It Girls in New York Are Wearing These 3 Jeans Trends Right Now
Suddenly, It girls in New York are obsessed with jeans all over again. These are the three styles they're wearing now.
New York Fashion Week is in full swing, and as such, I've been able to top up my moodboard with a fresh dose of styling inspiration. With the city's chicest flocking to Manhattan for a flurry of fashion week events, my attention is on the street style happening right outside the shows, and the many ways the fashion set are rising to the demands of fashion week dressing. Whilst I love the higher-octane glamour that comes with fashion month, I can't help but gravitate towards the more wearable looks for the lion's share of my outfit inspiration. And, in doing so, I've spotted a number of chic jeans trends that stylish New Yorkers are reaching for this season.
From the "dated" trend making its comeback to the style I genuinely didn't see coming, read on to discover the three jeans trends taking off in New York this week.
3 Jeans Trends New Yorkers Are Wearing Now
1. Bootcut Jeans
Style Notes: Back with a vengeance for autumn/winter 2026, bootcut jeans are finally re-emerging as the season's favourite silhouette. Worn longline with a subtle flare, Elsa Hosk styled hers sans boots, instead opting for a classic pointed-toe heel that made her legs go on and on. A little dressier than your average straight-leg pair, I'm so glad these once-forgotten jeans are getting their moment in the spotlight once again.
Shop Bootcut Jeans:
Style these with heels to make your legs go on and on.
The low-rise jeans trend is taking off right now.
Style these with a graphic tee for an elevated day-to-day look.
2. Unfastened Jeans
Style Notes: While I expected to see baggy jeans, and even skinny styles, out in New York this week, what I didn't expect to catch sight of was the unbuttoned jeans trend. Yes, that's right—I'm talking about your regular jeans worn without fastening the final button. Taking the "undone" styling trend to a whole new level, wearing your jeans this way gives you an effortless energy I truly believe no styling trick could quite match. Cool and unfussy in a very New York kind of way, I can see the coolest city dwellers across the pond catching on to this soon.
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The straight-leg silhouette makes these so easy to style.
These are such an easy way to energise your denim rotation.
The relaxed silhouette makes these perfect for off-duty styling.
3. Mid-Rise Straight Leg
Style Notes: If you're ever stuck on what to wear, I don't think I'll ever stop suggesting mid-rise straight-leg jeans—and New York's chicest clearly agree that this denim trend will always land. Wearing hers with a matching button-down jacket, Tate McRae opted for a longline pair that puddled at the floor, creating an easy outfit that still met all the demands of dressing for the city.
Shop Mid-Rise Straight-Leg Jeans:
Honestly, these look more expensive than they actually are.
Whilst I love these in the mid-blue, they also come in three other shades.
These come in five different leg lengths, so you can find your perfect fit.
