Bootcut jeans remain the top seller according to eBay. Photo courtesy of Levi's.
Denim trends come and go pretty quickly, and your entire outfit can look dated if you're caught in an old style. With skinny jeans, and straight-leg styles seemingly everywhere and a renewed interest in '70s flares, we'd thought the bootcut silhouette that was had completely disappeared. But we were so wrong.
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eBay has tallied up and categorized the three million pairs of jeans sold on their auction site over the past year. Of them 793,289 pairs were bootcut denim—over three times more than any other style of jeans. We're shocked that so many people are not only wearing but buying new bootcut jeans. They are said to be a universally flattering style, but we thought they had reached their peak in the late '90s and early '00s. When you think about it, it took a long time for skinny jeans to catch on with the masses, so maybe bootcut hasn't phased out out? Or what's more likely, eBay is a large sampling of the entire country—not necessarily those who jump on fashion trends. Either way, bootcut jeans are still number one and if this eBay chart means anything they'll remain at the top for years to come.
The top five selling denim styles on eBay. Photo courtesy of eBay
Other best-selling denim styles on eBay are straight leg jeans (215,353 sold), skinny jeans (214,405 sold), flare jeans (197,790 sold), and low-rise jeans (147,826). Really, people still like showing their thongs in low-rise styles? Ugh. Rounding out the top 10 are relaxed fit jeans, cropped jeans, boyfriend jeans, wide leg jeans, and denim leggings (jeggings). Only 11,616 people purchased jeggings on eBay! Jeggings are usually very affordable, so perhaps people don't feel the need to buy them on the auction site for a discounted price. Or maybe the majority of the country doesn't like or care about the trendy legging hybrid. We're also surprised colored denim didn't make the top 10.
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We're taking our own poll on the most popular denim styles.

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