6 reasons why the skinny remains

Last Saturday I posted my Look of the Day on Facebook. Top from J. Crew, skinny from Black Orchid. It prompted a reaction from a, I must say vague, Facebook friend who suggested I bike to the nearest trash can and dump my pants there. Speaking of bluntness.

Well. Surfing the web (it’s my job, right, always a good excuse) I saw on the British Grazia site why a skinny might no longer be possible. Although the journalist couldn’t make a watertight argument for why the skinny should disappear. She also seemed too in love to implement an anti-skinny policy.

Yes, there is the Strinny (a well-executed marriage between the straight and the skinny), we have the Boyfriend, the trackpants (the one from Alexander Wang is too cool) and the flared. But the skinny, that stays. Why?

It is so versatile. With a sneaker it’s hip, with a heel worthy of a hotel lobby, with a boot you can walk the dog (looking your best) and with a small cuff and your Chanel espadrilles (just to name one) you can stroll casually chic along the boulevard.

It’s for everyone. The idea that the skinny is only meant for skinny people is nonsense. It’s called that because it feels like a second skin. I think you need to be much thinner to wear a boyfriend well, otherwise it becomes too bulky. With the skinny, you always look good.

It slims you down. Precisely because of the elastane, your leg is pressed into the slimmest possible position.

It fits heavenly. Another side effect of elastane.

Models swear by it, the favorite is the pencil skinny from Acne, and if there’s a group that knows what’s going on in the modeling world, it’s the models.

Last but not least, it really sees you a hundred times better in a sexy skinny. Believe me.