Harry Styles and Lakeith Stanfield are among those helping the maligned 1970s fashion staple into the mainstream Harry Styles at Madison Square Garden, New York City in 2018. Photograph: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for HS Harry Styles at Madison Square Garden, New York City in 2018. Photograph: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for HS Mon 22 Feb 2021 02.00 EST Last modified on Mon 22 Feb 2021 02.17 EST As comebacks go, this is probably not the one you’ve been waiting for, but after years of being maligned by most men as more suitable for fancy dress, flared trousers are now being embraced by younger generations, including the likes of Harry Styles.