Introduction

I think it is a pretty safe bet that the vast majority of people will own at least one pair of jeans. Regardless of whether you are into fashion or not, jeans are a staple of almost every wardrobe. They are easy to wear, long lasting, versatile and comfortable, and form the basis of many of our everyday outfits.

We all have our wardrobe staples; indigo jeans are something of a FashionBeans favourite, but as we all know, variety is the spice of life and working something new into our style can be a great way to keep things fresh and new.

Light wash denim has floated around on the peripheries of fashion for quite some time now. In the past few years they have gained a bit of a reputation as a mostly negative fashion choice, reserved for a very select group of particularly poorly dressed individuals – think bootcut, probably torn and ripped denim, pointed shoes/boots, t-shirt, a grey waistcoat and some delicious blonde tinted hair. Certainly more Robbie Savage than David Gandy.

But light denim is now undergoing something of a style revival. It’s more desirable, more acceptable and, dare I say it, more stylish. For men that are becoming tired of our indigo obsessions, light wash jeans offer a bold way out, but they are still a potential mine field. They are definitely not as easy to wear as their darker counterparts and there is no hiding with their colour.

So how might you want to wear your light wash denim?

How To Wear: Light Wash Jeans

Light Jeans Lookbook

Look 1

We all know that this little country of ours has some pretty inconsistent and often incomprehensible weather. Particularly during the (laughable) summer months, the conditions don’t always reflect the temperature, leaving us followers of fashion in a bit of a predicament – just what are we supposed to wear?