The best thing to be born of fashion’s current frisson with all things 00s is not the return of the zigzag parting, nor is it the renaissance of frosted blue eyeshadow. No, one of the biggest sartorial blessings that the 00s gave us was patterned denim, the sort that sat low on your pelvis with plenty of attitude.

Never one to miss a beat, the fashion set has reinterpreted the 00s love of splashy denim into a plethora of form-fitting and fashion-forward jeans, which were first proffered by earth-first label Reformation. After the brand launched its sell-out newspaper print jeans earlier this year, which were promptly endorsed by Kaia Gerber and Kendall Jenner, it then crafted spin-off trews, adorned with doodles, scribbles and that style perennial, leopard print.  

Indeed, after patterned jeans were spotted all over the streets of Copenhagen Fashion Week, searches for them spiked by 67%, according to Lyst, calcifying their return to the style menu.  

This splashy family of denim might scare you off initially, thanks to their oft-times garish prints, but look at them as the perfect hors d’oeuvre to the season of festive maximalism that we’re hurtling towards at lightning speed. All these straightforward jeans require is a pairing with your favourite jumper or cardigan, a statement winter coat, a pair of solid boots and they will do the rest of the work for you. Just watch them become the loudest, and the most hard-working, member of your wardrobe.

Whichever pattern piques your interest, rest assured there’s a pair for you. Just remember that, in this style instance at least, more is absolutely more. 

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