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5 in the Eighties, Nineties grunge styles or the Noughties skinny jeans – while denim looks in recent years have seen the reimagining of every past style possible. 2024’s key denim looks are coming through pared back and refined. Take inspiration from the standout look of the AW23/24 couture show in Paris, where Kaia Gerber stunned the fashion set sashaying down the catwalk for Valentino in a white shirt and straight-leged, high-waisted dark blue jeans. Now this being couture, those wearing just any jeans, rather than a wearable work of art fashioned from silk, hand embroidered with thousands of tiny glass beads and dyed to look like denim – but the message was clear; simple, classic style with a luxe twist is the height of couture for 2024. When it comes to colour, this season’s denims are staying true to blue, with mid-washes offering a more casual vibe and deep indigo shades the ones to go for a more
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polished look. Elements of tailoring are coming into play too, for a smarter smart-casual feel. This is denim you can wear to the office with confidence. A standout shape for 2024 is set to be the horseshoe – otherwise known as the barrel leg – which has slowly been gaining traction since Alaïa included it in its AW23 lineup. With an unusual curved shape that juts out from the hip and tapers in at the ankle in a banana-like fashion, the horseshoe offers an almost sculptural silhouette – which certainly won’t be for everyone, but will give your denim a modern update, if you’re confident enough to give it a try!
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5. Per Una cargo jeans, £49.50, Marks and Spencer. www. marksandspencer.com 6. Mallie Stripe Shirt, £49.50, Eden Stripe Denim Worker Jacket, £69, and Salle Stripe Jean, £59, all FatFace. www.fatface.com
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