Jeans silhouette
Consider the silhouette of jeans.
The silhouette of a pair of jeans
Jeans come in all shapes and sizes, but I will examine the silhouettes of my jeans by looking at photos to see what the silhouettes of my jeans look like when worn.
Straight.
Straight jeans that are not very tapered, Levi’s 501XX and Lee 101Z fall into this category.
Levi’s 501XX 54’s, Lee 101Z 50’s and Levi’s 501XX 55’s are orthodox straight jeans. The three photos are shown here. Although it may be difficult to tell from the three photos above, they are not narrower than other jeans and have a wider hem than other jeans. Compared to the slim jeans described below, the overall silhouette is more of a box silhouette, with a ‘rectangular’ image from the shoulder to the leg.
Straight (tapered line)
Compared to the above straight jeans, the hem width is slightly narrower and the silhouette tapers towards the hem. 502, Ciota and Boncoura 66 fall into this category.
Levi’s 502 60’s, Ciota and Boncoura 66 jeans are straight (tapered line). Compared to the above straight, the hem width is slightly narrower and the silhouette is cleaner. The 502 is a pair of jeans made in this line, and the Ciota and Boncoura 66 are also made in this line. If the straight line of the XX and 101 was a “rectangle”, the tapered line was a rectangle shaped like a “trapezoid with a narrower bottom”. The image is like a “trapezoid with a narrower lower part”.
Straight (tapered line) variant
Basically a tapered line of straight jeans, but with a thicker leg and a slightly different silhouette, such as the TENDER Co.130 UNBORN. The image is of jeans from the period before the 501XX, when they were used for workwear.
The basic silhouette is similar to the straight jeans above, but they are made thicker, the waist is narrowed and from the hips to the hem, they are thicker than normal straight jeans. The overall silhouette gives the impression of volume at the bottom, but it is not extreme, more like the image of work clothes from the end of the 19th century than a fashionable silhouette. From the shoulders to the feet, it looks like “two trapezoids with a narrow bottom”.
Slim-fit
I originally like straight jeans, so I don’t have many Italian-style slim tapered jeans, and this is a style I have recently started wearing. The silhouette narrows down towards the leg, so it looks like a sharper version of the above TENDER style, with a loose inverted triangle that bulges out at the waist, so it looks like the narrow bottom part of a style with two narrow trapezoids at the bottom has been sharpened.
I originally like straight jeans, so I don’t have many Italian-style slim tapered jeans, and this is a style I have recently started wearing. The silhouette narrows down towards the leg, so it looks like a sharper version of the above TENDER style, with a loose inverted triangle that bulges out at the waist, so it looks like the narrow bottom part of a style with two narrow trapezoids at the bottom has been sharpened.
Conclusion.
We have considered how the silhouette looks when worn based on four broad shapes: straight, straight tapered, old-style jeans style and slim tapered.
Straight is rectangular and voluminous all the way down to the leg, giving it a hard, masculine silhouette and a classic American style fashion. It is a universal silhouette, and regardless of when it goes out of fashion, it is the image of a classic silhouette that never looks old-fashioned. I myself have been familiar with this style for many years and feel that it is the most comfortable style to wear with jeans that have not faded and a slightly longer length with heeled shoes.
The straight tapered line is also a style I have been familiar with for many years, as is the straight line. Compared to straight jeans, they have a sleeker silhouette, so a casual style with trainers feels right. The colour of the jeans can be easily matched, from rigid dark blue to those with advanced fading, and no matter what jeans you choose, they are easy to match and you can choose the clothes and shoes you want to wear with them. Shorter lengths are more comfortable as a style than straight jeans, so while straight jeans are longer than 32inch, tapered jeans are shorter than 32inch or 30inch, and can be worn with trainers or other shoes with a low heel. They are matched with shoes without a high heel, such as sneakers.
Jeans like TENDER Co.130 UNBORN, which are straight but more like old-fashioned workwear, have more volume at the bottom, so you can make the most of the interesting details by tucking in a T-shirt or something, and the silhouette comes together nicely. I myself only own one pair of TENDER Co.130 UNBORN jeans, and they are a dark blue rigid pair, so I feel at home in them, but the impression may change as the colour fades and becomes a little more blue. I would like to continue to enjoy these jeans in various ways, as they are interesting jeans that give you a different world view when worn with the image of good old-fashioned work clothes.
The slim tapered jeans from Brunello Cucinelli have a silhouette with a strong Italian fashion colour, so naturally the matching tops and shoes from the same Brunello Cucinelli brand fit best. Compared to the rugged image of straight jeans, these are stylish, fashion-conscious styles that are designed to show off the lines of the body, giving them a more sophisticated styling than straight jeans.
We have summarised and discussed the silhouettes and images of the four types of jeans when worn. If there is an opportunity, I would like to write more detailed articles on the details and combinations.
