Jeanswear SS18 Trends: Wide Denims are the new must-have

WOMEN Lightweight materials, flowy bottoms, and wide fits lead the way. Wide and light denim become a must-have because they can be worn with any look, whether it is a blouse, a jacket, or a fleece and allow adding volume on any item. Pleated skirts, large shirt dresses, oversized jackets and relaxed pants then find their momentum. Because volume prevails, every silhouette becomes possible. Lightweight fabrics, blended ones, Tencel®, and chambrays are great options. Lightweight compact materials are also interesting and helpful to give some structure. MEN Men’s Jeanswear trends lately showed true sartorial looks highlighting the art of tailoring, neat and sleek. Deconstruction is on the way. The current move is on to a bolder attitude with less formal attire. Low key and simple designs matter. Men are looking for comfortable and relaxed outfits in lightweight fabrics. Bottoms are definitely shifting: fits are wider, darts are making a comeback and legs are cropped. However, a tailored workmanship keeps grounded to give an informal classy hint to laid-back styles and work wear inspirations find a less core expression. Red casts and neat indigos lead the way. Stonewashed or bleached, the finishes are flat and even. Patches and frays are the only embellishments wanted. Patched denim is definitely a strong statement. Inspired by paneling, they have geometrical designs. Lightweight fabrics are essential whether compact and stiff to give the wide fits some structure. Stretch denim faces a first slight decrease since the large and slouchy fit does not need a stretch. The denim pant focuses these days on volume to work on wider fits. Volume is added at the waist with darts and on the thighs. The leg opening remains smaller and hems are still cropped and rolled-up. Curved outseams are also back after two decades of straight ones. Seen on the catwalks, they come with a raised waist. They bring more comfort and outline a modern softer silhouette. A lower crotch is another option to enhance the volume. This article has been reprinted with permission from www.bangladeshdenimtimes.org