Tired of Jeans? Here are 23 New Ways to Wear Denim This Spring
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“Jeans are always cool — and always evolving,” Vogue declared in 1999. Twenty years later, we see the staying power of that sentiment. Blue jeans, an American icon and the great equalizer in fashion, will never go out of style. While all denim designs share a common ancestor in the original archetype dreamt up by Jacob Davis and Levi Strauss in 1873, what reigns supreme now are the more unexpected descendants of the blue jean. Our April 2020 issue made it clear that a pair of jeans will always be a closet staple, but you can stretch and celebrate the versatility of denim with more creative outfit ideas that employ colorful jean skirts, romantic dresses, and denim-clad bags.
The 25 pieces ahead are new manifestations of denim’s forever cool. From outerwear to dresses to shoes and accessories, uncommon uses of denim are suddenly hip. Wear these pieces separately to make an understated statement or pay homage to Britney and Justin’s now infamous denim-on-denim look (in a fresh, 2020 way) by piling them on together for a full denim outfit. Here, 23 denim outfit ideas.
