Black Baggy Jeans, Cut Wide

Black Baggy Jeans, Cut Wide

Black baggy jeans are what happened when skinny denim finally lost and everyone still needed something that goes with everything. The wide cut came out of nineties revival, the black came from wanting the volume without the casual read of blue denim. This edit sorts them by wash and cut, which is all that separates one baggy black jean from another.

Faded and washed black

A washed black jean is the version that looks lived in rather than new. The fade is what stops black denim from reading as a work trouser, and it is the reason vintage black keeps outselling flat black.

Wide leg and barrel

Wide leg and barrel cuts are where the volume actually lives. The leg does the styling, so the rest of the outfit can stay tight and plain, which is the whole formula the last two years have run on.

Loose, relaxed, slouchy

Relaxed and low slung is the cut that reads nineties without the costume. It sits away from the body, which is the point, and it is the easiest baggy jean to wear if you are not ready for a full barrel leg.

Our honest take

Baggy denim lives or dies on the rise and the hem, not the waist size, and most disappointment comes from buying a cut that pools at the ankle. Get the length taken up rather than sizing down. If you take one thing away, buy the wash you would wear with a plain shirt and nothing else.

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