If you take one look at social media right now, you’ll be inundated with content from fashionable folks trying different trending looks. While keeping up with the latest outfit ideas can be fun, it can also get overwhelming. As a fashion editor, I’m here to alleviate some of that stress. Since it’s my job to stay updated on fashion, I spend a lot of time online. While browsing through social media, I noticed fashion people are wearing jeans with dresses.
For all of you Y2K-fashion lovers, you know this outfit combo isn’t new. That said, it’s definitely been on the rise recently. For your shopping pleasure, I handpicked an array of jeans and dresses perfect for mixing and matching to nail this look. Keep scrolling to uncover my selections for creating this throwback outfit for yourself.
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Lee
High-Rise Flare Jeans
I love the patchwork-like look these have.
Warp + Weft
Nce Plus - Wide Leg | Big Sur
This pair is sustainable and priced under $100!
Paige
Laurel Canyon High-Rise Flare Jeans
Paige makes plus-size jeans you can shop exclusively through Anthropologie.
Maeve
Seamed High-Rise Wide-Leg Jeans
I love this season's trend of fiery red.
Levi's
'70s High Flare Jeans
Perfectly distressed flare jeans are everything.
Levi's
501 Spliced Jeans
This two-tone pair is so cool.
Levi's
Ribcage Straight Ankle Jeans
This pair is slightly cropped for those that want their shoes to show.
Levi's
Middy Straight Jeans
If high-rise jeans made breathing more difficult, try these trusty Levi's. They have a classic wash and cut with a mid-rise waistband.
Paige
Manhattan Jeans
While these have a price tag that falls on the higher side, it's worth it for this chic jet-black wash.
Chinazor "Chichi" Offor is a Georgia-born, Los Angeles–based associate editor who relocated from Brooklyn, New York, and joined Who What Wear's West Coast office in 2022. At WWW, she utilizes her years of editorial experience to interview trending talent, explore trends, and curate shopping guides. Chichi previously worked at Refinery29, where she helped revolutionize the brand’s plus-size and inclusive fashion coverage. In her spare time, she’s keeping up with the latest movie releases, enjoying a relaxing day at the spa, or obsessing over her latest ADHD-fueled hyper fixation (e.g., Jesse McCartney's underrated career, the negative effects of bicoastal intellectual elitism, and Gen Z’s loneliness epidemic). You can find her online @thechichio on Instagram & TikTok.