If Sarah Jessica Parker can wear white denim jeans in February, we can wear them in March. It might not yet be the season for white denim, with the warm spring that prompts us to try out lighter and brighter denim tones not quite here yet, but SJP knows that it can work even if it’s still chilly outside.
Back in February of 2018, she was spotted out and about in New York City's West Village wearing a pair of white skinny jeans. They didn’t feel out of place in the cool climes, largely because of her clever, tonal styling trick.
Building up her outfit, she opted for grey tones that played off her white denim beautifully. As well as a pair of grey court pumps, she played with texture by adding a silver sequin top and an oversized blazer that looked perfectly cosy. To add the classic pop of SJP playfulness, she accessorised with a python print handbag – et voilà! Suddenly, white denim can work no matter the weather.
Recreate SJP's White Jeans Outfit
These affordable M&S jeans are a perfect pair for channelling Sarah's style with their slim legs, mid-rise waist and ankle-grazing hem, creating a flattering and easy-to-style pair of everyday jeans.
This striking blazer is a great piece to shop if you're keen to recreate SJP's statement look, with its woolly texture creating a cosy, fashion-forward style that's so easy to dress up or down.
This snake print bag is made from real leather, with its large size and slouchy shape making it the perfect style to carry as an elevated everyday handbag. Plus, the leather is pony hair textured for a fashion-forward flair.
These wide-leg jeans balance out their baggy leg with a flattering regular fit from the waist to the hip that stops the wide cut from feeling too baggy or laidback.
This H&M coat has been hugely popular with woman&home readers in the past, with its low-key, cosy and classic style making it the perfect everyday jacket to wear throughout spring.
This classic suede shoulder bag gets a statement update by the addition of a snakeskin-embossed leather shoulder strap, with a statement buckle highlighting the eye-catching look even further.
When pulling together white jeans outfits, not everyone is going to want to opt for pieces as loud as Sarah's. We might pick between her choices of bold sequins, animal prints and stilettos, which certainly make for some statement dressing, but we’re definitely going to be taking notes from the way her grey jacket complements white jeans.
By draping her grey coat over her jeans, she kept the brightness of the white denim while also subduing it just enough to make it feel wearable. This is a tip that woman&home's Fashion confidence columnist Alyson Walsh recommended in her piece, ‘Yes, you can wear white jeans in winter.’ As she says, it’s about contrasting the denim with darker jackets and coats.
Sarah does this brilliantly, and it’s a trick that we don’t only have to apply to skinny jeans but can also carry over into other shapes and silhouettes that are trending this year. With wide-leg white jeans, cropped jackets will offer more balance, while fitted silhouettes will keep outfits from feeling too overpowering. However, slim-fit jeans and cigarette styles are perfect for pairing with oversized coats like Sarah’s.
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