/?p=71397 Denim is a staple of every season. Never going out of style denim merely adapts to new trends and styles and this year is no different. From jean skirts to cowboy chaps, denim has got a whole new look ahead of it in 2023 and so here is our rundown of all of the trends you need to know about.

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]]> Denim is a staple of every season. Never going out of style denim merely adapts to new trends and styles and this year is no different. From jean skirts to cowboy chaps, denim has got a whole new look ahead of it in 2023 and so here is our rundown of all of the trends you need to know about.

Denim Maxi Skirts

A Gigi Hadid favourite, the denim maxi skirt completely took over the runway for Spring/Summer 2023. From Maison Margiela to Altuzarra, the long flowing silhouette is set to be the biggest skirt of the season as the pendulum swings away from the micro mini to the floor-scraping maxi.

Double Denim

No, your eyes do not deceive you, we did in fact say that double denim is back. One of the most controversial looks, the Canadian Tuxedo, was all over the runways for 2023. And before your mind jumps to *that* Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake look, think more 90s grunge or 70s rocker-chick. When you see the way Givenchy and Ganni have been styling this trend, you may be jumping to get your hands on a denim co-ord.

The Wider the Better

The long and free-flowing silhouette of the denim maxi skirt was not alone on the SS23 runways, it was met with its trouser counterpart, the wide leg jean. This season saw an influx of the loose, baggy jean, often styled with a more formal top as the new ‘it girl’ party uniform. The wide-leg jean has been a Gen-Z staple for some time now so this should be an easy way to incorporate a high fashion trend into your wardrobe.

Utility Denim

Image Credit: Givenchy

We have all seen how popular the cargo trouser has been in the past couple of years, and while this trend was still highly visible across the catwalks for 2023, it has evolved a bit. The popularity of the cargo pant and the general trend of workwear has now infiltrated the denim world with utility denim being seen all across the runway. From what we know about cargos, it is safe to say that this trend is going to be huge, it combines the timeless classic denim jean with the growing popularity of the cargo pant or utility trouser to create the perfect denim investment for 2023.

Cowboy Chaps

Image Credit: Stella McCartney

Now this one is a little bit wild (pardon the pun). While seeing Western-inspired chaps on the runway may sound shocking, it actually comes as a pretty natural progression from the cowboy boot trend that has dominated footwear for the past couple of years. Now, I know what you’re thinking, but chaps can actually be styled in a way that is not so over-the-top. Paired with some leather trousers or over an alternative shade of denim and you’ve got yourself an intricately layered look that is interesting on the eye.

Words By: Amelia Gregory

Header: Bella Hadid in Givenchy

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]]> Trend Alert: Full-Fledged and Ultra-Wide Trousers Are Showing Up Everywhere https://www.voirfashion.co.uk/post/trend-alert-full-fledged-and-ultra-wide-trousers-are-showing-up-everywhere/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trend-alert-full-fledged-and-ultra-wide-trousers-are-showing-up-everywhere Fri, 02 Jul 2021 10:01:53 +0000 https://www.voirfashion.co.uk/?p=30464 If you were musically inclined or fashionable in the 90s (or both), you knew — and likely wore — ultra-wide cut trousers. Popularised across different scenes by brands that included FUBU, Tommy Hilfiger and JNCO, the trousers were inarguably multi-dimensional. Some were made of day-to-day denim, whilst others had reflective highlights, multiple pockets, and above all — a healthy mix of incredible comfort and style.

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]]> If you were musically inclined or fashionable in the 90s (or both), you knew — and likely wore — ultra-wide cut trousers. Popularised across different scenes by brands that included FUBU, Tommy Hilfiger and JNCO, the trousers were inarguably multi-dimensional. Some were made of day-to-day denim, whilst others had reflective highlights, multiple pockets, and above all — a healthy mix of incredible comfort and style.

For the 90s hip-hop and rap scene, the trousers early origins went back to the parachute pants popularised by M.C. Hammer in the 80s. But the mid- to late- 90s took the style to new widths — and lows. Ultra-wide cut and slouched down trousers were on pretty much everyone in the scene, and were emulated by fans across the world. The style was often topped off by exposed underwear for both men and women, from traditional boxers to Logo’d waistbands (particularly those of Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein) being worn by everyone from Aaliyah to Marky Mark AKA Mark Wahlberg.

In another subculture, the roots went back to the early 90s as well — as the emergence of the rave scene, alongside the growing strength of skater culture, started to take over from the west coast of America.

Termed by them as “Phat Pants” or “Phatties”, wide-leg jeans and trousers were popularised at first by Californian ravers and club kids, who wore trousers with hemlines up to 1.5 meters wide per leg. People across the scene DIY’ed them and also bought them from brands like Kikwear and JNCO.

Photo Credit: jnco.com

“In 1993, one of our key accounts in San Francisco asked us to make them a 23″ bottom for their store,” says the owner of Kikwear on their website, “because the Rave scene was beginning to emerge in Northern California and the kids were walking into the store with their homemade ‘wide leg’ pants.” 

Fast-forwarding to 2021/2022 and beyond, designers have tuned into the current nostalgia for Y2K by bringing back the free-flowing trousers. Many of the latest shows from designers have featured ultra-wide cuts, with long draping hems that cover up the shoes beneath, creating a block of fabric from the waistline to the floor.

From Marc Jacobs’ everything oversized show just two days ago, to Stella McCartney’s just launched Spring 2022 collection, there is no doubt there is an unmissable trend for the resurgence of broad cut trousers.

McCartney has designed what her website describes as “A-line raver pants,” and with “dichotomies of extreme proportion,” adding that her latest collection “blends the nostalgic with the futuristic, connecting Y2K music subcultures to the digital youth of today and hacking into the experimental edginess of raver and club kid aesthetic.”

McCartney also proved that wide trousers need not be regulated to just off-duty wear — she also masterfully placed the cut into suiting, matching a wide-cut pants leg with a closely tailored blazer.

Over in New York, Marc Jacobs had his own take on the trend. The runway looks featured in his Fall/Winter 21-22 runway tapped into a sense of encapsulating protection, whilst also seeming to recapture the sense of logo love that was celebrated by some of the original wearers of 90s wide trousers back in the day.

He said on Instagram that “We find purpose in the work from and for periodic but powerful transcendent moments of joy. And while the world continues to change with unimaginable speed, my love for fashion, the desire to create and share collections through this delivery system – THE RUNWAY – endures. Through the physicality of this shared experience, I hope to offer a moment of inspiration, curiosity, wonder and possibility.”

Bella Hadid has already been spotted in the trend, coupled with an ultra-short crop top courtesy of Jacquemus, and Kylie Jenner has been seen in multi-pocked wide-cut jeans.

With all of this proof that the look has fully arrived, take comfort in discovering (and wearing it) for yourself by choosing one of our favourite wide-legged picks:

Words By Victoria Arrington

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