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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Morwenna Ferrier

The return of skinny jeans? Men’s catwalks suggest wide-legged trousers are out and calf-huggers back in

Composite of the slimmer trouser trend with three male models wearing Tod's, Prada and Paul Smith
A slimmer trouser trend was evident at Paris fashion week in collections at Tod’s, Prada and Paul Smith. Composite: Cinzia Camela/LiveMedia/Shutterstock/Paul Smith

As the men’s shows drew to a close this week, something looked different on the catwalk. Trousers hugged calves. Fabric that once billowed around thighs clung tight. Shoes usually hidden by hems were now visible.

After several seasons in which wide-legged trousers had expanded beyond the catwalk to men who shop at Uniqlo, Muji, Zara and M&S and beyond, was the skinny, slimline, tapered trouser staging a comeback?

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