Denim is just denim. Even when we’re talking about a denim skirt, jacket and dress. Versatile and resistant, almost to everything, fashion has been able to interpret it to make it consistently contemporary and never boring. Easy in wearability, as well as in pairing, denim can work with just about everything. Pants can be swapped with a denim skirt, or very short mini versions and mermaid cuts inspired by Italian and Parisian haute couture. Denim becomes the basis for building countless everyday looks, from the more casual with sneakers and bomber jackets to effortless offerings with loafers and a smart blazer.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 09: Ella Mendelsohn is seen at New York Fashion Week on February 09, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by 305pics/GCImages)305pics
PARIS, FRANCE – SEPTEMBER 27: A model is seen wearing a black coat, camo crop top, blue slit denim skirt and black boots outside the Giambattista Valli show during Womenswear Spring/Summer 2025 as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 27, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images)Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images
From the 1980s to the present, the denim skirt has never gone out of fashion, quite the contrary. It has taken shapes that vary from sticking to the basics or promoting creative ideas that see the humble skirt reinvented with bias cuts, jewel appliqués or simple strategic cuts. Its evolution goes hand in hand with that of fashion visions: never mundane and always current, there is no mid-season (or summer), without a denim skirt. And if the times do not see it as a protagonist among trends, most do not give it up, packing it to wear at the beach: a denim mini skirt is perfect as a cover-up or for dancing around a bonfire.
Today, however, spring summer 2025 trends, from runways to street style, make it a cult piece: and off to new, or already seen, interpretations that come to life with contemporary styling. Of course the total denim look is nothing new, but it can be layered or played on different washes (once taboo to wear light denim with dark denim) or used in uniforms Casual formal designed for going to work not just for Casual Friday. Here it becomes the Casual Week.
The midi or long denim skirt
Extreme when the denim skirt is long, more discreet when it is proposed with a midi hem, in this case denim is the absolute protagonist of the look. Already seen in the 1970s, it is only with the late 1990s and the very early 2000s that it returns to capture attention thanks to Britney Spears and Jennifer Aniston. And it is to them that 2025 fashion is inspired, dredging up the Y2K trend with just the right dash of nostalgia. If you want to make it a little sexy, and less austere, here is the long denim skirt comes with a deep center slit that only shows your legs step by step.
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The mini jean skirt
The short denim skirt has never left our closets, at most we have noticed some variation on the more or less low “waist”. In order to look taller or slender the figure, here is that the mini skirt should be trapeze and high-waisted, while snug models resting on the hips are suitable for girls or tall women. The question of the hemline is central: half-thigh is suitable for more occasions, while the micro version will be suitable for more carefree summer vacations. Take inspiration from printed denim, ruffles and balloon minis to create fun and jaunty looks.
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This story first appeared on vogue.it
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