Baggy, skinny … or neither? Why ‘Goldilocks’ jeans are having a moment

Straight-cut denims are fast becoming the timeless antidote to fashion’s relentless trend cycle

When it comes to fashion power struggles, there is no greater battle than the one between baggy and skinny jeans. But now a new style is emerging, or is it an old one?

Goldilocks jeans – ie straight cut – have made a comeback. Think Robert Redford in Three Days of the Condor, rather than Jeremy Clarkson’s bootcut Top Gear era or an indie band’s painted-on pip-squeezers.