Is it worth to explain what is a slim 

What’s the difference from a skinny? 

Skinny … close to the skin, you might think that’s what we describe above, but remember the exception … what’s can be considered as being wide in a slim jeans, I mean there the ankles is tight on the the skinny jeans. 

Adding to it, the amazing success of the « white stripes »,  the mythic Underground rock band from Sweden, boosted even more this fashion trend to go towards dark-fashion. 

In only a few month, the slim out of Sweden overwhelmed the whole Europe. 

Indeed, Sweden has been the slim Cot when Orjan Andersson and Adam Friberg have started to launch Cheap Monday brand with 5000 pairs sold in 2004. 2 years later, the Skull logo Brand achieved no more than 200 000 models. 

April 77, the French brand created in Grenoble in 2002 by the well known forward- thinking Brice Partouche forged a partnership with Franz Ferdinand and Iggy Pop to promote his slims. 

Fairly quickly after,  big players like Levi’s and Diesel smell the success and bet on that slot to drag all juggernauts of the « fast-fashion » absolutely convinced of its potential. 

H1M and Zara will be the very first to get the slim Jeans on the fashion fast track by selling them on a lower price : 20€ against 80 to 100€ on average prior to this trend. 

The slim jeans become the must-have, it is so popular that it now comes in several variants both in terms of cut (skinny or jegging versions material : you can find them hight waist  or low rise) and material : it even makes some infidelities to the Denim by using more stretchy material or even just leather. 

In 2006, Gilles Richardière, CEO of the  French brand « Le temps des Cerises », declares «  not sure there s still a long way to go for Slim Jeans… » 

13 years after, against all odds and even though the slim fit is running out of steam, due to the resurgence of Mom or Straight jeans, it can be claimed to have become a basic piece !

I bet it still has a bright future -)

How to choose the right Slim/Skinny 

If you have a fuller figure, choose a model with stretch for greater comfort.

You can also choose a model with a staggered seam, meaning that the front part of the jeans will be less wide than the back part.

This will result in a slimmer leg due to the optical effect.

If you have an A-line silhouette, choose a plain, dark pant colour.

If you have a V-shaped figure, slim-fit trousers will show off your legs.

If they are slim, you can afford patterned, printed or eye-catching textures: sequins, glitter, metallic etc.

If you have a flat bottom, choose push-up trousers (Salsa Jean, Liu Jo Bottom-up) which, by the arrangement of the seams and the shape of the pockets, give the illusion of a more rounded bottom.

The danger at the end of the tunnel is to wish for a slim but in the back of our mind is the skinny way of looking which will lead you to buy a slim but with a smaller size then the one you would need. The result will be you feeling sulky because of the cut not suiting YOU. 

Therefore always keep in mind your original goal that was buying a Slim which should, by definition, not be super tight! 

It is therefore particularly well suited to X, V, H, I shapes.

For an elegant result, others will definitely prefer a slim fit.

Skinnies can tend to flatten the buttocks, especially if they are high-waisted. So here again, prefer push-up models to create a nice volume.

Finally, with skinnies, play the game and opt for a really tight version (otherwise go for a slim fit).