Skinny Jeans / Drainpipe jeans (as they were then called)
were also extremely popular in the punk movement of the late 1970s, worn by
many bands and scene leaders such as The Clash, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols
and were sold by the revolutionary shop Sex, run by Vivienne Westwood. The
tight fit trousers were often customised with bondage-style zips or patches of
other material, and were often worn tucked into industrial-style boots such as
Dr Martens.
The 1950s
In the 50s the waist was higher than on modern skinny jeans.
The style of pants originated in the 1950s, with popular stars such as Roy
Rogers, Lone Ranger, Cisco Kid, Zorro and Gene Autry, Marilyn Monroe, and
Sandra Dee wearing their pants very slim to the ankle. Tapered jeans became
most notable with country music stars and with the birth of rock and roll in
the 1950s, when Elvis Presley donned slim-fitting jeans and shocked the
country. Drainpipe jeans and rock 'n' roll were inextricably linked to create
the "bad boy" image that remains today.
The 1960s
In the early 1960s they were worn by numerous rock bands,
including The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.
The 1970s
In the early 70s glam rock and rockabilly bands reviving the
Teddy Boy look popularized drainpipe jeans in contrast to the flared trousers
worn by hippies. Red tartan drainpipe jeans (as they were then called) were
popular in the punk subculture of the late 1970s, worn by many bands and scene
leaders such as The Clash, Ramones and Sex Pistols. Skin-tight acid-washed
jeans were also very popular in the 1980s with most heavy metal bands, and in
particular those in the thrash metal scene, such as Anthrax, Megadeth,
Metallica and Slayer. This was the trend for those who did not wear spandex,
which was popular with the dominant heavy metal scene at the time. They were
often worn with white high-top sneakers or basket-ball shoes like Converse.
The 1990s
By the early 1990s, many glam metal bands such as Poison,
Mötley Crüe, Kiss, Bon Jovi, and Slaughter, ditched the spandex and wore the
form fitted jeans. Tight fitting jeans were also worn by pop stars like Michael
Jackson and Freddie Mercury, as well as by some rap artists, such as Lil Wayne.
However, with the rise of grunge and hip-hop music in the early 1990s and the
post thrash movement, drainpipe jeans quickly went out of fashion in favor of
baggy carpenter jeans, as worn by hip-hop/rap acts such as Kris Kross, Another
Bad Creation, Snoop Dogg and other rap artists.
The 2000s
By the end of the decade the fashion began to replace the
baggy gangster jeans of the 1990s and early 2000s.Among women, skinny jeans are
most often worn tucked into boots or scrunched up over the wearer's footwear,
and are also often paired with ballerina flats[citation needed]. The fashion
spread to teens, children and young men in 2004. The explosive trend for
colourful skinny jeans dominated Asia and eventually made a statement
throughout the world from early 2009 thanks to the concept of South Korean girl
group Girls' Generation's hugely popular song and EP Gee, which ultimately made
use of colorful slim-fit jeans Popular South Korean boyband SHINee also put
heavy use of colorful slim-fit jeans since their debut in 2008 in what is known
as the "SHINee Trend", spreading the skinny jean trend throughout
Asia's fashion capitals and fashion capitals across the world, as well as
helping popularize high-top sneakers and brightly colored sweaters and hoodies.
In the early 2000s, they became favored by garage rock
revival bands and musicians, such as The Strokes. Model Kate Moss has been
credited with reintroducing the jeans to women. Among women, skinny jeans are
most often worn tucked into boots or scrunched up over the wearer's footwear.
Skinny jeans are also often paired with ballerina shoes, another trend that
supermodel Kate Moss has been credited with. The Libertines (particularly Carl
Barat and Pete Doherty) used skinny jeans as part of their image. This was
later adopted by more mainstream indie pop and indie rock acts such as Test
Icicles, Kaiser Chiefs, Kasabian, The Kooks and The Horrors, as well as
comedians Russell Brand and Noel Fielding, increasing the popularity of skinny
jeans amongst men. Some skateboarders prefer to wear the jeans because of their
ability to stretch, thus making it easier to move around whilst skating. Skinny
jeans are also now very prominent in the BMX scene rendering greater
maneuverability and less instances in which the pants are caught in the bikes
moving parts. They have grown in the latter half of the 2000's to become
associated with an emo and indie rock trend.
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