Better Than Jeans and a T-Shirt: 18 Easy, Elegant, and Elevated Denim Outfits to Copy in 2026

Next time you're not sure how to style your favorite jeans, scroll through this list. Featured styles? Cigarette, stovepipe, cuffed, light-wash, and more.

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With cigarette, bootcut, light-wash, and stovepipe jeans all making an explosive comeback in the initial months of the year, it's not crazy to assume that 2026 will be a mega year in the denim world. Every "dated" style is making a return to fashion's good graces, ushering aside the quieter silhouettes and washes we've been relying on for one too many years now. The jeans landscape has been in need of a shakeup, and in just two-ish months, we've already gotten more of one than we could have ever dreamed of. Fresh denim trends have arrived for 2026. Next up: outfit ideas to show off how to wear them.

To help you get acquainted with all the latest denim releases, I put together a treasure trove of styling inspiration, with looks featuring cuffed jeans, ripped jeans, white jeans, and more. Essentially, if you're interested in wearing denim between now and 2027, there's at least one outfit below for you to copy, no matter the style, wash, fit, or rise. And no, it's not all jeans-and-tees. These outfits are primetime. Just pick your jeans and scroll—a copy-worthy ensemble will be waiting for you.

Jeans Outfits 2026

@annabelrosendahl wearing a tan fur coat, light-wash jeans, and black boots.

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Get the look: Cropped fur jacket + Straight-leg, light-wash jeans + Black boots + Black mini bag

@annelauremais wearing a gray trench coat, light-wash bootcut jeans, and black shoes.

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Get the look: Gray trench coat + Bootcut jeans + Black ankle boots

@themillennialdecorator wearing a leopard-print Ralph Lauren coat with a white button-down shirt and white jeans.

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Get the look: Leopard-print coat + White button-down shirt + White jeans

@elizagracehuber wearing a tan Prada tank top with black Levi's straight-leg jeans.

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Get the look: Tan tank top + Black straight-leg jeans + Black mules + Tan suede bag

@nlmarilyn wearing a long cream coat, white turtleneck, and light-wash jeans with black boots and a black The Row bag.

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Get the look: Cream tailored coat + White turtleneck + Light-wash jeans + Black ankle boots

@courtneygrow wearing a black leather cape coat, straight-wash jeans, a tan braided bag, and loafers.

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Get the look: Leather cape coat + Cropped jeans + Loafers + Tan leather tote bag

@iliridakrasniqi wearing a white button-down shirt with dark-wash bootcut jeans, sandals, and a brown Bottega Veneta bag.

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Get the look: White button-down shirt + Dark-wash, bootcut jeans + Black sandals + Brown tote bag

Alexa Chung wearing a gray scarf, cream shearling coat, cuffed dark-wash jeans, and boots.

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Get the look: Cream shearling coat + Gray scarf + Cuffed dark-wash jeans + Black boots

Elsa Hosk wearing a leather jacket, white top, and black bootcut jeans with Prada heels.

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Get the look: Leather jacket + White T-shirt + Black bootcut jeans + Kitten heels

Ana Escalante wearing a fur coat, dark-wash jeans, and black flats.

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Get the look: Brown fur coat + Dark-wash jeans + Ballet flats

Sofia Richie Grainge wearing a suede anorak, light-wash jeans, and a black bag.

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Get the look: Suede jacket + Light-wash jeans + Metallic heels + Black bag

@ilanatorbiner wearing a black leather jacket, red bag, ripped split-leg jeans, and flip-flops.

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Get the look: Belted leather jacket + Ripped, split-hem jeans + Flip-flops + Red bag

@anoukyve wearing a gray sweater, dark-wash jeans, tights, and black heels.

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Get the look: Oatmeal-colored sweater + Dark-wash jeans + Tights + Black heels

@mimixn wearing a denim shirt and matching jeans with a leather jacket.

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Get the look: Denim shirt + Matching jeans + Leather motorcycle jacket

@claire_most wearing a plaid bomber jacket with dark-wash barrel jeans and sneakers.

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Get the look: Plaid sporty jacket + Dark-wash, barrel-leg jeans + Sneakers

Hanna MW wearing a cropped fur jacket, mid-wash blue jeans, an Hermes Birkin bag, and black boots.

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Get the look: Cropped fur jacket + Black bag + Straight-leg jeans + Black boots

Pia Mance wearing a tan sporty jacket and The Row Margaux bag with white jeans and black heels.

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Get the look: Tan sporty jacket + White jeans + Black heels + Tan tote bag

Imani Randolph wearing a pink button-down shirt with mid-wash mom jeans.

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Get the look: Pastel-colored button-down shirt + Mom jeans + Black heels

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Eliza Huber
Eliza Huber
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Eliza Huber is currently the Associate Editorial Director at Who What Wear. She joined the company in 2021 as a fashion editor after starting her career as a writer at Refinery29, where she worked for four years. During her time at WWW, she launched Go Sports, the publication's sports vertical, and published four (and counting) quarterly issues tied to the WNBA, Formula One, and more. She also created two franchises, Let's Get a Room and Ways to Wear; profiled Dakota Fanning, Diane Kruger, Katie Holmes, Gracie Abrams, and Sabrina Carpenter for WWW's monthly cover features; and reported on new seasonal trends, up-and-coming designers, and celebrity style.