Skinny jeans (even stretch chinos) were never our friends. It’s also good news for brands like Dickies, whose higher rise, looser fit Original 874 Work Pants have rocked the wide leg look since ...

If you, like me, prefer a deeply baggy jean, Dickies is the way to go ... It's a staple that's decidedly in right now, whereas skinny or slim-fit jeans are a bit more dated.

It's enough to make us want to ship him a pair of Dickies. Slim jeans are still a really good thing to own. But let this be a lesson: if you're wearing skinny jeans, retire your front pockets.

I recently did a huge jeans cleanse. Before, I counted seven pairs of gray skinny jeans, old faded Dickies, a stray pair of carpenter pants, even a pair of Gucci denim high-rise. Farewell ...