Fashion: Skinny Jeans on Guys
 

...am I the only one that sees some dude in skinny jeans and wonder if it's some kind of Shakespearean fashion revival? I mean, I see skinny jeans and think that maybe doublets and cod pieces should be involved. And lotsa smutty Ye Olde English talk.

What am I missing here? I'm still wearing boot cut jeans and cargo pants. I'm so 2001.

And I think it would be cool if doublets and cod pieces came back. Especially if they were Judge Dredd style.

(I realize this has been posted before somewhere, but I don't think it featured cod pieces or doublets)

Ten points for a Judge Dredd reference.

And it's pretty common for me to see a couple in matching skinny jeans and asymmetrical haircuts. Especially in the more hipster-laden areas. It's not my style but whatever floats your boat.

It's just time for people to not wear gigantic baggy jeans anymore. Boot cut jeans are fine, but they're casual. They don't have to be spandex, just make sure they fit. And for Christ's sake, don't buy into the whole crayola color jean fad, because it's stupid. No one wants to see you in tight orange or tan jeans.

I am the law.

Edit: Pics for gg:

Skinny good:
http://images.urbanoutfitters.com/is...980_01_a?$cat$

Skinny bad:
http://images.urbanoutfitters.com/is...614_63_a?$cat$

Boot good:
http://images.saksfifthavenue.com/im...6R_300x400.jpg

Boot bad:
http://bananarepublic.gap.com/Asset_...0-00p01v01.jpg

no skinny jeans here.. relaxed boot cut..

and destroyed. I prefer mine with the holes in them already. I hate waiting for them to develop on their own.

This discussion definitely needs pictures to accompany the styles mentioned.
Doublet:
http://www.replicaters.com/Doublets/...%20pipers1.jpg
Codpiece:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/225/4...67d5ae57b1.jpg
Skinny jeans:
http://www.patriciafield.com/Product...eans_large.jpg
Boot-cut jeans:
http://slimages.macys.com/is/image/M...0.5,0&fmt=jpeg

mmmmmm guys in tight jeans are yummy.

Aww man it drives me insane too... I just don't get how tight jeans, pointy shoes, a jacket from the 80's, and a woman's scarf can look good on a dude!!

But they do!
The key is doing something to show off that body. Having some sort of style. Too many men throw on whatever happens to be laying on the floor closest to their bed when they get up in the morning. Yuck!

I have plenty of style. Just ask anybody who's seen me in clothes. All three of 'em.

I'm not for skinny jeans even though I'm a tall skinny guy and scene girls would mob me just because I was wearing them. What if I'm more conservative with my clothing? I don't want you to be able to visually measure my manjunk. It's like a the male equiv of cameltoe. Slutty. I also don't want jeans so tight that they pull out leg hairs when I try to play-kick one of my buddies in the head at school. I don't want to feel like I'm in tights or bondage gear. I want functional pants. My biggest gripe with most pants today is how useless the hip pockets are... I have to stand up straight and push with some effort to get my damn cell phone out. What gives?!

Well if you really want to go conservative, try the Martin Luther look:
http://teacherweb.com/ca/hogan/fraum...erfiennes2.jpg
You won't have to be on a diet of worms to fit. Get it? Reformation humor doin' anything for ya?

Just wear regular fit jeans. Levis 501 work just fine.

Skinny, fine. Second skin, bad.

I'm not a huge fan of skinny jeans in general...I don't find them to be very flattering. But they can look really sharp on the right person.

I own one two pairs of jeans that are "slim fit." They are NOT skinny jeans, there is still adequate room for all of my leg to move around inside the denim. They fit well and make my already marvelous butt look even better.

But.

They periodically smush my junk. Every so often, I'll notice one ball on either side of the pant split or the outline of some wang. I can't fathom how painful a pair of actual skinny jeans would be on the groin.

P.S. - I hate emo kids.

Yeah, junk smashing is absolutely unacceptable. Showing off, maybe, but if the Justice League is in a vice there's no way they can save the day. If you catch my drift. About sexual intercourse.

Count me in as not a fan of skinny jeans. Although I am making an effort to buy clothes that fit properly, instead of like a parachute. Which in many cases means spending extra money on tall sizes instead of buying something one size larger to get the length I need. I'm ok with slim fit jeans.

