Oh horror, the skinny is coming back

My skinny jeans and I said goodbye to each other more reluctantly than Romeo and Juliet, but once my skinny pants made the journey to the attic, the love was completely over. I bought one pair after another wide-legged jeans – with varying reactions from home – and I couldn't imagine that there would ever come a moment when I would have to roll out the carpet again for that calf-hugging specimen.

The skinny is back

I should have known better, because fashion is repetitive, so that skinny is knocking on the door again this year. But that red carpet? That remains rolled up for a while, because, just like with a foggy relationship, I realize in hindsight that my skinny and I were not such a golden duo after all.

1. That fat roll

That muffin top that curls over the edge and where you can't make a fist against, even if you've been to the gym a hundred times.

2. Taking it off

Do you remember how it would stick to your ankles and you had to kick it off inside out? Not very charming.

3. Knees

After ten minutes of sitting, your knees are already in.

4. Oh, did I already mention putting it on?

And then that up and down hopping to pull it over those hips a bit.

5. Fat roll on your calves

Then you had the perfect skinny, but it was just a bit too short and you managed to get a fat roll on your calves.

6. Always cold ankles

But really always.

7. The horror of finding the right size

And if you took stretching into account, this pair of pants just didn't stretch.

Bonus: 3 extra horrors

8. The horror of someone putting their arm on your hip
… and you always had that fat lump that was pushed up by the tight pants.

9. The age-old camel toe
Not to be forgotten.

10. The thongs that always peeked over the edge
Especially while cycling.

But it's back, people. Back from being gone for way too long. Luckily we have Lil, who will tell us how to get through the coming season: the skinny and you.