Jess Cartner-Morley: this season, your jeans should be stiff, smart and straight

<p>Jeans can be so much more than your standard weekend staple. Pick the right style, add the right accessories and you’ve got yourself a sharp, fresh look</p><p>A funny thing happened at the Venice film festival this year: <a href="https://www.womanandhome.com/fashion/fashion-news/julia-roberts-versace-jeans-blazer-amanda-seyfried/">Julia Roberts turned up in jeans</a>. A film festival red carpet usually means chiffon and sequins, bare shoulders and sweeping hems, but Julia – look, I feel like we are on first-name terms at this point – wore dark Versace jeans with a pale striped blouse and a tailored blazer. And, yes, it is probably important to acknowledge here that when your smile alone could stop gondola traffic your clothes have less heavy lifting to do – but still. It was a moment. A new era of looking smart in jeans has begun.</p><p>Most of us feel a bit conflicted about jeans. They are our default setting on a&nbsp;Saturday, but when we need to look smart, we reach for something else. But jeans, worn right, can take you to&nbsp;the office or a nice restaurant with flair to spare. And most of us don’t need to worry too much about the red carpet, after all.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2025/oct/29/jess-cartner-morley-this-season-jeans-trend-stiff-smart-straight">Continue reading...</a>