These New Jeans Are a Long Way Away From Skinnies

We'd like to think we can tackle any denim trend head-on. When Gigi Hadid wears the most viciously torn boyfriend jeans in the world, we're open-minded enough to see the merits of such a choice, even when it's cold outside. And when one of the leading denim brands decides to get rid of all the elastic in its jeans, we pay attention and give the style a whirl. But occasionally a new trend can catch us completely off-guard. Recently, just as we were applying our concentration to vinyl trousers, along came a rather radical new pair of jeans that bloggers are backing left and right.

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Meet the Ukranian fashion brand Ksenia Schnaider and its skater-boy shorts/distressed skinny jeans hybrid. This is one pair of jeans with a very split personality, but perhaps it's their inherent weirdness that has captured the imaginations of the more adventurous influencers. This particular style—which looks almost like two separate pieces, shorts over skinny jeans—is called the Demi Jean and will cost you £289. A hefty price tag, yes, but let's remember this isn't the first time expensive reworked denim has piqued the fashion crowd's interest and proven to be a major retail success (cough, cough: Vetements).

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With both wide-leg skate jeans coming back into vogue and a street style rise in dresses worn over denim pants during London Fashion Week, perhaps it makes sense that this pre-layered creation has become a coveted one.

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Once you've clocked the distinctive cut, it's easy to see how far and wide the surprising denim must-have has spread: Australia to Germany, Great Britain to Seoul… The frequency in which we are spotting them on social media is ramping up by the hour.

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But are you on board? Would you at least give them a try? Strangers things have happened on the street—take our current obsession with "dad" trends as a prime example. Shop the Ksenia Schnaider Demi Jeans below.

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Hannah Almassi
Editor in Chief

Hannah Almassi is the editor in chief of Who What Wear UK. Hannah has been part of the the Who What Wear brand since 2015, when she was headhunted to launch the UK sister site and social channels, implement a localised content strategy and build out the editorial team. She joined following a seven-year tenure at Grazia magazine, where she led front-of-book news, fashion features and shopping specials as fashion news and features editor. With experience in both print and digital across fashion and beauty, Hannah has over 16 years in the field as a journalist, editor, content strategist and brand consultant. Hannah has interviewed industry heavyweights such as designers including Marc Jacobs and Jonathan Anderson through to arbiters of taste including Katie Grand and Anna Dello Russo. A skilled moderator and lecturer specialising in the shift to digital media and e-commerce, Hannah’s opinion and work has been sought by the likes of CNBC, BBC, The Sunday Times Style, The Times, The Telegraph and MatchesFashion.com, among many others. Hannah is often called upon for her take on trends, becoming known as a person with their finger of the pulse of what’s happening in the fashion space for stylish Brits.

Hannah currently resides in Eastbourne with her photographer husband, incredibly busy son and highly Instagrammable cat.