I am admittedly no fashionista, but there ain't no way in hell I'm gonna wear skinny jeans. I've tried them on, and they just aren't comfortable. I live in jeans, and they should be the most comfortable clothes in the wardrobe. Plus, I'm too old to be jumping on fashion bandwagons.

Plus, does dis guy look like a hipster to you?
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...y/91010042.jpg
:skeptical:

Skinny jeans are like a cheap hotel; no ballroom.

No thanks, jeans are all about comfort.

Okay... No. I don't wear skinny jeans. I may be a hipster but I refuse dress like one.



I only wear Levis. Boot cut. Dark blue. None of that faded/pre-warn crap.

When I see tight jeans on a guy I either think gay or a skateboarder. Relaxed fitting jeans at the waist and sometimes boot cut for me. I don't care for these effeminate trends, or the gansta baggy sytles.

I guess my question is where is the line drawn between a tight, slim fit and "skinny"?

I find the skinny jeans look amusing on skateboarders and emo types, at least they are trying. But the skinny jeans wore prisonsex lowrider style looks really stupid.

What about the effeminate gangsta styles?
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1026/...05a360.jpg?v=0

Will, we already have a self-portraits thread going. Stay on topic.

Damn it feels good to be a gangsta....

Codpiece! SO metal
GUBA - Metalocalypse 12 Murdering Outside the Box (ws) [Moonsong].avi
http://www.guba.com/watch/2000894991

Will, in reference to your pictures, I'm confused.

The little elf slippers men wear today don't go with boot cut jeans.

I wear "boot cut" because I actually wear boots most of the time.

They look kinda goofy with running shoes. I avoid that combo.

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Screw a belt buckle that holds a lighter, I want a codpiece that holds brass knuckles.

In the words of Jay-Z...

Gah. I'm not a fan of skinny jeans, period, whether it's girls, guys, or your neighbor's dog. They just don't look... right.

Now, see, I think these look just fine. Granted, maybe not with a tucked in shirt, but still.


For myself, I like bootcut jeans. I was a big fan of the flares when they came around again in the 90s (not the huge pipeline/elephant ones... the more subtle ones.)

Guys look hot in relaxed fit jeans. Bootcut jeans. Cargo pants. Skinny jeans do not enter into that picture AT ALL.

You don't have to go "elf slipper" with bootcuts. You can go walking shoe, you can go boot, you can go slightly dress, whatever. I like to wear my Chuck Taylors with my bootcut pants when I'm not dressed for work or a date or anything. Nothing in the world comes close to Chucks. When it starts warming up, you can also just toss on flip flops.

Then again, don't give up on elf slippers, some of them are badass:
http://www.baboobaby.com/images/elfshoes.jpg

are you talking about the punk/emo kids sporting the "joey ramones?"

i personally dont like them because they hinder my ability to move from the waist down and they dont have quite as much pocket space.

i dress in whatever is comfortable, i dont really have a set pants style.

I don't like skinny jeans and would never wear them, but to make fun of them would be doing something I told myself I would never back when everyone used to give me shit about my insanely baggy pants that hung to my knees. I am not a hypocrite dammit!

This still doesn't stop me from giving my straightedge little brother endless shit about wearing chick pants. I gotta' get my revenge somehow...

I wear boot cut (also cause I actually wear boots) these days. I still have a tendency to get them a little on the big side though.

ok, all of you dedicated followers of fashion, let's not forget appropriate headgear...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...goofyhat-1.jpg

I'm a girl, and I can't live without my cargos. I have lots and lots of cargo pants. ^_^ Screw fashion! Long live cargo pants!

I don't like skinny jeans on men or women. They look ridiculous.
A proper fitting boot cut on a man is very very sexy. I just might drop my jaw and stare. ;)

My jeans are about the same style as those worn in the 50's like the picture below. I did go through a bell bottom phase in college for a while though. I do remember a trend in the early 60's where guys would buy standard Levis and have them pegged much like todays skinny jeans.

http://www.timelinefashion.de/bilder/1950s-3.gif

I think the skinny jean trend is funny. I see it around campus on a regular basis. I don't find it attractive in the slightest. Don't get me wrong--I like seeing a guy's tushy, but that doesn't mean I want all the details ;) I much prefer a boot cut with a bit of hug through the rear, but not super-tight. That's hot.

http://www.jeanstore.co.uk/ecomm/gra...PR_3071_LG.jpg
Black 501's, that's how I roll. None of that skin tight bullshit, which I imagine must feel like you have your nuts in a vise. Also slim blue jeans, nothing that forces me to lie down to stuff my ass and legs in.
And ocasionally, on cold days, Levis relaxed fit (that I've worn to hell, full of holes) with sweatpants underneath. Classy.

