Earlier this week, I was talking to Wall Street Journal columnist Christina Binkley about how men’s clothes have gotten a lot more comfortable over the years. Fabrics are lighter and softer; tailoring a little more deconstructed. Even tailors on Savile Row – the last holdout against fashion trends – tell me they’re using less padding than they were twenty or thirty years ago.

My idea of comfort these days comes more from cut than construction. After nearly twenty years of the slim-fit trend, I’m ready for fuller-fitting clothes. Trousers that don’t cling to the leg; jackets with plenty of room for movement.

To be sure, there are a lot of ways you can go wrong here. After all, excessively baggy clothes in the ‘90s are what spurred the slim-fit look in the first place. At the same time, check out American painter and printmaker Jasper Johns above, sporting what I think is a perfectly proportioned silhouette. His jacket hangs loosely, but is close enough to the body to give a hint of shape. The trousers roomy, but taper to a nice cuff. Overall, his clothes just look more lounge-y and comfortable than the slim tweeds and tight corduroys that will be written about elsewhere for the next six months.

Critics will say that baggier cuts aren’t flattering; they don’t have the sharp, tailored lines that come with darts. But not everyone looks good in body-conforming clothes. A looser fitting cardigan or a fuller-cut pair of pants can have such a great, comfortable and relaxed vibe, while also hiding those parts of us that might not be so model-thin. The slim-fit trend has left a lot of people with just one way to think about clothes, when the world of men’s style can be so much more.

Thankfully, designers are starting to come around these days. The Wall Street Journal had an article a while ago about how suits are starting to fill out again. Lemaire and E. Tautz champion fuller cuts (and are celebrated for it). Even J. Crew, often a weather vane for trends, has started carrying stylishly relaxed chinos. It seems like everywhere you look – from niche Japanese label ts(s) to Americana designer Billy Reid – things are starting to breathe again.

If you’re interested in cutting it loose this season, here are some humble suggestions: