How To Wear The Cigarette Jeans Trend In Summer 2026
By Sarah Macken
Shop the best cigarette jeans from Arket, Sézane and Agolde …
Slimmer than straight jeans, looser than skinny jeans, cigarette jeans are the in-between denim style that’s trending with the fashion set. Defined by a mid-rise waist, some styles sport turn-ups with a subtle nod to the 1980s, while the vast majority of cigarette jeans nod to a redux of the 2000s thanks to their celebration of the slim silhouette. (Think slim, not skin-tight.) In fact, most millennials will recall cigarette jeans as a prototype to the ultra-skinny styles which went on to define the Indie Sleaze era.
A strong contrast to puddle jeans, a micro-trend which has been lingering over the last few seasons, and the more adventurous horseshoe and barrel shapes, cigarette jeans – which boast a slightly cropped ankle that hints at warmer days – are a perfect fit for the unpredictable early-summer weather. How to wear them now? Team a white pair with vintage-look loafers and an oversized leather jacket. Shop the best cigarette jeans for summer 2026 below.
White Jade cropped slim jeans, €69, at Arket.
Blue Brut Sexy slim jeans, €100; www.sezane.com.
Dark blue 90s Pinch Waist jeans, Agolde, €330; www.net-a-porter.com.
Black Harper cigarette jeans, M&S Collection, €52, at Marks & Spencer.
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