Don't like the look of skinny jeans on boys or girls. It's just another bad fashion trend.

As you can see here, Heidi Klum loves giving piggyback rides to fellas in skinny jeans.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...-Siriano_l.jpg

OK, a little clarification.

My Levis 514 Slim Straight look like this. A bit narrower in the thigh, and straight bottom which is not at all tight or clingy. They look, well, like a pair of jeans that fit. Also, they're narrow enough at the bottom that they do NOT drag on the ground when wearing my Chucks or low cut Adidas, since those are all I wear anymore.

http://www.davesnewyork.com/images/c...8CD08D701M.jpg

My lighter 514's run a hair smaller than my dark pair.

slim fit IF you're slim... marginally on the side of acceptable.
"skinny jeans" are hideous. in my opinion.

Levi's 527 Low Rise Boot Cut...
http://slimages.macys.com/is/image/M...0.5,0&fmt=jpeg



Yeah, I know the low rise part isn't very manly...

I'm wearing 527s right now.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a13...Ballsack-1.jpg

Wait, is that bad?

Is that what they had paratroopers wear before they decided the beret was better? Hilarious.

I don't like skinny jeans on men or women. Even when the person is skinny they remind me of Tweedle-Dee and/or Tweedle-Dum.

Not unless you stole 'em from me. Although I'm guessing they'd be a tad too small.

Yeah, they'd be low rise capri pants. Show off my hairy calves like whoa.

Although really... what's the difference between the shorts that some guys wear and capri pants? They're just baggier.

Showing your kneecaps triggers extreme homophobia amongst some guys it seems.

Granted, I'm the guy with weird tattoos out running in ranger panties at midnight.

Hot. :D

Codpiece! SO funk...

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...g?t=1239321068


:eek:

http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0...0-codpiece.jpg

As stated earlier, skinny jeans don't work on a dude simply because of junk placement issues. But skinny jeans on a woman - yes please.

http://www.londoncoversmagazine.co.u...ny%20Jeans.jpg

In fact, they look even better on a woman who has something in the seat and a little meat on her bones.

Delicious female crotch keyhole? Totally hot.

:shakehead:

Sorry, but, IMHO, "skinny" jeans are tight in all the wrong ways, even on the shapeliest of women.

Now, these are a great pair of jeans... !

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/194538.jpg

:thumbsup:

Dude, that's a gnarly car. Badass Beetle buggy!

I hate to break it to you but those are an ill-fillting pair of jeans on a woman with no ass. More than appropriate enough for washing a car or doing some painting but definitely not Saturday night out attire.

Focus, focus!

Well, ex-cuuuuse me!

:p

(But you're totally wrong about that girl having "no ass".)

...........





That'd make my Saturday night.

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(Yer doing it wrong)

Haha - you guys need to step your game up.

Sorry for dragging the thread so far off topic, cromp.

$50 to whoever can get a pic of Skafe in some skinny jeans.

$100 for a pic of Skafe in a faded pair of ill-fitting jeans, leaning against a badass Beetle buggy.

;)

Skinny guy. I wear 'form-fitting' clothes. Cabn't wear buggy clothes. They actually REVEAL that I'm malnourished!!!

On women, however, skinny jeans FTW. I love ass.

I have to agree fully with Cynosure, I hate skinny jeans on everyone. I like tight jeans on a woman, okay I love them, but not those skinny jeans. They make everything look bad.

And I have been out of this fashion loop since August. I moved to a small town out in the middle of farm country. Every time I go back to the city (about once a month, sometimes twice) I can't stop laughing when I go out in public, especially when the high schools get let out and the kids are out in public. New fashion is bloody hilarious!

...I think I need to pour bleach in my eyes now...'scuse me...

That's totally what I'm going to look like in about 40 years.

I think it's one of the abominations of fashion, along with popped collars on polo tees and Hawaiian shirts.

