The Skinny Jeans Revival

Skinny jeans aren’t a trend, they’re a rite of passage. For some of us, it’s the fit we learned adulthood in: nights out on sticky dance floors, spray-on tight jeans tucked into your Jeffrey Campbells, hair still smelling faintly of coffee, fresh denim from the General Pants floor and fryer grease after a double at the café.

A Short History of Skinny Jeans

Skinny jeans were born out of rebellion and rock ‘n’ roll. From Mick Jagger to Debbie Harry, painted-on denim was about attitude first, practicality second. By the early 2000s, they had become the uniform: models off duty, indie kids in Surry Hills and every millennial who grew up with Tumblr mood boards and Topshop playlists.

The evolution matters. Denim used to be armour - a rigid, indestructible fabric made for ranch hands and miners. Skinny jeans flipped that on its head: stretchy, comfortable, modern workwear for hairdressers, bartenders and hospo crews pulling doubles. Jeans that moved with you instead of against you.

Why Millennials Never Let Go

Some of us never broke up with our skinnies. I’ve still got a pair I took off thirteen years ago, tucked into the back of my wardrobe, half archived, half held onto, like I already knew the day would come.

For others, the cycle spun fast. Wide legs, baggy cargos, bootcuts made their comebacks. Wardrobes got traded at secondhand markets or sent to donation bins. But even if you swore them off, skinnies were always the ghost in your closet.

Skinny Jeans Are Back-But They Never Really Left

At Dr Denim, the skinny fit has always had a pulse. Moxy Skinny for women, Snap Jeans for men: our no-apologies reminder that tight denim isn’t a fad. It’s a staple. The kind of denim you live in, stretch in, spill drinks in and still feel pulled together.

Because that’s the thing about skinnies, they’re the hardest worker in your closet. They don’t need a spotlight. They just wait until the noise of “what’s next” fades, and then they slip back on like they never left.

Style Icons and Skinny Moments

Think Kate Moss in ankle-grazing black skinnies with ballet flats. Think The Strokes making them look like part of the guitar. Think the bar staff and hairdressers who wore them not for fashion but because they worked. This is the real legacy of skinny jeans: fashion meeting function, and looking damn good doing it.

Shop the Icons: Dr Denim Moxy & Snap

Whether you’ve been loyal all along or you’re sheepishly crawling back, the skinny is still here. Moxy Skinny: high waist, stretch-laced comfort, built for nights that last longer than they should. Snap Jeans: men’s skinnies with a clean silhouette that doesn’t ask permission.

For the denim purists, for the ones who know a good fit never dies - welcome back.