Jennifer Lopez wears high-waisted flares jeans with platform heels, a ruffle blouse and a beige blazer.

I’ve by no means actually considered jeans as a sublime merchandise. Chic? Certainly. Cool and easy? Always. But refined and polished? Not fairly. This week, nevertheless, I noticed denim outfits on Jennifer Lopez and Victoria Beckham which have shifted my perspective.

After seasons of low-rise, slouchy and outsized silhouettes dominating the road model crowd, high-rise flares seems like a contemporary providing. Channeling ’70s power, each J.Lo and Victoria have jogged my memory that denim can, in truth, offer you a sublime edge—supplied you get the proportions and the shoe pairing good.

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With their structured, leg-lengthening match and subtly exaggerated hems, these jeans carry a sense of intention that their baggier counterparts typically lack. Rising excessive on the waist and flowing easily previous the ankle, they create a modern, sculptural line that immediately elevates.

Styling her flared jeans with tall platform heels, Jennifer allowed the denim to cascade uninterrupted to the ground, creating statuesque silhouette that, paired with her romantic ruffled blouse and beige blazer, felt impossibly polished.

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Victoria Beckham took a equally stylish method to her denim styling this week, carrying a pair of her favorite jeans Alina jeans (£390) with a white T-shirt and heeled brown boots.