How to Style Your Jeans

Whether you feel most comfortable rocking boot cut jeans, straight leg jeans or flares, denim comes in so many shapes and colors. Whichever style you gravitate toward, jeans are a great way to showcase your personality. Here are the latest denim trends and jean styles for 2022.

The Latest Looks

Fashion is cyclical, and in 2022, Y2K fashion trends are back in a major way. Recently, street style aficionados, celebrities, and off-duty models have been sporting all sorts of looks from this era. Think baggy jeans, flared legs, cargo pants, and loud prints.

Here are the jean styles you'll want to consider adopting to keep up with fashion trends in 2022.

Baggy Low-Rise Jeans

In 2022, people are casting their skinny jeans aside and embracing the baggy jean look. This is a perfect example of how Y2K nostalgia is infiltrating today's wardrobes. For best results, pair your baggy jeans with skateboarding shoes and a more form-fitting top or a baby tee to balance things out.

Tailored Jeans in a Dark Wash

If baggy jeans aren't your thing, tailored denim is also trending among jean styles for 2022. The darker the wash, the more fashionable you'll be. This look is so posh, depending on where you work, it might even be suitable for casual office wear.

Flared Leg and BootCut Jeans

As another throw-back to the '90s, flared-leg and boot cut jeans are making a comeback in 2022. Whether you prefer a subtle stove-top look or a more exaggerated flare, jeans with a wider cut around the hem are a great choice for anyone seeking to keep up with this year's jean fashion trends.

It's up to you if you color-match, but this season is all about mixing textures and colors for a truly customized look. Try black A-line flared jeans with a light wash button-down shirt for a fit that's vintage yet entirely up-to-date.

Printed Jeans

Along with logo mania and graphic tees, prints are everywhere in 2022, and denim is no exception. In fact, don't be surprised if you see people rocking campy motifs on their jeans this year. Some will be subtle, some will be loud, but one thing's for sure — printed jeans are among this year's trending jean styles.

Straight-Leg Jeans

If printed jeans and skater styles are a bit too extreme for you, you can still keep up with this year's fashion trends by rocking a pair of classic blue jeans with pencil straight legs. This cut always looks stellar with a vintage T-shirt and is a must-have item for anyone looking to achieve versatile, effortless style.

Tailored Denim Tops

You didn't think this list would be limited to pants, did you? Denim tops are in again, and this style is perfect for anyone who loves rocking denim from head to toe. For best results, make sure your denim shirt isn't too baggy and fits just right.

If all-denim looks aren't your thing, feel free to pair that denim top with a more neutral pant or patterned skirt.

Layered Jeans

The latest trend to emerge in the realm of jean fashion is layered jeans. This look involves wearing a pair of jeans that appears to be layered over one or more other pairs. While the concept may seem a little out there, layered jeans are a great way to make a fashion statement, and they put a new spin on a closet staple.

Sometimes referred to as "reworked jeans," the layered jean look is achieved by sewing two or three pairs of jeans together. Most notoriously, Rihanna has been seen sporting this look when she stepped out in "double waist" jeans a few years back. But jeans are also considered layered when several pant legs are sewn one on top of the other to create multiple pockets.

Layered jeans can also be made up of different colored denim sewn together to create a denim patchwork on a single pair of pants. Picture a light wash around the waistband and a darker wash from the knee down. It's a wonderful way to embrace jean fashion while repurposing old denim at the same time.

Whichever style you choose, layered jeans create a textured, constructed effect that's anything but boring.