Fashion’s most hated garment — the skinny jean — is making a comeback

The vilified linchpin of millennial and Y2K fashion — the skinny jean — might be on its way to a comeback.

The vilified linchpin of millennial and Y2K fashion — the skinny jean — might be on its way to a comeback.

Over the last few months, a range of skinny styles, including pants and jeans, have cropped up on fashion runways, influencer videos and Google search trends, indicating the divisive garment could soon be a closet staple again. 

Part of the buzz around skinny jeans undoubtedly came when TikTok star and Gen Z influencer Alix Earle debuted a pair of exclusive skinnies with denim brand Frame at the end of January, but the hype was already building before that. 

“For like the last six months, we started to hear rumblings of skinny jeans making a comeback,” said Janine Stichter, a retail analyst and managing director at BTIG. “If you look at Google Trends data for skinny jeans ... it actually [spiked] the week of January 12 and it’s been picking up steam ever since.”

The week after Earle debuted her skinny jean partnership with Frame, searches for skinny jeans were up 50% year over year, she added, but still well off their 2009 peak.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/skinny-jeans-comeback-rcna191338

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