I have lost track of how many times skinny jeans have simultaneously been declared dead and alive.

A large proportion of my own muggle friendsie.

(Every generation thinks they have solved the denim conundrum).

Image may contain Beyonc Paris Hilton Clothing Footwear Shoe Accessories Bag Handbag Pants Hat and High Heel

Getty Images

There have always been women and men who will wear attenuated jeans, and there have been for decades.

And so, at this point, its perhaps less a question of fashion than preference.

(Fashion also likes low-slung jeans, boyfriend jeans and horseshoe jeans.)

Image may contain Paris Hilton Accessories Bag Handbag Clothing Pants Blazer Coat Jacket Hat Glasses and Adult

Paris Hilton.

Its hard to stress just how cool these women were in the 2010s.

Their reign burnt long and it burnt bright.

Scroll through the gallery below to revisit some of the best examples of the not-so-controversial skinny jean in action.

Image may contain Katie Holmes Clothing Pants Jeans Accessories Bag Handbag Person Teen Footwear Shoe and Glasses

Katie Holmes.

Kate Moss

Beyonce, 2007

Image may contain Clothing Pants Footwear Shoe Accessories Glasses Adult Person Bag Handbag Hat and Car

Image may contain Beyonc Performer Person Solo Performance Electrical Device Microphone Adult Clothing and Footwear