For the record, I am all for the resurgence of Y2K fashion. ! Tracksuits! Baguette bags! But when I started to hear that people were wearing the dress-over-jeans trend again, my first thought was, respectfully, nah. All I could picture was a Disney Channel red carpet where too many layers reigned supreme—but as it turns out, fashion girlies have given the early 2000s styling trick a chic, modern update.
The new way to wear a dress over jeans is to play with proportions and refresh old pieces. That old party dress that you've been waiting for an excuse to wear again? Give it new life over a pair of baggy jeans. Your crochet dress from Euro Summer? Don't pack it away just yet—you can layer it over your favorite wide-leg jeans for an unexpected twist.
So what's the key to making the dress-over-jeans combo work? It's all about selecting the right dress to layer. I personally <3 dramatic, oversized silhouettes that combine airy skirts with wide-leg styles, but you can def put together sleek, tailored ensembles when wearing dresses over jeans, too. Ahead, you'll find tons of dress-over-jean directly from street style stars, as well as tips for taking your fave spring and summer dresses into fall.
A Babydoll Dress With Cuffed Denim You might think a voluminous babydoll dress would have to be paired with skinny jeans for contrast, but you thought wrong! I'm obsessed with the unexpected combo of this short, swingy dress with relaxed-fit jeans and —and if your dress is sleeveless.