Denim has moved on since tailor Jacob W. Davis and dry-goods salesman Levis Strauss patented the rivet in 1873. Indeed, the 20th century’s most iconic garment – the blue jean – is positively overripe for designers to experiment with and subvert.
And they’re doing it in their droves. These are the denim trends to buy into for this season and (slightly further) beyond.
JAPANESE
Think collarless shirts, kimono-style jackets and just
generally the kind of stuff that Junya Watanabe has
always done and everybody else is now cottoning
onto (pun intended). The chore jacket has become a popular shape for SS16. Slightly oversized, it’s a classic workwear silhouette which goes with the more relaxed style jean. Say sayonara to your trucker. Or rather, just give it a day off.
AGGRESSIVE RIPS
Just when you thought the ripped denim trend might go away, many decided that having small slashes near the knee area wasn’t enough. In fact, leaving fraying or full-fledged flaps hanging from seams and edges became an acceptable way to make denim look fashionably distressed. Denim shirts and jackets are not exempt from this trend, either.
WHITE
For this summer, the forecast is bright. Again,
White denim is the one to watch. It works well with this season's predominance of neutral colours as a clean alternative to a basic chino. Adding some white to your rotation also gives you another fail-safe option for pulling off a double- denim look without having to worry about shades of blue melting into one another, Or sweltering in black at the height of summer. A jacket is a good way in if you’re nervous about jeans (and stains). And avoid bright colours in your outfit, steering plain and simple with the rest of your ensemble.
PATCHWORK/EMBELLISHED
In other words, denim with added interest. Not
(necessarily) rhinestone butterflies. Maybe it’s the
necessary corollary to the trend for extreme
distressing, but patchwork is becoming more
common. And not just to prevent your jeans from
falling apart, but also as a means of making your
jeans your own through badges and other
decoration.
RELAXED FIT
The warmer months are the time to take things easy. A key style for SS16 is the more relaxed, straight or tapered fit. Slim, skinny and spray-on styles might continue to dominate the industry, but that’s precisely why the menswear pendulum is swinging in the other direction, with designers like Christopher Shannon and E. Tautz continuing to push wider leg cuts. Emerging styles we are currently investigating are the ‘Parallel Baggy Crop’, a straight fit, cropped with frayed hems and small turn-ups “And the ‘Hand Me Down’, with dropped hem styling – like your mum turned up your big brother’s jeans for you a few years ago and now you’ve grown.
Any thoughts?
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