The style of the zero and not only: how the stars went to social events in jeans
Britney Spears and Kim Kardashian
May 20 is the birthday of jeans. On this day in 1873, Levi Strauss & Co received a sole license to manufacture trousers with studded pockets. Over the course of its history, jeans have evolved from a simple workwear into a fashion item, making their way not only into the everyday wardrobes of people around the world, but also on the red carpet. After the legendary appearance of Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake in denim at the VMAs in 2001, denim became a popular material for evening wear. Today we offer to remember which of the stars traded satin and chiffon for a practical "denim" on the red carpet.
Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake
The main beauty of denim, of course, is its versatility. From simple trousers to dresses with puffy skirts or bustiers, denim looks appropriate in a variety of variations.
Yes, and the simplest jeans, depending on what things they are complemented with, can produce a different impression. Therefore, you should not think that all images of stars in denim will be similar to each other, although some subgroups can still be distinguished. So, what are the celebrity options rated the most?
formal style
Jeans are most of all associated with an informal look and even somewhere they are opposed to “decent" clothes. Such fame stuck to them because jeans have always been popular among subcultures that challenged social norms and rules. Jeans (and even if they are torn!) are hippies, rockers, in a word, rebels.
How to "restrain" such a rebellious image? Add some of those "decent" clothes that are associated with a formal dress code. For example, a jacket. This image was chosen at events by Heidi Klum and Cara Delevingne. To make the outfit look even more harmonious, the models chose strict black as the main color in the image.
Heidi Klum
Cara Delevingne
Casual style
Both to the feast and to the world – such a formula is popular with modern fashionistas until the coronavirus pandemic locked everyone at home. After all, after work or school, there were always plans for the evening – with dancing, going to the cinema, dates and other joys of social life.
And therefore quite practical, but moderately elegant combinations in the wardrobe must be present. The most popular option has always been a combination of jeans and a dressy blouse. The contrast of textures also plays here – dense denim and, as a rule, lighter chiffon or silk, and the contrast of unisex and more feminine styles.
Chloe Sevigny
Not surprisingly, celebrities such as Kate Bosworth and Chloe Sevigny have also tried out such outfits. You can replace the blouse with an elegant cardigan, like Emma Roberts.
Kate Bosworth
Emma Roberts
Shay Mitchell
January Jones in Elizabeth and James denim
An even more sophisticated option would be a denim jumpsuit, especially if you choose a model with straps, like Zoe Saldana.
Zoe Saldana in Balmain jumpsuit
Long live zeros!
In zero jeans experienced another peak in popularity. In the era of glamor, these work clothes have completely taken root after certain improvements. Embroidery, rhinestones, paintings – jeans were decorated in all possible ways.
However, there was another reliable way to make denim more glamorous – wear it with an elongated top or even a slip dress. In this outfit at that time, the stars often came to social events.
Jennifer Lopez
Kim Kardashian
Britney Spears
Miley Cyrus
Jessica Alba
Considering that the fashion for the zeros is slowly but surely rolling back into trends, displacing the lingering nostalgia for the 90s, it’s time to brush up on what the icons of that era looked like: Lindsay Lohan, Nicole Richie and, of course, Paris Hilton.
Paris Hilton
Keith Hudson
Selena Gomez
Lindsey Lohan
Nicole Richie
Mischa Barton
Ann Hataway
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen
Rachel Bilson
Denim in the evening
However, it is not at all necessary to radically deviate from the evening or cocktail dress code by choosing denim. Dresses are quite successfully made from this material today, and for every taste: from more romantic ones with draperies to emphatically sexy ones with corsets and bare shoulders.
Kate Hudson in Balmain
Amanda Seyfried in Givenchy
Chloe Grace Moretz in Louis Vuitton
Diane Kruger in Chanel
You can always raise the level of your outfit with an unusual cut, as, for example, Kim Kardashian did, choosing an outfit from Burberry. With leather over the knee boots, corset top and puff sleeves, there can be no doubt that this denim outfit is exclusively for parties.
Kim Kardashian in Burberry
Iggy Azalea in Herve Leger
Siara
Ellen Pompeo in Lanvin
Is denim appropriate for your evening wardrobe?