For those of you who grew up in a later era (or, perhaps, haven't fully caught up with the rest of Canadian society since those heady days), let me remind you why critics urged guys to burn their tight denim and labelled men who wore the style as less-than: skinny jeans were feminine, and feminine -- for guys -- means "bad." Substitute any other vaguely feminine trend, from floral prints to makeup for men, and it's the same story. But we've made so much progress since then, right?

Thankfully, there are signs that these jeans are going out of style.

Doctors are warning against the jeans after an Australian woman was hospitalized for wearing them.

Flares may be on trend, but you might want to hold on to your skinnies!