LONDON FASHION WEEK AW 'O9... STONE WASH DENIM
stone wash denim

By Leanne Bayley

We don’t know whether to laugh or cry but the 80s are back and stone wash denim has been ubiquitous both on and off the catwalks this fashion week to prove it.


Celebrities, models, editors and assistants - regardless of age or place in the fashion pack pecking order - everyone has been stepping out in Spring’s newest trend. Follow their lead and wear stone was jeans cropped just north of the ankle, skinny or loose and rolled at the hem and as denim jackets and skirts – the more ripped the better. Just channel eighties girl-group Bananarama and you’ll have the look nailed.

The best thing about this trend? You don’t even need to go shopping. Just dig deep into the back of your wardrobe for old jeans and get washing, bleaching and ripping today.
Click here for more and ELLE’s pick of the six of the best denim jeans.





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