The demand for all things denim is at an all-time high, meaning that this Fashion Week is the perfect time to get out of your comfort zone and shake things up a bit when it comes to your trusty blues. But before you toss your skinnies and straight-legs in the trash or talk yourself into flares that seem forced rather than fresh, consider the seemingly minor details: Give your favorite boyfriend jeans a rest and try out a pair of semi-literal “boyfriend” jeans straight from the menswear section instead. Can’t feasibly cough up the $530 for a pair of Seafarer’s embroidered blues? Why not engage in a mini DIY project and experiment with your own? Though requiring a few extra steps, in little time and for little money (or surely less than $530, at the very least), you can create your very own one-of-a-kind custom pair just in time for navigating the street style circus in between shows. (Can’t trust yourself with a needle and thread? Hit up Marie Sophie Lockhart of @GoodForNothingEmbroidery—if her work’s good enough for Drake, it’s good enough for you!)
But when it comes to the actual fashion of Fashion Week, the trend-saturated streets have been known to provoke the opposite reaction: a desire to revert back to their most classic of silhouettes, a straight-legged pair in a classic wash that suddenly provides a sense of stability amid the spectacle going on off the runway. The model-off-duty vibe—black moto skinny jeans in a relaxed silhouette à la Freja Beha Erichsen, classic boot-cut Levi’s with an ankle-cropped hem, or a simple denim jacket or pencil skirt, lightly distressed or in an unexpected wash—now feels fresh again. If oversize proportions pique your interest, but a superwide leg is a bit too exaggerated for your taste, the culotte is a perfect cut for playing with silhouettes and has an ideal summer-to-fall transitional length to boot. Dungarees and denim jumpsuits are no longer reserved for the elementary-school-and-younger set and make dressing for the day ahead (often endless in its appointments, shows, cocktail events, dinner, and after-parties) surprisingly seamless. Whatever your sartorial inclination, indulge in a bit of experimentation this Fashion Week: Here, the best bets for how to do it.
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