Most mainstream retailers aren’t ready to get guys on board with boot cut jeans just yet. Baggy, cargo and straight-leg style jeans still make up most of H&M , GAP and Levi’s inventory.

Kendrick Lamar’s bootcut Celine jeans were arguably the star of his Super Bowl half-time performance. It’s not just Lamar, though: bootcut jeans were seen across a few runway shows for fall ...

Elsewhere, labels from Rick Owens to Marni have put men in boot-cut pants on recent runways, while the likes of Brad Pitt and Colman Domingo have worn tailored flares to major awards ceremonies.