Not since those two-tone black-and-white jeans of the 1990s has building a denim wardrobe been as much fun as it is right now. The last two pairs I bought were cream with a hint of palest apricot, and olive corduroy with a paint-splattered print. I’ve recently brought out of storage both a cropped skinny capri and a dark blue wide-leg style, and have been eye-balling J Brand’s red pair for what feels like months.

Because I’m also a faithful wearer of basic black and blue skinnies, I’ve found that the easiest way to pull off what I like to think of as “novelty” jeans is by wearing them with their opposite – that is, easy, classic pieces or, in the case of the wide-leg pair, a really fitted top half such as a silk shirt, a la Tom Ford’s 1990s Gucci. Here are three of my new favourites, plus how I’m wearing them.  – Read more>