Types of Denim Pants – 12 easily available styles explained

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If you have read my post on Types of Pants, you will know that, according to Britannica while there were some women who championed pants in the 19th century, pants as an acceptable everyday clothing option for women didn’t truly catch on until the mid-20th century.

Like me, if clothing history interests you, then read about how Levis Strauss & Co plays an instrumental role in creating denim pants for women. According to an article on Fashionista “In 1918, as the war was coming to an end, Levi’s introduced a line of women’s garments called “Freedom-Alls”, which were one-piece garments that consisted of cotton tunics connected to balloon pants”.

Also, while researching on the history, I read this interesting article in “The Telegraph“, which mentioned that Iris Apfel was one of the first women to wear jeans in USA.

Back to our todays topic of Types of Denim Pants – 12 easily available styles explained

 

1. Skinny Denim

Skinny denims as the name suggests are extremely fitted to the body. The fabric is as thick as a regular denim pant. It is a myth that skinny denim work only for petite body frames, skinny denim work for all kind of body frames and the trick is how you styled them.

2. Narrow Denim

These denim pants are slightly narrow at the hem and are also popular known as cigarette pants. They are not as fitted as skinny denims.

3. Straight Fit Denim

They fall straight over your body. The silhouette is fitted at the waist and flows straight over the leg till the hem.

4. Bootcut Denim

Boot cut denim is  80s inspired denims. They are fitted from waist, butt, thighs and then a slight flare from knees and below.

5. Flared Denim

Flared denim like bootcut is also fitted at waist, butt, thighs. They have a big flare from knees and below which is the differential between bootcut and flared denim

6. Wide leg / Loose Denim

Wide leg / Loose Denim is only fitted around the waist like your palazzo or loose trousers. These are great for those of summer months when it’s absolutely hot and you don’t want to wear heavy fabric on your body but still want to the comfort of denim.

7. Jeggings

Jeggings is a cross between jeans and leggings. The difference between a skinny pants and jeggings is that the fabric is thinner as opposed to skinny denims.

8. Distress Denim

Distressed denim is the name given to the distress on the fabric, it has nothing to do with the fit or rise of the denim.

9. Mom fit Denim

This denim fit, will be high waist and long back pockets, with the all over fit a bit baggy.

10. Boyfriend fit Denim

Boyfriend fit doesn’t mean that you’re wearing denim from your boyfriend, it’s a hypothetical name and the fit is described as lose all over but slightly narrow hem like joggers. The idea for a boyfriend fit denim is that it’s not going to be too tight or too loose yet a little different than the straight fit denim

11. Raw Hem Denim

Raw denim is the name given to any denim with the hemline or the leg that is raw, that means that it’s not tailored and the hem has threads coming out.

12. Two Tone Denim

Two tone denim is the name given to the style of the denim where the fabric colour of the denim is in two tones so it could be lighter or darker of same shade or it could be absolutely two different colours. 

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