Regardless of trends, jeans remains a key part of the women's wardrobe. Wide version, skinny or flared: it goes with countless outfits, which proves to be quite practical on the morning of fashion inspiration. And the variations are numerous: faded or not, destroyed or wise, colored or raw, all variants are possible. You choose.

Slim jeans: the aesthetics of rock'n'roll

Labeled desirable by the English groups of the time, the slim is undeniably linked to the history of British rock. Considered punk, these trousers that mold the leg has something to shock the most conservative. Clearly, the slim contrast and marks a turning mode. But above all, slim jeans are incarnated: the Beatles or the Rolling Stones make it essential. It seduces both men and women by introducing a new slender silhouette and especially, androgynous.

However, it will be necessary to wait until the 2000s to see it prevail in the popular guards and to cross the borders of Camden. Brought up to date by fashion figures like Kate Moss , it definitely puts an end to the hip-hop look of the 90s. The slim returns the baggy and low-rise jeans to the closet. We owe him at least that.

Supposed flattering, the version near the body of the jeans won unanimous. A success that will propel him to the rank of basic, still relevant.

Slim jeans: fashion adopts it

More than the street, it is above all the world of fashion that the slim manages to seduce. On the catwalks, Hedi Slimane (at the time artistic director of the house Dior Homme) renews the masculine silhouette by introducing the slim in its collections. The silhouette "Slimane", characterized among others by extremely narrow pants, was born. The fashion sphere applauds, the androgynous look is needed.

Even Karl Lagerfeld said he lost about fifteen pounds so he too could wear one of those sharp trousers. An anecdote like urban legend that will participate in the fame of the model.

At the same time, new brands make their appearances and propel the tight trousers to the rank of trend on a large scale. Pioneering brands like the Swedish brand Cheap Monday move to France followed closely by the French April 77. Big names in denim follow suit like the traditional Levi's , Diesel or Lee, not to mention labels like Current Eliott or J.Brand who will also imagine classics of the genre.

A phenomenal success to the point that today it is difficult to find a brand that ignores this flagship model.

Check out our selection of slim jeans for spring-summer 2018 in the following slideshow.