For the longest time, it felt like baggy jeans were the only choice for the street style crowd – ideally low-rise, with some pointy or Tabi boots being swallowed up by the pooling hems. In recent months though, and as the weather’s picked up, another style of jeans has been shuffling their way onto our moodboards. I’m talking, of course, about straight leg jeans – not baggy, not skinny, but that sweet spot in between.
I first started seeing a noticeable return to the humble straight leg around fashion month earlier this year, when it was clearly the go-to uniform for off-duty models slouching around Paris and New York. Usually low or mid-rise, and worn with loafers, ballet flats or boots, the straight leg feels casual and low effort without totally swamping you like some baggy jeans can. And if, like me, you’ll never be on board with a return to skinny, the straight leg is an easy alternative that feels like a classic.
Really, it’s no wonder that models have jumped aboard the straight leg train en masse – the style has made an appearance on the catwalk more recently, too. Think: the low-slung straight leg jeans for Diesel’s autumn/winter 2025 collection, or all the shimmery and glitter-studded straight legs at Versace’s autumn/winter 2025 show, or even the slouchy, not-quite-skinny jeans for Dsquared2’s autumn/winter 2025 collection. While the straight leg jean has become a fave in the run up to summer, the style clearly isn’t going anywhere.
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