A Little Out There

Featuring (left to right, top to bottom): Desy, Daphne, Ally, Kim, Evelina, Mei

While skinny jeans in the noughties forever changed the silhouette of modern denim, flared detailing has been making a quiet, innocuous comeback. Most common in the seventies, in the form of bell-bottomed jeans or wide sleeves, they now take on more refined and diversified forms. This fashion veteran has reinvented itself and suddenly seems to be embraced everywhere — and it’s not hard to see why. Whether it’s a dramatic silhouette or a subtler take, a flare adds a dose of fun into your daily outfits, and most of us already have the wardrobe staples to pull this trend off. Pick a pair of breezy palazzo pants, retro bell bottoms, or structured flared pants and wear them with any basic top for an effortlessly chic ensemble. To make more of a statement, highlight other parts of your outfit instead; from flared sleeves, to skirts, to hemlines, the possibilities are endless.