Fugly, is this the first time you've posted your pic on TFP? Don't remember seeing you before. Hello!

I don't get how this thread on men's jeans suddenly has women's bottoms in it!

No fair.

To set the record straight, we need some male booty. Here's a start:

http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/members...1080-butt1.jpg

oh yeah, and I like bootcut myself, for both guys and gals. Skinny jeans make my bottom half look like an inverted triangle...sure it may look cute from the rear, but it looks odd from the front!

Okay, case in point:

Skinny jeans might work if you have leg / butt muscles. Turns out I do not. I've got kneecaps and ankles.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a13...yDZNoFace1.jpg

Either way, spray-on clothing looks ridiculous unless you're deep sea diving.

C'mon, how silly do those hardcore bicycle nerds look in their spandex jumpsuits?

Tight squeezes your balls. Slim touches your legs but doesn't bunch up. Skinny is so tight it bunches up and doesn't relax as you move.
I really don't like the stacked look that's becoming popular lately. It just looks like you bought jeans that are too long and didn't take in the legs like you should have
My brother just looked over my shoulder,
him: "What is that?"
me: "Beta mag"
him: "Oh, it's Crompsin."

But today it's a total fashion sin to have jeans that aren't literally dragging on the ground around your shoes when you're standing up. It's dorky to show socks. $50+ pants are supposed to get stepped on, dragged, and developed fucked-up cuffs. Hobos are totally hot.

All things on the internet, will, eventually, without fail, inevitably pare down to one of three classifications--women, women's boobs, and/or women's butts. It's science.

It's true. The Internet was invented by Al Gore for the purposes of carnal indulgence of visual mediums.

...

Hmm...

I think I'm going to go to the mall sometime and take pictures of myself wearing ridiculous skinny jeans in the changing room.

I'll try on all sorts of ugly tacky-tastic stuff. A little TFP research project.

Lowbrow Joke: Your brother recognizes me by a shot of my crotch?

Yes, that and meaningless flash that slows down your browser.

Crompsin I wear spandex shorts when I bike. They are wonderful for biking, they even have some nice padding in the crotch to keep me safe... mind you I do not have giant muscular legs so I wear regular shorts overtop of them. But you can be sure that as soon as I have some nice huge legs I am going to let it all hang out.

Here you go ladies, my milkshake, complete with slim straight fit jeans.

http://gallery.barrymorrison.com/alb...b6bc41e3e2.jpg

Is that a roll of quarters in your (back) pocket?

Skinny jeans have been popular with cowboys long before they caught on with hipsters. Ain't no one calling them femmes either.

Not a real fan of guys wearing jeans so tight/skinny that he looks like a ballerina.

I've always been a sucker for a guy with a nice butt in Levi's 501's. *sigh*

I wish I could wear skinny jeans. Too bad my calves are HUMONGOUS. haha

I think they look good when worn the right way. People who wear them need: an ass and nicely shaped legs.


I hate the new trend of BRIGHTASSLY colored skinny jeans. Neon green jeans look like you just fell in a pot of hiliter ink.

I can honestly say that I have never seen anyone in real life wearing those bright colored jeans. Is this a USA thing? Mind you I don't live in a city anymore, but I still visit at least once a month.

That was on New Years. It was actually a bunch of wadded up $1 bills and a condom.

I wore them in the 80s - I had a bright pink pair and a turquoise blue pair. I remember having to lay on my bed and suck in to get one of my pairs of jeans on. Good times. This fashion trend should have stayed in the past where it belongs.

quoted for truth.

there is no way you can tell me that looks good.....

I can't stand skinny jeans, period. Give me a pair of relaxed-fit denims with plenty of pocket space and I'm content. I'd even go as far as cargo pants with a dozen pockets if I was feeling feisty. I'll draw the line at parachute pants or skintight pleather, though. Some fashion trends are best left forgotten. :thumbsup:

I pretty much just wear fitted and slim pants now. I used to wear baggy pants and jeans all the time, but I was also 50+lbs heavier. Now they just feel uncomfortable and cumbersome, and don't create the most appealing silhouette. I've found there are varying degrees of skinny jeans. Some brands take skinny to mean spandex, while others make them slim-fitted. I've stuck with Levis 511s and 514s, it's just the right amount of fit without the junk crushing.

