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Evening Standard
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Saskia Kemsley

Best barrel leg jeans for women: the unlikely denim superstar of 2025

An ever-controversial denim silhouette, barrel leg jeans rose back to fame back in early 2021 with Citizens of Humanity’s launch of the horseshoe jean.

The style has witnessed ebbs and flows in popularity since this initial relaunch. We say relaunch as teenagers and young adults of the late 70s and early 80s will be well acquainted with the horseshoe jean, most commonly referred to as the barrel jean.

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