marc jacobs puts the pleat in denim
Of all the sartorial staples, jeans are setting speed records in terms of evolution. Or should that be revolution? From Ksubi’s so-skinny-you-need-a-coathanger-to-pull-the-zip, through Karen Walker’s breast-high flares, into the current baggy boyfriend territory all in a matter of seasonal moments. So it should really come as no surprise that tomorrow’s denim du jour features, wait for it – pleats. And teachers’ bums. There, I said it. The best take on the distinctly 80s silhouette was seen at Marc Jacobs for Fall 09, although speedy Swedish chain H&M has already done (and almost sold out) of a version similar to the ‘vintage’ version pictured (far right). Topshop’s onto it, too. Like with all ‘new looks’ it will take some months for the mainstream eye to adjust, so don’t expect to see it on the street just yet. But with the shape a lynchpin in Australian wunderlabel Lover’s look book, mark my words: You’ll be ironing pleats before you know it.
L-R: Lover, Marc Jacobs, Marc Jacobs, Cheap Monday, vintage.
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