You may have heard terms like Canadian tuxedo (in English: the Canadian suit), Denim on denim or “denim outfits.” It’s a trend from the 90s and 2000s that has definitely made a comeback here Fall-Winter 2023.
I have been wearing two pieces of jeans for many years the same tone, was considered a mistake in the fashion world. And although brands like Levi’s have always defended it, street stylers are only now daring to wear them with pride.
White denim skirts won’t disappear in fall/winter 2023
Renata Joffre
The season’s catwalks have already shown that they will easily transition from the hot season to the cold season. As long as you wear them with elegance.
The return of denim-on-denim looks in fall-winter 2023
In 1951, the American brand Levi’s designed a suit made entirely of this material for singer Bing Crosby. The artist responsible for some of the most famous Christmas songs such as “White Christmas” and “Jingle Bells” was denied entry to a Vancouver hotel in the summer of that year. The reason?: His clothes, since back then denim It was considered unconventional and informal.
His misfortune led to the creation of the term “Canadian Tuxedo”. Later, fashion (and rules) evolved and it was in the seventies that this unisex style became popular. Later, in the 90s of the last century, big celebrities like Drew Barrymore and Tupac Shakur wore theirs Denim looks as a symbol of rebellion. But it was in 2001 when the Denim on denim He burst onto the world stage thanks to Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake joining forces at the 2001 American Music Awards.
A major fashion mistake? Is it really a tasteless combination? These are all questions of the past as the outfits are still loaded onto the same ones Denim tones They’re coming back strong to the runways, driven by other basics like white T-shirts and normcore sneakers.
Whether in slightly faded looks like those from companies like Ami or Alaia, or in frayed denim pieces like at Y/Project or with structured tailored suits like we saw on the Versace, Denim is catching on.
How do celebrities and street stylers wear denim looks in 2023?
Let’s start with the Swedish model Elsa Hosk, in a dark denim look that she wore while walking the streets of New York this September 2023. She paired it with a bag and elegant boots in the same caramel tone as well as small sunglasses.
On the other hand, we have the Russian influencer Darya Barannik at Copenhagen Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2024 in a tailored suit (oversized blazer) with trousers in the same style light denim tone.
Here, Eugénie Trochu, Head of Editorial Content at Vogue France, showed at Paris Fashion Week, Haute Couture, Fall-Winter 2023 that the denim It is not only elegant but also sexy.
Welcome summer, Hailey Bieber showed us how to combine denim jackets and shorts (even if they are different colors) on the streets of Los Angeles last July.
Here the model and the presenter Emily Ratajkowski Entry to the Loewe spring-summer 2023 show shows us that it is worth opting for flowing cuts, wide trousers and dropped shoulders to implement this trend correctly.
The influencer Camille Charrière offered us the keys to wear this look like a real Parisian girl at Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2023: mini shorts, high boots and a small designer bag.
Finally, Anne Hathaway left us speechless last October 2022 in New York when he presented himself to the world with a new look (polished but relaxed) and a new stylist.