Denim Wars

Denim, which was once associated with the working class, is now big business in the world of high fashion. This spring/summer saw the likes of Balmain and DKNY pay tribute to the trend. Expect dungarees, double denim, patchwork, prints, rips, frays; there's a certain versatility about denim this season. Everyone can wear it, and wear it in their own way.

Balmain, spring/summer 2014: image from style.com

DKNY, spring/summer 2014: image from style.com

Nicole Miller, spring/summer 2014: image from style.com

I have become a particular fan of the rugged, ripped styles, in which appeared Nicole Miller's show. Is it just me, or do ripped jeans always come back in fashion every three years?! I find there's something effortlessly cool about the ripped knees: your beloved, fail-safe, perfect-fit pair of jeans with so much sentimental value you don't dare part with them. They tell a story. Or so we want people to believe. When really we can just pop into a shop and pick up a freshly ripped pair for ourselves! Here’s what I'm loving from the shops...

Izzie open knee skinny rigid jeans, Boohoo.com, £25.
Image from boohoo.com

MOTO Hayden rip and repair jeans, Topshop, £42.
Image from topshop.com

All torn up grey skinny denim jeans, Ohmylove.com, £32.
Image from ohmylove.com

Ripped tapered jeans, Twin-Set, £135.
Image from farfetch.com

As a savvy student, I decided that rather than buy a pair of ripped up jeans, I might as well do the hard work myself! So, I plan to cut up an old pair this week. If all goes to plan, I will post images up on here; if not, I will be extremely upset that I just ruined a good pair of beloved jeans!

How will you be wearing denim this summer? And what do you think of DIY’ing your own pair of jeans?

Danielle x