What, another new jeans trend? After years of exclusively using skinny jeans, one trendy denim cut is now chasing the next. The latest highlight: patchwork jeans. We'll show you how to style the trousers trend the right way.
The jeans carousel keeps turning: skinny, boot and straight cut, white leg or culottes: never before have we had the choice between so many jeans cuts as we currently have. As if that wasn't enough, Dior, Victoria Beckham and Co are already calling out the next trend: If the designers have their way, we'll wear patchwork jeans this fall.
That's behind the trend
Upcycling is currently the buzzword in the fashion industry. The new jeans models look as if they were patched together from old jeans scraps. Thus, the trend fits perfectly into our times of crisis. But anyone who thinks of 90s grunge looks or hippie bell-bottoms is wrong. This autumn, patchwork jeans are more elegant and glamorous than ever: Dior creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri not only designed multicolored, wide-cut jeans for the current Cruise collection, she also currently prefers to wear cool pants.
This is how we style the trend
Victoria Beckham knows: The new patchwork trousers come into their own with clean basics. The designer sent her models down the catwalk in elegant two-tone jeans with creases. She also combined knitted sweaters and pumps – a look that would also work perfectly in the office. If you want something a little less chic, but still unexcitedly stylish, reach for leather jackets and sneakers. So the jeans remain the main actor.
Blogger Kate Gelinsky is taking things a little wilder and relies on two pieces in the trendy patchwork style: She styles a matching jacket for two-tone mom jeans and also uses delicate shades of blue for the accessories. That makes the look look a bit calmer and cleaner – otherwise Kate could have appeared in a western stripe with her outfit. If the denim all-over look is a bit too much for you, you can simply wear a shirt or basic shirt instead of a denim jacket.
If you are really brave, you can combine statement pieces made from more than just two denim fabrics. So that the look doesn't look like a patchwork quilt but much more like high fashion, the rest of the outfit should be based on simple basics. Now add high-quality jewelry – Voila! The fashionista style is done!
Now you are asked: Is there a go for you or is there a no for the patchwork trend?