The focal point of Dua Lipa’s latest Instagram (aside from, of course, the singer herself) was an Iron Maiden T-shirt with a sheer shirt underneath. And while the heavy-metal-band merch was certainly a standout, the colourful pair of pants was the head-turner in Lipa’s look. The flamboyant kaleidoscopic trousers, which gave the illusion of patchwork, are by the designer Kat Rose, based in Portsmouth, England. The 25-year-old received a request from Lipa’s stylist Lorenzo Posocco to create a pair of custom jeans for the singer. With fabric paint and markers, she turned vintage Levi’s from eBay into a statement piece worthy of a pop star.
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Jeans: remember them? Trackies usurped denim as the world ground to a halt last year, but big-name brands are putting new-look 501s firmly back on the agenda for spring/summer 2021. Indeed, these loud colour-pop, patchwork iterations are hard to ignore. When Chanel sends a pair of wide-leg, Barbie-pink jeans down the runway, people take note. Ditto, sky-blue denim.
Chanel spring/summer 2021.
Candy-coloured trousers are indicative of Virginie Viard’s youth-centric vision for the French fashion house, but they also play into the current appetite for nostalgia and our overwhelming desire for uplifting fashion. (See also the rise of sweet beaded neck charms and Polly Pocket rings). Were you desperate for a pair of snazzy straight-legs as a teenager? Perhaps you never actually purchased American Apparel’s array of primary-coloured skinnies? Now is your chance.