For the longest time, it felt like baggy jeans were the only choice for the street-style crowd – ideally low-rise , with pointy or Tabi boots being swallowed up by the pooling hems. But as temperatures have dipped and the winter layers have come out, another style of jeans has been quietly shuffling their way back onto our moodboards. We’re talking, of course, about straight-leg jeans – not baggy, not skinny, but that sweet spot in between.

A noticeable return to the humble straight leg emerged around fashion month earlier this year, when it was clearly the go-to uniform for off-duty models slouching around Paris and New York. Usually low or mid-rise, and worn with loafers, ballet flats or boots, the straight leg feels casual and low-effort without totally swamping you like some b

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