Skinny jeans are BACK: The 2025 fashion revival nobody saw coming

By Yay Cork February 21, 2025February 17, 2025

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You either love ’em or you hate ’em.

But skinny trousers are hurtling back to the fashion forefront for SS25, popping up on runways, shop rails and all over the legs of the most stylish bloggers.

French fashionista Camille Charrière was first out of the gate, adding ‘skinny jeans and Converse’ to her list of trends that are ‘in’ for 2025 (alongside visibly worn clothes, library cards, no-phone zones and all-girls trips, FYI).

The skinny flare (the skinny jean’s cooler younger sister) is a little less snug and often a little more flattering. You can also go wild in the colour and fabric department (see River Island’s silver and green examples).

Whether you’re channeling ’00s nostalgia or just ready to give your trusty baggy pants a break, slim fit is in. Here are our picks from this week’s drops on Opera Lane: