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Barrel jeans and dirty denim: these are the jeans trends for 2025

Laura Scholz
27.12.2024
Translation: Elicia Payne

It might be the new year but jeans are here to stay. How will the most popular of all trousers reinvent itself in 2025? Well, this is how.

Since they first entered our world in 1873 as workers’ trousers, jeans have accompanied us in countless colours and shapes. From skinny to mom to baggy jeans, from moon- to acid- to stonewashed – no other item of clothing can keep up with this amount of versatility.

Even in the coming year, jeans aren’t holding back in their standard silhouette or taking on a boring look – on the contrary. 2025 will be the era of the bold and brave.

The cut

Barrel jeans

Last summer, barrel jeans were already making a name for themselves. Their casual, bulbous silhouette is here to stay for another year. But if you want to avoid them from drowning you, you can find my styling tips here.

Jorts

... are basically denim shorts. But because the internet loves to morph terms into catchy buzzwords, we’ll be referring to them as «jorts» this year. As best demonstrated by the Bermuda style, these should be knee length.

Straight cut

Don’t worry, even if you don’t like experimenting with bold cuts, the new year has the perfect pair for you. They’re not too wide and not too tight, neither carrot-shaped nor bulbous, but very simple and straight. Sound boring? These are classic. Investing in this timeless silhouette will keep you satisfied for many years to come.

The aesthetics

Dirty denim

Yep, the name’s on the tin – jeans that somehow look dirty are now all the rage. It may seem absurd to buy a new pair of stained trousers, but ripped or torn jeans are also a thing. So before you demonise it, go with the flow and let the trend have its moment. If you don’t like it, you don’t have to join in.

Embellished jeans

One trend in direct contrast with dirty denim has recently made a fashionable comeback – embellished jeans. Embellished jeans have small beads, glittering stones or studs that give the denim pair an extra something.

At the moment we don’t have any dirty denim or embellished jeans in our range. As soon as this changes, I’ll be sure to update you here.

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