Skinny Jeans Are Out. So What Shoes Do You Wear With Non-Skinny Jeans?
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By now, you’ve likely caught wind of the fact that skinny jeans are over. The trend, spearheaded by millennials in the '00s, was declared dead by TikTok last year. If you were a fan, I'm sorry for your loss. Of course, you can wear whatever jeans you please — more power to you if you rage against the Gen Z machine — but since the youngest generation is the one with the fastest growing economic power, there’s a good chance that the vast selection of skinny jeans you’ve grown accustomed to seeing in stores won’t be around for much longer. And when that happens, one question will inevitably follow: What shoes do you wear with jeans that aren’t skinny?
Finding shoes to go with the tight-fitting silhouette was simple: Heeled booties, over-the-knee boots, or pumps, if you’re a heels person; ballet flats or low-top trainers, if you weren’t. But these days, when footwear trends range from chunky loafers to even chunkier clogs, skinny jeans can feel like an odd pairing. Just think about the proportions. Throw on a pair of slightly baggy — but fitted in the butt and waist — vintage jeans, though, and just about every on-trend shoe style of the season is a perfect match, no matter how bulky.
But switching to non-skinny jeans doesn’t mean you have to give up your favourite footwear. You can still wear black boots with flares and ballet flats with slouchy jeans. If you ask me, they’ll look even better. But there are a few types of footwear that pair especially well with a less fitted denim style.
Scroll on to find out what shoe styles to buy, now that old mum jeans are “in” and skinnies — the new mum jeans — are “out.”
Zara Lace Up High Heel Rhinestone Shoes, $, available at Zara
KG KURT GEIGER Sky, $, available at Kurt Geiger
Mango Feather leather sandals, $, available at Mango
Manolo Blahnik Araspemu 50 Leather Mules, $, available at Net-A-Porter
Billini Balton Heel, $, available at The Iconic
Senso Trina Heel, $, available at The Iconic
Vagabond Cosmo 2.0 Loafer, $, available at Vagabond
Reformation Agathea Chunky Loafer, $, available at Reformation
& Other Stories Chunky Leather Tassle Loafers, $, available at & Other Stories
Tony Bianco Ruiz Loafer, $, available at The Iconic
Jil Sander Ruched Leather Loafers, $, available at Matches Fashion
Mango Studded leather clog, $, available at Mango
Birkenstock Boston Vegan, $, available at Birkenstock
Arket Low Wooden Sole Clogs, $, available at Arket
Birkenstock Boston Sandal, $, available at The Iconic
JW Anderson Buckled Leather-Trimmed Felt Slippers, $, available at Net-A-Porter
Crocs Classic Clog, $, available at Crocs
ASICS GEL-KAYANO 14 Women's, $, available at Size?
Saye Modelo '89 Vegan Lima, $, available at Saye Brand
New Balance Unisex 530, $, available at New Balance
New Balance 574 Sneakers, $, available at The Iconic
Vans Old Skool Suede, $, available at The Iconic
Stradivarius Platform sandals, $, available at Stradivarius
Jeffrey Campbell Seventies Platform Sandal, $, available at Revolve
Zara High Heel Platform Shoes, $, available at Zara
Dazie Nara Heels, $, available at The Iconic
Paris Texas Malena Platform Sandals, $, available at Farfetch
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