Who says wardrobe basics have to be boring? Especially within the category of denim when there are so many pairs of unique jeans to be had? Rihanna recently showed us exactly how it’s done when she stepped out in a coveted pair of feather-hemmed jeans from Gucci’s spring 1999 collection—Tom Ford-era Gucci, that is. Of course, that exact pair is a rare find, but there are several other designers giving us novel and inventive takes on the Americana blue jean.
Take, for example, Loewe’s quirky sunflower and boot-covered printed pants, which were showcased for spring 2021. The label stamped the playful pattern onto a pair of jeans, and—voilà—the results were anything but ordinary. Similarly, Maisie Wilen put a hypnotizing swirl-motif on a pair of denim straight-leg trousers, which were a minimalist’s dream come true. And that’s just the tip of the embellished-denim iceberg. There are so many fascinating designs to shop, from embroidered jeans to seasonally appropriate pastels, and we’ve gathered the best into one place, just ahead.
Enchanting Embroidery
Farm Rio cashew embroidered denim shorts
BlankNYC rosebud embroidered high-waist crop jeans
Etro Ibiza embroidered ankle jeans
Gucci x Net-A-Porter Appliqued mid-rise flared jeans
Playful Prints
Isabel Marant Etoile Noferis jeans
Charles Jeffrey Loverboy Chromo-print high-rise straight-leg jeans
Ulla Johnson Mars high-rise straight-leg jeans
Maisie Wilen jet printed shell straight-leg jeans
Blooming Florals
Erdem Nathaniel turn-up floral-print jeans
Ganni x Levi
s floral-print wide-leg jeans
Loewe printed wide-leg jeans
R13 floral-print kick-fit crop jeans
Pretty Pastels
Alex Mill Patrick high-rise wide-leg jeans
Rejina Pyo Sawyer rigid wide-leg jeans
Stella McCartney high-rise straight-leg jeans
Ambush high-waist denim pants
Fun Patchwork
Marques
Almeida patchwork striped wide-leg jeans
B Sides Marcel upcycled patchwork straight-leg jeans
Anderson Bell Max appliqued patchwork wide-leg jeans
JW Anderson patchwork workwear jeans
Tie Dye
Isabel Marant Etoile Lanea high-rise tie-dye jeans
Zara full-length tie-dye jeans
Stella McCartney tie-dyed tapered denim pants
Eckhaus Latta el tie-dye high-waist jeans
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