BAGGY PANTS VS. SLIM PANTS | MENS FASHION TRENDS 2024

Mens fashion trends and menswear trends have been speeding up the velocity at which we consume mens fashion and menswear as a whole, especially due to the new social media landscape of 2024! We are already seeing the seedlings of the mens fashion trends 2024 look, and are watching menswear trends evolve quite literally before our eyes! The menswear trend cycle is speeding up faster than ever, making what used to be a 10-15 year period now an 8-10 year trend cycle.

This is going to completely change menswear and mens fashion, for better and for worse. But today, we focus on the good and why new and "old:\" mens fashion trends can coexist and diversify. The prime example of this ideology is the new resurgence of slim pants (not skinny pants) coming back into the mens fashion trends 2024 scene, which is now at a place where it can live alongside the baggy pants or wide leg pants trends of 2024.

Baggy pants vs slim pants or wide leg pants vs slim pants has long been an argument in menswear and mens fashion as a whole, complicating the streetwear scene and sort of locking people into one particular style. However, with the advancement of the trend cycle, and with the newfound stress on "wear what you want," we can now enjoy a closet filled with baggy pants and slim pants that work well and live together to unlock a new mens style!

With that being said, when having such a diverse wardrobe, you definitely want to make sure you do it right, so here are some key tips to help you wear both wide leg pants and slim leg pants in 2024.

Chapters:

Intro - 0:00
The Trend Cycle Speeding Up - 0:59
Pant Length - 3:11
Diversify Your Tops - 4:57
Understanding Fabric - 6:26
Why Baggy Pants & Slim Pants Can Coexist - 8:02
Outro - 10:22

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[georgeleorgebeorge]

So … did I miss the recent ‘15 years of wide pants’ cycle? Because as far as I know it’s been skinny and slim since The Strokes 20 years ago. Straight and wide never went mainstream in that period. But who cares, it’s what I like.

[sugar-belly]

A buddy out of nowhere—sharing mad style. Thank you Alejandro. You're the detail work of the gods.

[JasonCheeeseball]

the part about how some materials are better in slim or wider is on point. A linen pant in a heavier fabric weight looks really nice in a straight or wide trouser for the drape but would be suffocating in a slim especially when you need the airflow in summer.

[ascott]

Alejandro !! Yo, that fit with the white sweater, glasses and oversized overcoat is top notch 🔥 🔥

[KennyAIngram]

Great video, sir. One thing I always consider is the body type. Wear whatever you want of course, but I think wide and flared leg jeans look disproportional on us tall lanky guys and so the most I’ll ever do is a straight leg. Maybe someday I’ll feel like going full disco, but for now I’ll keep it more proportional.

[joshjohnson]

Your energy and vibe is SO GOOD, watching your videos always puts me in a good mood :)

[KnifeWatch]

You were spitting the whole time. Subscribed.

[mgTren]

I personally disagree with a lot of things said. Just sharing some thoughts.

1. I understand why having a baggy stacking pant might look sloppy to some, but for most of menswear history a fuller cut trouser with a full break has generally been seen as more traditional and formal. Googling baggy pants, most pictures feature a nice stack, which I'd argue aligns much more with current trends than a cropped/no break look. Imo it looks more well put together, as a shorter inseam often look a bit like clown pants/dorky to me.

2. Would you say that you can't pair slim and baggy together then? I find juxtaposing baggy pants with a slim top is a great way to create interesting proportions and making your outfit look more intentional. I disagree with the example outfits being better or worse than each other.

3. I'd agree that more stuctured fabrics look good in baggy pants, but you do miss out on a lot of the flowiness and drapiness of less structured fabrics, which is one of the main selling points of baggy clothing. Pretty much any fabric can look good baggy, as baggy is much more forgiving.

Anyway, great video!

[JustABowlOfCherries]

Hope well see more of 1930s & 1980s fuller cut / wide leg trousers in the future.

[xqxiv]

The Greek waiter style of black shoes and white socks tops it. 🤣🤣🤣

[johnselby]

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[BUY_YOUTUBE_VIEWS_ee]

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[cachet]

Amazing video and helpful advice, thanks ! More into classic menswear, like high rise and pleated trousers, I've recently purchased some ivory pleated Marni trousers with a super high rise, super wide (9 inches at bottom) I think these are really beautiful but I struggle to find the necessary confidence to pull them off, as these are quite a statement piece, and highlights my slender silhouette. I think maybe I'm missing a yacht to go with it ? Or maybe I should bring these to my alterations tailor ? Any advice would be more than welcome. Peace

[frankprior]

Most skinny men prefer slim-fit jeans. These jeans look like fabric hugging your skin and are shaped narrowly. Skinny people seek both style and comfort in these types of jeans. These jeans provide more room around the thighs than skinny-fit jeans do. These jeans are the perfect strike for fashion, style, and comfort

[Georgeg]

Wythe looks off trend to me mostly cuz of pants cut yeah🤷‍♂️ (altho that stock photo you used dude looks good and pants look fine lol)

High fashion may be one thing and it's always more projected forward than what's currently in, but in mainstream, high street brands, it's been skinny and slim all the way down the past 10 years. I think you have this backwards in fact. In the past few years I was literally the only person I know who kept on wearing straight leg trousers (even erring towards wide in summer), definitely felt completely out of fashion. Also had to look everywhere to find suitable trousers.
It's only a couple months that I'm noticing an inversion of trend, with e.g. even Suitsupply, one of the worst culprit of the skinny trend, actually starting to offer _multiple_ straight or even wide cuts. Indeed I bought my first pair of jeans after years of not wanting anything to do with jeans, since everything actually available around here was too slim and too low waist. Yes I know japanese denim was always there, but not only it is super expensive, it's also very hard to find to try on as very very few shops stock it.

[darbythornton]

Great job. New subscriber here. I get it.

[im]

How about cawfee what do you think about cawfee

[Adivisgclaymation]

Well done video. But we definitely do not all love the wide-leg/baggy pants trend.

[lookthroughmycamera]

I like the wide leg but I don’t like the high water look. I think you need a half break at least. So you aren’t flopping around when you walk. That looks funny AF. Especially high waisted, high water. That s double negative my friend 😅 But don’t get me wrong, I’m not knocking on you or anything. You are young and it all looks good on you. I’m a 45 year old man. I gotta stick to classic, not trends 🕺🏻