Fashion industry adopts tulip jeans as alternative to barrel jean trend

Fashion brands have started selling a new style of jeans called tulip jeans this autumn. The style has appeared on runways and is now available in mainstream shops, including Free People and Madewell.

Tulip jeans are wide at the hip and thigh but narrow toward the ankle, like a closed flower. They developed from barrel jeans, which have a similar curved shape but with more volume. Designers have reduced that extra volume to create a cleaner look.

Barrel jeans made wide-leg styles popular again after years of slim and skinny jeans. Tulip jeans have kept the curved shape but made it smaller. Many people say the new style works better for work and everyday wear than earlier versions did.