Fashion Editors and Celebrities Wear These 3 Shoe Trends With Relaxed Jeans
From your Instagram feed to the latest runways and street style, you are guaranteed to spot a plethora of outfits with relaxed jeans this season. Baggier denim is officially having a comeback. As for how to style a pair, let's start with the shoes. When it comes to jeans, you can wear them with just about any shoe style, but there are a few shoe trends, in particular, that we have spotted fashion editors and celebrities pairing with relaxed denim.
One of the shoe trends is undeniably a pair of throwback sneakers. We're talking about Adidas Sambas and Adidas Gazelles as well as '80s-era New Balance kicks. These create a casual-cool vibe. If you're wanting to dress up the roomy jeans, then reach for a sleek pair of pumps. Keep scrolling to check out all three shoe trends, plus some outfit inspiration and our top picks for getting each look.
1. Pointed-Toe Heels
Senior market editor Judith Jones paired her collared top and baggy jeans with white pointed-toe pumps.
Dua Lipa was spotted on the streets of NYC in a backward cap, a black leather blazer, relaxed jeans, and Gucci pointed-toe pumps.
Our own Lauren Eggertsen wore her baggy light-wash jeans with vintage printed Manolo Blahnik pumps.
Hailey Bieber is party ready with her glitzy top, furry coat, baggy jeans, and studded white Balenciaga pumps.
Associate editor Sierra Mayhew goes classic with a black turtleneck sweater, relaxed jeans, and black pointed-toe heels.
2. Throwback Sneakers
Laura Harrier is downtown cool in a black leather jacket, a white tank top, belted relaxed jeans, and New Balance sneakers.
Judith shows us a great denim-on-denim look with popular Adidas sneakers.
Editor Eliza Huber is matchy-matchy with a friend—both in relaxed jeans and cool sneakers.
Model Elsa Hosk paired her extra-baggy jeans with New Balance 550s.
Here, again, is Eliza in another relaxed-jeans-and-sneakers combo.
3. Lug-Sole Shoes
Bieber wore a pair of sleek lug-sole boots with her baggy jeans and leather jacket.
Editor Anna LaPlaca shows off her Instagram-worthy outfit—a black leather jacket, a floral-printed top, relaxed jeans, and chunky lug-sole boots.
Sierra is winter ready with a great leather jacket, stylish slouchy jeans, and tan lug-sole boots.
Kylie Jenner stepped out in a classic long coat, a peekaboo top, relaxed jeans, and Prada lug-sole shoes.
Hosk keeps things casual in a cropped white T-shirt, baggy jeans, and black lug-sole boots.
Shop Our Top Relaxed-Denim Picks
The fashion crowd is all over a great pair of relaxed straight-leg jeans as of late.
These high-waisted jeans have the perfect amount of slouch.
One reviewer shared that this denim style is "nice, slow to fit, wide leg, but not too wide…"
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Jennifer Camp Forbes is a senior shopping editor at Who What Wear, where she has worked in a variety of capacities including creative director and various editor roles. She’s a well-known shopping expert that’s sought out for advice and insight on the latest trends, outfit ideas, and fashion picks thanks to her thoughtful shopping roundups. Jennifer's lifelong interest in fashion led her to intern at Harper’s Bazaar as an undergraduate. Later, while working towards her masters degree in psychological counseling at Columbia University, she founded two digital fashion publications: Le Fashion and Olsens Anonymous. The popularity of both sites grew and after graduation she decided put her plans to become a therapist aside to pursue a career in fashion.
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