If you could pick just one item of clothing from your wardrobe to survive in for the next 10 days what would it be? Most people would agree that a good pair of jeans would stand you in good stead. Dressed up or dressed down jeans are style statements that are actually comfortable. They have stood the test of time; they have been through more self-evolutions than Madonna and have transcended to luxury, high fashion items from the lowly ranks of work and utility wear.
Jeans have gone through so many evolutions that today we have embraced every style there has ever been, from classy straight legs to punky skinnies, via boyfriend slouchy pants to shapely bootcut styles. Jeans for women are flattering and feminine, even when crafted to a baggy, boyfriend mould.
New Look has one of the best selections of jeans for women on the high street. Its Fit Guide can help you find your perfect jeans match and have you feeling great and looking better faster than you can say coloured skinny.
Speaking of coloured skinnies, jewel coloured denim is one of the hottest denim trends of autumn/winter 2012. Slotting in nicely to the baroque trend, coloured denim is going to be paired with embellishment, luxe woollens and decadent, highly patterned heavy cottons, velvets and crepes. Our top pick from the online collection from New Look is these Urban Bliss Pink Skinny Jeans (pictured), £24.99. Coloured jeans aren’t just for casual folk. Queen of New York style herself, Olivia Palermo, shows us she can pull off coloured jeans just as well as designer dresses. She shows us all how to style them up too. Good work Olivia.
Another on-trend winter look is a peg-leg boyfriend jean. Our pick is the Mid Blue Boyfriend Jeans, £24.99, again from New Look. They are loose and slouchy but fit well around the waist and taper to the legs to prevent you from drowning in denim. These will work wonderfully with the season’s luxurious knitwear and grungy nineties tops.
And finally, you can’t go wrong with a pair of black jeans this season. As gothic glamour takes over, your outfits will turn top-to-toe black. For a relaxed, daytime blackness, go for New Look’s Black Supersoft Skinny Jeans, £19.99, and team with shoeboots, also in black, and a black lace tee. A skull necklace will add some rock cred.