I'm think about trying the Levis "Shrink to Fit" 501s, anyone have experience with them?

My sis is into the 'scene' scene and consequently has guys hanging around her wearing skinny jeans and brightly coloured tops and scarfs. Apparently men and womens clothing is interchangeable, and also customary to do so. I think it says a lot when you start wearing increasingly androgonous clothing, and for what - to fit in? I personally don't get it - I wear baggy jeans and i'm comfortable.

Unless i'm cycling. Then those scene hipsters ain't got nothing.

Oh, that pic looks that way, but I should really take a picture of my epic thighs and ass in them 501's. Seriously though, they don't really bunch up, if I am barefoot the back of them might touch the floor. Perfect length for me, since I'm tired of destroying them by walking on them.

Well, that ain't right. Not because the clothing is interchangeable, but 'cause women should have more hips than that. I'm 6 foot 210, and most high school girls have more butt than I do.

I don't do boot cut. Too much flair for my taste. I prefer a button fly pair of 501s or something similar from the Gap. Nothing too tight.

That said, in the 80s I wore my jeans tight. Way too tight and tapered. But that was the 80s. This is now.

I've seen way too many bad fashion trends from the 80s recently. :shakehead:

QFT!!

What is up with that? I suppose it is true that pop will eat itself but really... I have been to and witnessed too many 80s themed parties and been into too many stores that are sporting the "new style" which is just the old style warmed over. Oddly it made me feel like John Spartan in Demolition Man. The general themes were right but the application was all wrong.

I suppose this is how my parent's felt when all that 50s stuff started bubbling back to the surface in the 70s and 80s.

There's no problem if you're still wearing cargo pants and boot cut jeans. As long as you're comfortable wearing it nothing to worry about. Another thing it is nice to pair your boot cut jeans with a collared shirt. My dad used to wear a boot cut jeans and pair it up with a collared shirt. My mom uses this product so that there's no ring around the collar. Good for collared shirt as well.

Hey, now. You'll find yourself in one of those sooner or later.


We ended up discussing the reemergence of many of these trends during my birthday party last weekend. I said I was not-so-eagerly awaiting the return of the tightly rolled jean cuffs that I grew up trying to perfect so I could look cool like all the popular kids.

And oh, look, they're back too:

http://blog.timesunion.com/kristi/fi...eggedjeans.jpg

http://evilbeetgossip.film.com/wp-co...ie_manpant.jpg

I wear what looks good. I have one pair of skinny cuts and they look great. It's all a matter of taste. I like boho sheik on me.

I'll post a picture in portraits sometime but my favorite outfit to wear out is the following:

- Black Wayfairers
- Modern Amusement Dark Blue Cardigan
- Light Blue w/Thin white stripes French Collar Ralph Lauren Button Up
- Blue and Grey skinny club tie (Urban Outfiters)
- Dark blue bootcuts from Lavish and Squalor in Toronto (great Queen West Shop)
- Grey and Plaid all stars
- Black/Grey Fossil square face
- Black fossil belt

Sometimes I'll lose the cardigan and wear my skinnys (and that is because they fit me properly; like will's example).

Skinny jeans are too ostentatious for me. That and they look stupid as fuck. If I wanted to dress like a chick, I'd put on a sports bra and short shorts. Personally, I prefer relatively close fitting shirts (not tight thought), and baggy pants. I like my pants to still be touching my shoes when I sit down. Loose fit all the way. I don't sag, but I do wear my pants at the hips, as opposed to the belly button. Fuck. That. Shit.

This would make a good signature quote.

Here's my take on skinny jeans:

You can have it you want. Or not. But my point remains valid.

On a related note, dudes, don't wear white pants
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...WhitePants.jpg
Um, no. Nothing screams "Eurotrash" like a guy in white pants and pointy loafers.

Unless, of course, that's what you're going for.

Hot chicks in white pants, however, are delicious.
http://www.butt-implants-before-and-...ite-pants2.jpg
Just be careful when your choosing your drawers. There are perverts about.

I don't wear skinny jeans myself. I like them loose fitting. On a lady, it really depends on the lady in question, on some ladies I like them, on others I don't.

Fugly, drawers or no, I will still degrade in my head ...

(me too :suave:)

Personally my favs are multiple and symetrically ripped from-the-top-down jeans. But thats just me.