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How to Wear Denim Now
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How to Wear Denim Now #1
Pair your straight-legged denim with a graphic cool granny cardigan, (optimistic) message tee and classic Converse. Accessorize with a skinny belt and gold chains. We'd sub the face-swallowing square shades for more of-the-moment slim cat eyes.
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How to Wear Denim Now #2
Whether you're in a Canadian skirt suit or denim romper, balance out your lewk with (faux) snakeskin boots (knee-high or Yeezy-reminiscent, your choice) and dangling statement earrings.
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How to Wear Denim Now #3
Whether you favor patches and pins or cross-stitched roses, accented denim is still all the rage. Up the punky vibes with a cheetah print overcoat.
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How to Wear Denim Now #4
We are L-I-V-I-N-G for this oversized denim jacket/oversized white button-down/oversized lapel look. Note how she offsets the volume with skinny jeans and floral sock boots.
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How to Wear Denim Now #5
Mix materials. Lightweight linen toppers complement starched (rare Chanel) denim. (Side note: It's always fun to add a pop of color via your shoes.)
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How to Wear Denim Now #6
Cuff your wide-leg jeans to extremes, accessorize with a low-hanging belt that nearly overtakes your chosen hemline. Pair with sleek shoes and a sporty (but not overly baggy) top. Mix genres — go for a boho handbag.
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How to Wear Denim Now #7
Here's how you do décolletage during the colder months.
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How to Wear Denim Now #8
Combine all the trends (low slung, frayed hem, wide leg). Team your OTT denim with a plain white tee, tennis sneaks and futuristic sunnies.
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How to Wear Denim Now #9
Dress down a floor-length wrap dress with an outsize studded denim jacket and knitted sneakers.
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How to Wear Denim Now #10
Transition from summer to fall (sob) in a subtly frayed denim mini and a drapey citrus-hued sweater. Cap things off with a fruit-accented bag and patent, fabric-strapped slingbacks.
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How to Wear Denim Now #11
Punctuate a colorful Canadian tux with a frilly white tee. (Also, find yourself a playful, balloon-sleeve denim jacket.)
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How to Wear Denim Now #12
While we're on the topic of nouveau denim jackets, a menswear-inspired frayed-hem button-down is another fall must-have. Style it with a floral dress and those universally loved sock boots.
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How to Wear Denim Now #13
Is there such a thing as too much consonance? Marianne Theodorsen and fellow baby blue advocate Gigi Hadid say nay.
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How to Wear Denim Now #14
Team an edgy denim jacket with a sheer, longline knit and high-waisted black jeans with a slight flare. The finishing touch? Chunky metallic mules.
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How to Wear Denim Now #15
When breaking in your raw denim, cuff your hems to the skies and counterbalance your structured bottom with an unapologetically flirty going-out top.
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How to Wear Denim Now #16
Build your denim outfit around your tough-to-balance-out asymmetric frayed hems. Opt for an oversized bubble-sleeve top and if you're truly adventurous — as your pants would indicate you are — a "vest" with a similarly curved ending.
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How to Wear Denim Now #17
Orange (blood, clementine, tangerine) and true blue denim, a match made in sartorial heaven.
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How to Wear Denim Now #18
Feeling bold? Try a denim skirt-jeans hybrid — like the one Tibi showed on its Fall 2017 runway — on for size. We'd wear 'em with leg-lengthening footwear and a tighter, brighter turtleneck than the one pictured here.
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How to Wear Denim Now #19
Speaking of which, a red lip, suede loafers and a logo-heavy belt elevate an oft-seen jeans-and-a-turtleneck look. As does a luxe (faux) fur coat.
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How to Wear Denim Now #20
Here, a more "everyday" take on Kendall Jenner's memorable Cannes red carpet moment.
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How to Wear Denim Now #21
A classic material like denim anchors an almost busy layered outerwear look. Reduce volume — keep your pants straight-legged and your bottom layer close-fitting.
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How to Wear Denim Now #22
Alternatively, make denim the base layer of your double-jacket look.
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How to Wear Denim Now #23
For bonus fashion girl points, use your belt bag as an actual belt a la Kendall Jenner.
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How to Wear Denim Now #24
PSA: These are the last days of the fishnets-under-jeans trend. Take advantage.
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How to Wear Denim Now #25
Stand out from the crowd in two-tone denim, a silky (red-orange) bomber layered over a longline (white) blazer and irresistibly fuzzy shoes.
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How to Wear Denim Now #26
Per Victoria Beckham, pull on ultra flattering, leg-lengthening bottoms that totally conceal your shoes, thus making your upper half the focal point of your denim outfit.
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