Denim on denim is on-trend. Sometimes the denim top and bottom are broken up with a layering top, or mixed-media trim on the denim. Wearing the same denim wash on the top and bottom without the break of a layering top is especially fashionable, and in some silhouettes fashion-forward.
This collection shows some examples.
If you like the look, here are four specific ways to wear it.
1. Blue and Black
A denim shirt in a mid-blue wash is combined with faded black wide leg cargo jeans. I like how the white buttons of the shirt add visual interest to the outfit. It’s worn over the jeans like a tunic. A black complement of boots, bag, and cap are the finishing touch
2. Co-ord
A denim top and bottom can be made of exactly the same denim to create a perfectly matching co-ordinate. You can see the suited effect here in textured light wash denim. Wide crops on the bottom, and a boxy denim jacket up top. The jacket is worn like a top for a jumpsuit effect. Dressy white sandals match the white in the textured pattern and add a glam touch.
3. Broken Up
Here, a dark denim oversized jacket is worn with dark denim oversized lantern jeans. The two are a slightly different wash, as well as broken up by a patterned white layering tee. The jeans have a pattern on the one leg too, all of which break up the expanse of the denim. White sneakers match the top, while their gum soles bookend the hair of the model.
4. Accessorized
This version of denim on denim is accessorized with a tan belt that matches tan footwear, and a mismatched lilac bag. These additions break up the expanse of the denim. A neck scarf would do the same. The on-trend silhouettes of choice are super wide leg jeans and a short boxy denim jacket. Both are the same faded blue denim. Adding statement jewellery would further break up the expanse of denim.
I like denim on denim, and especially outfits 2 and 4. I fancy wearing the same denim wash on the top and bottom, and would wear a perfectly matching denim co-ord in a heartbeat. Either in blue, white, or a non-neutral denim. In fact, I can put the look together by shopping my closet. Coincidentally, my shocking pink jeans are an almost identical match with my shocking pink denim jacket. I can create a co-ord with a well-matched dark blue denim too. I’m excited!
