Elena Bonvicini takes the phrase "one man's trash is another man's treasure" to a whole new level. Her love for thrift shopping and finding hidden gems was put to good use when she decided to turn her favorite finds into upcycled denim pieces. This all started in her high school days, and the reworked denim shorts she crafted gained so much fanfare she was selling them out of her locker. The brand has since evolved into a fashion-insider favorite recently seen on stars such as Justin Bieber an...

I can't start this story without discussing the absolute hold that American Eagle had on me during high school. When I was shopping for jeans and basic tops, it was one of the first stores I would stop at on my beloved mall trips. I can distinctly remember the layout of my local store and the fact that there was always a great soundtrack playing. This was during a time before Shazam existed, so when I heard a song I liked, I'd immediately stop to jot down some of the lyrics so I could search fo...

In order to understand the return of low-rise jeans, it's important to understand their origin. The time was the early 2000s. Enthusiasm for all the new millennium would bring was high but the waistbands were low. While the low-rise jeans of 2022 are baggy and not typically thong-exposing, the early-2000s iterations were tight and very low. They were often paired with crop tops or fitted tops that exposed the depths of the waistband—and it wasn't just the usual suspects that wore them. We all...

Flared denim has risen—both literally and figuratively. It's no coincidence that many of our favorite new releases from denim brands are both flared and cropped. A throwback Jane Birkin–esque style, cropped flare jeans come with a variety of benefits, showing off your shoes with ease among them. Beloved by stylish It girls such as Alexa Chung and Jeanne Damas and fully embraced by street style stars, this denim trend has officially hit the mainstream, proof that it's going to be around f...