How to get the Look: Denim with a difference

Latest jeans style? Plus ça change…

OK, we also have a hard time getting excited about the most recent rise or fall in waist and the degree of shred on a knee-rip. But this spring the denimscape is about so much more than jeans.

What else? Jackets? Novel!

Honestly, you'd be surprised. From 1970s patchwork to sharply tailored suiting, this staple got multiple reinventions on the spring catwalks.

Patchwork? Ew!

Well, pace (patche?) Tommy Hilfiger (foremost champion of this look), but we're not sure that's a look for us, either. But we are feeling the workwear vibe of this off-white longline denim jacket (£85, plumo.com, pictured above). It's a little bit norm, a little bit labcoat, but the pale hue and cropped sleeves give it an optimistic, it-might-actually-be-getting-warmer kind of feel.

OK, getting on board…

Excellent. After the jacket, le denim deluge. Maxi skirts, all-in-ones, shirts… We like Asos's oversized "chuck on" shirt dress (£40, asos.com).

Can I just wear jeans?

Hmm, jeans alone barely register on the denim scale, so you'll need to layer it up. Indulge in double denim while you can, lest it fall into fashion purgatory for another 20 years.