BLEACHED - tie dye ankle length jeans,; It's a fashion staple and it's back with a twist for summer 2009. It's all in the jeans says FRANCESCA CRAGGS.Byline: FRANCESCA CRAGGS Victoria Beckham has carved herself into a global style icon, but she's also known for the odd fashion faux-pas too. Few would dare to wear crystal studded leggings leg·ging n. 1. A leg covering usually extending from the ankle to the knee and often made of material such as leather or canvas, worn especially by soldiers and workers. 2. leggings a. , or how about those gravitydefying rubber heelless boots? This week, however, Mrs Beckham came back down to earth in a good old pair of denims. And ripped ones at that. Denim is dominating the high street this season and it takes on many more guises than a simple pair of jeans. From hot-pants and playsuits to cute summer dresses and skirts, denim is hot on the fashion agenda for summer 2009. Love it or loathe it, 1980sinspired acid wash denim is back and the lighter and more distressed the better. Ripped jeans also make a return, with celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan, Cameron Diaz and Rihanna recently sporting the look. Hard to believe, but French fashion house Balmain has sold out of its acid-wash ripped jeans costing a ludicrous pounds 1,000! Why not DIY DIY abbr. do-it-yourself DIY or d.i.y. Brit, Austral & NZ do-it-yourself DIY abbr DIY do it yourself a DIY shop/job. and get creative with the scissors on an old pair? Denim jackets and waistcoats also make a return, and offer a casual alternative to a summer mac. Take some tips from the ultimate boho boho bohemian (usually referring to fashion) chick, Sienna Miller, and team the look with a pretty floral dress. It may be topping this years style stakes, but the old rules still apply. Double denim, as seen on Shakin' Stevens, is a definite no no! CREAM OF THE CROP - left, crop top, pounds 18, skinny jeans, pounds 28, sunglasses, pounds 10, platform shoes, pounds 65, all from www.asos.com TRUE BLUE - left, tulip tulip [Pers.,=turban], any plant of the large genus Tulipa, hardy, bulbous-rooted members of the family Liliaceae (lily family), indigenous to north temperate regions of the Old World from the Mediterranean to Japan and growing most abundantly on the steppes dress, pounds 19.56, denim jacket, pounds 29.35, from Republic www.republic.co.uk BLEACHED - tie dye ankle length jeans, pounds 35, Next CAPTION(S): OFF OUT - Diagonal zip front denim dress, pounds 45, from Miss Selfridge CUT SHORT - distressed denim shorts, pounds 28, Jane Norman WHY WAIST IT - denim waistcoat, pounds 29.99, from River Island |
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