Loose Fit Jeans - Definition & Pants Wiki

• Definition and characteristics
• Loose Fit: Translation into German

Jeans are offered in numerous fits, which also includes the loose fit. This is a pair of pants, which in the definition sits relaxed on the body and represents an intermediate form of baggy pants and Relaxed Fit. Typical for the cut is the space offered to the wearer at the hip.

One thing jeans have in common: they should be comfortable, can be combined with a variety of garments and fit the respective type. Loose jeans that, just like the Baggy Fit and Relaxed Fit, stand on the loose side of the fit and are not tight to the body compared to Skinny Fit and Slim Fit. This makes them particularly comfortable to wear because they do not restrict the legs, crotch and hip area. They present themselves in various designs and styles that follow current trends or the classic jeans style.

Definition and characteristics

By definition, Loose Fit is a fit that has a wide fit so the pants do not fit snugly on the body. While the trouser legs correspond to the Regular or Relaxed Fit, especially the hip area is extended and thus offers sufficient space. Typical for this fit is the consistently same shape, because nowhere is the loose jeans tighter. For this reason, it can be worn by any person, even if some excess pounds should be present. These are effectively hidden from the cut and so the wearer usually thinner. However, in very slim people, this loose fit may seem a bit too wide and distort the shape. The features of the fit in detail:

• Height: typically normal, rarely low
• expands in the area of ​​the hip
• straight, "regular" cut at the hips and legs
• Trouser legs are straight
• Cut is wide on the thighs, calves and shins

Due to the similar fit it can sometimes be confused with the Relaxed Fit Jeans, but this is a slightly narrower jeans, which is not further cut in the hip area. Typical combinations are here T-shirts in all shapes and colors, sneakers and bomber or leather jackets.

Tip: Loose jeans are available in a variety of washings, ranging from sand-washed to stone-washed, which greatly affect the design of the pants.

Loose Fit: Translation into German

With the popularity of denim fashion, which has become indispensable in the wardrobe industry since the 1990s, the number of manufacturers offering their pants with the English terms of fit in the German boutiques is also increasing. That's because the jeans come from the United States and are defined there in terms of fit. The respective names can be translated and offer a direct insight into the meaning of the fit. Following the translation:

• "Fit": fit
• "Loose": far

"Loose" in the direct translation of the word means a loose fit, but the terms "loose" and "loose" can also be used as they describe the same thing.