With Marques ‘ Almeida’s signature denim fray on trot today— this time wrapped, tied, and knotted into dresses, or slashed, sliced, and sheared as jeans— extreme denim is clearly in full effect. And it s not just Marques ‘ Almeida: earlier in the week, Faustine Steinmetz threw skirts a deliberate, kicky curve, added a reverse-bleach splatter finish to pants, and did the impossible by inventing a silhouette-friendly mom jean. Tom Ford, too, took on the wear-and-tear material, making perhaps the world s first truly sexed-up Canadian tuxedo: a multiwash patchworked wide-collared coat, an un-sheddable stretch skirt, and knee-high boots. There was also the Los Angeles–based 69, who launched what looked like a cocooned cult via caterpillar hooded denim shirts, elastic-ruched jumpsuits, and jester-cinched balloon trousers for cool kid crews everywhere. But the blue wave of over-the-top denim styles isn’t just for the runway showboat. Now you can bring denim to maximum levels in your own closet with full-force flares of JNCO-size proportions, tapered cuffs with a throwback CKY-era of skater slouch, or glammed-out, rocked-out pairs that are slathered in sequins and flossy layers of shiny trim. Here, see the best exaggerated denim pieces that will have you looking extreme(ly) chic—for this season and beyond.
