Dressing up denim jeans.

Dressing up denim


Dressing up a pair of denim jeans for an evening or a smart casual/formal occasion can be problematic; it’s also very tricky but fear not because you are not alone. We all love our jeans and sometimes it gets very difficult when dressing up your jeans. Gents follow these few basic steps and you shall never go wrong.

1. Firstly keep your jeans dark blue (indigo in the fashion world) or a not too lite shade. AVOID worn out, torn and distressed jeans with paints, overdone pockets.

2. THE FIT- Avoid baggy jeans do get the right fitted waist fit and make sure the length reaches just below the heel. Keep the fit regular, slim fit or skinny, by this I don’t mean those second skin fit jeans that cramp up your manhood.

3. Keep your shirt either blue, pale colours work very well or be brave try a very loud floral high collared shirt if you’re not the conservative type. Do avoid a high collared shirt if your neck is too short. You will never go wrong with a traditional white button down shirt. PLEASE tuck it in.

4. Keep your belt black or plaited brown or even grey depending on the colour of the shirt. Slim fit jeans with a skinny belt regular/straight fit jeans with a wider belt, simple as that.

5. Ties-Dark ties in navy, polka dotted, or striped are perfect. You are allowed to accessorise it with a gold bar. Try a pocket square for a more formal uber-chick occasion. You can either fold it in the straight fold, one corner fold, or a puff fold. Whatever you do make sure your pocket square compliments you tie, but white is the safest.

6. Jacket-The classic blazer will never go out of style….yes I said it will not. Every self respecting man should own a navy blue blazer (even Tom Ford and our own Olebogeng Ledimo of house of ole agrees). You can go for a brown or charcoal or even grey 2 or 3 button jackets. AVOID candy striped colours and patterns. Again the colour scheme should not be far off from the tie, the shirt and pocket square.

7. Shoes-Here you have the option of going for a traditional brown, grey or a black lace up or even a slip on (loafer). You can always go for a patent shoe you can never go wrong with a pair of wing tips (brogues) especially with slimmer jeans. DO NOT buy those metal pointed shoes as they will leave you looking like a lost foreign pimp.
Tshepang Sebulela