After they were decried as ‘cheugy’ – that’s the antithesis of trendy, to you and me – in 2021, the humble skinny jean’s fall from grace has been swift and speedy. Some might even say that the once-favoured jeans began to freefall into obscurity, with the fashion world throwing its arms around dad jeans, mom jeans, XXL jeans – essentially any form of jeans that didn’t look as though they’d been sprayed on.

Here’s the catch: as with everything else in the style sphere, the opinion of some will not always be the opinion of the masses and, as such, skinny jeans look set to be making a triumphant return. 

The diktat from February’s fashion weeks – held in a handful of teeth-chatteringly cold cities at that time of year – was clear: the way to make skinny jeans cool again was to pair them with a killer pair of boots. Skinny jeans + amazing boots = a style match made in heaven.

With seemingly endless legs, the style set on the streets of the Big Apple made the case for tucking skinny jeans into statement over-the-knee boots, while others opted for an ever-so-slightly looser style of skinny worn over the top of boots. The key takeaway was that the jeans and the boots were off to a flying start at rekindling their love story.

If you’re looking to embrace the call of the skinny this winter – and really, who could blame you? – then pick your poison: boots tucked in or out? And let your legs do all of the talking for you.

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