Double denim: yay or nay? These celebrities prove that this trend is fashion-forward

Updated on August 23, 2022 at 6:55 PM

Judging by celebrity looks, the double denim, also coined as the Canadian tuxedo, is back. Before you say it’s not for you, have a look at how the style icons wore it.

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Double denim, also coined as the Canadian tuxedo, has been around for as long as we remember ourselves. While it had never quite left, popping up here and there like annoying toothache, it managed to make a dramatic comeback this year, reinvented. Driven by celebrities of every rank who turned to these comfy clothes, the trend reached the point where you should start considering it. Will these style icons make you find a place for double denim in your heart?

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Claire Foy: Smart and comfy

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A denim jacket and a pair of jeans is a timeless combo. Promoting her upcoming performance in the historical drama A Very British Scandal, English actress Claire Foy stepped out in N.Y.C., working a pair of bootcut blue jeans, and a matching denim button-down blazer-like jacket, cinched at the waist with a denim belt, Grazia writes.

Simone Ashley: Paired with thigh boots

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Bridgerton actress Simone Ashley recently sported a Burberry denim collared shirt and matching mini skirt, styled by Rebecca Corbin-Murray while promoting the hit Netflix series. A pair of thigh boots gave this classic winning combo a bit of a makeover.

Naomi Campbell: Combine and experiment

The coming season welcomes even the wildest experiments with denim colour. Though black might be the most modest of options, Naomi Campbell made it look mind-blowing. The Vogue model created an edgy look with a combo of the structured puffball-sleeved jacket and a wide-leg pair of jeans.

Nina Sandbech: Denim made glamorous

Scandinavian blogger Nina Sandbech was seen wearing a denim cropped jacket andbustier decorated by a denim flower detail, a skirt, and a clutch outside Stine Goya during Copenhagen Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2023.

Dua Lipa: Forget double denim, what about triple one?

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Styled by Lorenzo Posocco, pop star Dua Lipa was seen in N.Y.C. in a double-denim Diesel Fall/Winter 2022 set created by designer Glenn Martens. Lipa’s distressed zip-up bralette was teamed up with a pair of seamless pantaboots or 'joots', and a matching denim handbag, all fresh off the Milanese runway.

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