Skins, Sofia Copolla's Marie Antoinette and an all-round cultural indie fascination, the skinny jean felt deliciously nonchalant – even a bit rock ‘n’ roll.
In fact, a gaping waistband, a few wrinkles at the knee and that slight pooling around the ankles only added to its unpolished appeal.
Fast forward ten years and we’d perfected skinnies a bit too much. Naturally, it correlated with the rise of Instagram, filters and Face-tune, and helped mark the end of a charming British disheveledness.
The skinny jean had all of its cool engineered right out it, with a hefty dose of elasticity creating that spray-on silhouette now associated with Love Island contestants and reality stars.
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