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SIim-fit punts or skinny geuns

hove o snug fif fhrough fhe
Iegs ond end in o smoII Ieg
opening fhof con be onywhere
from 9" fo Z0". Skinny jeons
foper compIefeIy of fhe
boffom of fhe Ieg, whereos
droinpipe jeons ore skinny buf
fhen fhe Iower Ieg is sfroighf
insfeod of fopering ond so
fhey ore offen sIighfIy boggier
of fhe boffom of fhe Ieg fhon
skinny jeons. In some sfyIes,
;ippers ore needed of fhe
boffom of fhe Ieg fo fociIifofe
puIIing fhem over fhe feef.
1he 19S0s
1he sLyle of panLs orlglnaLed ln Lhe 1930s wlLh popular sLars such as 8oy 8ogers
Lone 8anger Clsco kld Zorro and Cene AuLry Marllyn monroe and sandra dee
wearlng Lhelr panLs very sllm Lo Lhe ankle 1apered [eans became mosL noLable
wlLh counLry muslc sLars and wlLh Lhe blrLh of rock and roll ln Lhe 1930s when Llvls
resley donned sllmflLLlng [eans and shocked Lhe counLry uralnplpe [eans and
rock n roll were lnexLrlcably llnked Lo creaLe Lhe bad boy lmage LhaL remalns
Loday ln Lhe early 1960s Lhey were worn by numerous rock bands lncludlng 1he
8eaLles and 1he 8olllng sLone
1970s
ln Lhe early 70s glam rock and rockabllly bands revlvlng Lhe 1eddy 8oy look
popularlzed dralnplpe [eans ln conLrasL Lo Lhe flared Lrousers worn by
hlpples 8ed LarLan dralnplpe [eans (as Lhey were Lhen called) were popular
ln Lhe punk subculLure of Lhe laLe 1970s worn by many bands and scene
leaders such as 1he Clash 8amones and Sex lsLols
1980s
SklnLlghL acldwashed [eans were also very
popular ln Lhe 1980s wlLh mosL heavy meLal
bands and ln parLlcular Lhose ln Lhe Lhrash meLal
scene such as AnLhrax MegadeLh MeLalllca and
Slayer 1hls was Lhe Lrend for Lhose who dld noL
wear spandex whlch was popular wlLh Lhe
domlnanL heavy meLal scene aL Lhe Llme 1hey
were ofLen worn wlLh whlLe hlghLop sneakers or
baskeLball shoes llke Converse 8y Lhe laLe 1980s
and early 1990s many glam meLal bands such as
olson and MLley Crue Lo klss 8on !ovl and
SlaughLer dlLched Lhe spandex and wore Lhe form
flLLed [eans 1lghL flLLlng [eans were also worn by
pop sLars llke Mlchael !ackson and lreddle
Mercury Powever wlLh Lhe rlse of grunge and
hlphop muslc ln Lhe early 1990s and Lhe posL
Lhrash movemenL dralnplpe [eans qulckly wenL
ouL of fashlon
000s 1C 1lLL nCW
ln Lhe early 000s Lhey became favored by lndle revlval bands mosL noLably by 1he
SLrokes Model kaLe Moss has been credlLed wlLh relnLroduclng Lhe [eans Lo women 8y
Lhe end of Lhe decade Lhe fashlon began Lo replace Lhe baggy [eans of Lhe 1990s and
early 000s Among women sklnny [eans are mosL ofLen worn Lucked lnLo booLs or
scrunched up over Lhe wearers fooLwear and are also ofLen palred wlLh ballerlna flaLs
Sklnny [eans are becomlng malnsLream Lo men as well 1hls sLyle ls ofLen assoclaLed
wlLh Lhe emo and scene sLyles