As a fashion editor who practically lives in jeans, being dialled into the jeans trends ebbing and flowing throughout the zeitgeist is something which comes with the territory. From mid-rise straight-legs to low-slung baggy cuts and even a pair of GenZ-coded drawstrings, denim of all shapes and sizes has long been a fixture of my capsule wardrobe. But even with a solemn promise to myself not spend on another pair, as we creep further into 2026, I can’t deny that my head has already been turned.

You see, with so many of my celebrity style inspirations out and about, the cuts and colours they’re choosing feel worlds away from my current rotation. From Ana De Armis making a case for the stovepipe to Bella Hadid’s Western-inspired bootcuts and Dakota Johnson’s elongating skinny cigarettes, each on-trend pair has a polished air that my current collection is seemingly lacking. With all three wearing their jean of choice with boots (a shoe taking centre stage on my feet this winter), it feel’s quite fitting to delve into the swap’s.