What’s your denim item of choice on Denim Day?

Denim is a worldwide favourite fabric

Did you know that at any one moment in time over half of the world’s population will be wearing denim? Yes, that is a fact! And Wednesday 28th April is ‘Denim Day’ if you needed an excuse to wear this fabulous fabric!

However, in lockdown you might have questioned the classic jeans as not quite the most comfortable offering from your wardrobe – or might they actually be just that?

Traditionally denim jeans were a thick inflexible fabric, designed for durability during a highly physical working day, but today many jeans’ designers have taken a more comfortable approach with high waisted, stretch denim, wider leg and even pull-on offerings that make selecting jeans, in this latest fashion season of ‘post lockdown and home working’, an easy-wear clothing item of choice for many. 

Demin is claiming its place in the comfort stakes these days and is fending off the threatening competition from the humble ‘jogger’. Denim, from the fashion world sales figures, continues to be our  legwear of choice in these less-dressed-up times that we find ourselves within currently.

Unlike the jogger, investing in a comfortable quality pair of denim jeans ticks many current lifestyle trend boxes therefore adding some future proofing to your wardrobe. At Beautifully Different Brackley we offer instore both the comfort renowned Robell styles along with the Joya bottom-lifting jeans. Comfortable jeans offer versatility across uses, working from home, shopping, popping the bins out, dancing in the kitchen with the dog or walking the local fields!  And these very same beauties will soon be a trusted go-to when we are once again able to frequent our favourite social abodes.  Can you honestly say that about your lockdown joggers?  Ok, so you might get away with it now – but in 3 months’ time would you don your joggers to meet friends and pop to your local pub – well I could be wrong, but I am guessing that most of you would not!

Not only are jeans known for being timeless investment pieces but for years they have also been a desirable pass-me-down item from virtually any wardrobe - sometimes the more worn and ripped the better, plus even oversized jeans with a chunky belt can be a super stylish look. So along with offering so many varied uses these durable garments benefit from great cost-per-wear within anyone’s wardrobe.

With fashion trends so varied you can easily embrace whichever leg cut is your preference, basically anything goes but I look for the cut that I feel flatters my body shape best – I’m personally not one for following a fashion just because it’s the latest thing, I need to feel happy with how something looks on ‘ME’ for it to generate within me the self-confidence that I’m looking to gain from my outfit!  That said, current high fashion trends are luckily the high waisted, mom-jeans with a wider leg silhouette that skim and not hug therefore providing the enhanced comfort expression of current ‘home living & working’.

And it’s not all about legwear

Of course, denim is not just limited to jeans, if you are more of the dressier type then the perfect way to dress down your smarter wardrobe pieces for these more relaxed times is to layer a fitted denim jacket over your dresses and pretty tops.

Many designers have thankfully also adopted the more comfort approach into their recent seasonal ranges and now denim jackets and skirts are widely available in soft and tensile stretch denim versions. 

These are more practical as they feel more like indoor clothing rather than the traditional, more utilitarian, denim offerings  – cosy for any cooler days at your home-desk but also a go-to for outdoor evenings at the pub.

These developments in recent years into softer denim fabrics makes the denim choice a win win from every angle.

For our current denim offerings at Beautifully Different Brackley click the link below and type ‘denim’ in the search bar, or pop into store at 48 Market Place for a more extensive ever-changing range.

https://www.beautifullydifferentbrackley.co.uk/

I wish you a great week and look forward to seeing you soon.

Liz xxx