130+ Denim Looks from New York Fashion Week
Designers unveiled their Spring/Summer 2024 visions for denim during New York Fashion Week.
Through runway shows, presentations and look books, designers teased a season filled with wearable silhouettes, novelty washes and an appreciation for classic indigo looks.
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Cinq À Sept opted for dark indigo for a halter neck mini dress, a feather-trimmed jacket and matching pencil skirt, and jeans with deep cuffs. 3.1 Phillip Lim also experiment with exaggerated cuffs on jeans, playing with contrasting textiles.
Brandon Maxwell reimagined the classic straight-fit blue jean by applying metallic gold and silver coatings to the legs. The designer also showed loose-fitting jeans with symmetrical distressing on both legs.
In the contemporary category, L’Agence served up multiple versions of the cool-girl uniform: blazer, jeans and heels. Styles spanned paisley-printed slim jeans and cropped wide-leg jeans to skinny low-rise jeans and skinny cargo jeans. Alice & Olivia added to the hype growing around capris with a stretchy denim version of the vacation pant. The brand also showed coordinates with streaky bleach effects, wide-leg jeans trimmed with pearls and a cropped jacket with sleeves that tie into bows.
Slouchy jeans and maxi skirts with asymmetrical hems were part of Commission’s fluid collection. Jason Wu enhanced staples like lightwash jeans and skirts with exaggerated lengths.
The denim on display was considerably tame compared to recent seasons when designers delved into the worlds of Y2K, punk and grunge fashion. There were exceptions, however.
Whimsical and cruelty-free, Area’s fur-printed denim pieces, including a denim top that mimicked the look of a fox stole, offered a new approach to classic blue jeans. The brand also applied claw-like embellishments to jeans and gaping cutouts to jeans and jacket sleeves.
Shredded denim, sneaker-like lacing and silver foil in the shape of bullets decorated Who Decides War’s denim pieces. Jeans and denim jackets featured beaded inserts akin to stain glass windows, while ’90s-style tribal tattoo graphics were embroidered onto the front of deconstructed denim shirts.
Sami Miro Vintage kept skirts short and tops cropped. Some pieces featured chopped and unfinished hems; others placed pocket bags on the outside.
In a departure from the brand’s quieter takes on luxury, Ralph Lauren showed floral printed jeans, fluted maxi skirts and denim blazers. The heritage brand also presented distressed cargo jeans repaired with sheer tulle and a zip-up jeans jacket spliced with Southwestern textiles, beaded appliques and feathers.
Lace and other delicate trims were unexpected bedfellows to denim as well. Palomo Spain styled fluted-pleat jeans under a sheer skirt, and a floral embroidered top with a jean and skirt combo. Black ribbon laced through a corset-style denim top. A sheer ruffle tunic fluttered over the brand’s twisted-seam jeans.
Collina Strada also incorporated trims pulled from the bridal sphere. White lace subbed as patchwork on a pair of distressed blue jeans, while sequin-covered appliques sat alongside rips and shredded knees on another.
PatBo leaned into its tropical roots with a denim blazer and jacket covered in 3D- beaded feather appliqué.
