02-23-2021, 05:41 PM
https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2021...-of-flares
As comebacks go, this is probably not the one you’ve been waiting for, but after years of being maligned by most men as more suitable for fancy dress, flared trousers are now being embraced by younger generations, including the likes of Harry Styles.
Flares had their heyday in the 1970s, of course, but now fashion designers such as Gucci, Casablanca, Wales Bonner, Martine Rose and Lemaire have featured the bell-bottomed silhouette in their recent collections. Year-on-year searches for “flares” are up by 43% in the UK and by 33% globally, according to Digital Loft, and on Instagram last week the rapper Travis Scott posed in a pair from Raf Simons’ spring/summer 21 collection while actor Lakeith Stanfield wore a pinstripe pair.
Across the board, 1970s style has been creeping back into the mainstream, with a revival of interior design from that decade, fuelled by TV shows like BBC’s The Serpent – starring Tahar Rahim in flares – and HBO’s The Deuce, and by films set in the era such as Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Disney’s soon-to-be-released Cruella.
You know, I didn't see these coming back into fashion quite so soon . I know the 1970s are over 40 years ago now, but still, they look very dated (and generally ridiculous IMO).
If other people want to wear them, then that's fine - but, I personally won't be!
As comebacks go, this is probably not the one you’ve been waiting for, but after years of being maligned by most men as more suitable for fancy dress, flared trousers are now being embraced by younger generations, including the likes of Harry Styles.
Flares had their heyday in the 1970s, of course, but now fashion designers such as Gucci, Casablanca, Wales Bonner, Martine Rose and Lemaire have featured the bell-bottomed silhouette in their recent collections. Year-on-year searches for “flares” are up by 43% in the UK and by 33% globally, according to Digital Loft, and on Instagram last week the rapper Travis Scott posed in a pair from Raf Simons’ spring/summer 21 collection while actor Lakeith Stanfield wore a pinstripe pair.
Across the board, 1970s style has been creeping back into the mainstream, with a revival of interior design from that decade, fuelled by TV shows like BBC’s The Serpent – starring Tahar Rahim in flares – and HBO’s The Deuce, and by films set in the era such as Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Disney’s soon-to-be-released Cruella.
You know, I didn't see these coming back into fashion quite so soon . I know the 1970s are over 40 years ago now, but still, they look very dated (and generally ridiculous IMO).
If other people want to wear them, then that's fine - but, I personally won't be!
Board Information and Policies
Affiliation | Coffee Credits | Ranks and Awards | Name Changes
Account Deletion | BBCode Reference
Moonface (in 'Woman runs 49 red lights in ex's car')' Wrote: If only she had ran another 20 lights.
(Thanks to Nilla for the avatar, and Detective Osprey for the sig!)
My Items