But beware, it’s a disaster for men
TO double denim or not to double denim – it’s the style question that divides the sexes.
While fashionistas are firmly in favour of denimed females, men are far more likely to commit a Shakin’ Stevens-style faux pas.
It is more than two decades since singers Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears sported double-denim ensembles at the American Music Awards in 2001, but few who saw them can forget the fashion horror show.
The pair – the hottest couple in showbusiness at the time – turned up in co-ordinated chambray, with Timberlake in a denim suit and matching cowboy hat while Spears wore a strapless denim ballgown.
Timberlake said last year: ‘There was maybe a period where I could skip over some of the outfits that were public, but the internet will never. You do a lot of things when you’re young and in love.’ Musician John
Legend told him: ‘Denim on denim on denim on denim – that will never be forgotten.’
Although few men go for the double-denim look, one celebrity exception was rapper Kayne West at Paris Fashion Week in January. However, this was the man who also wore a black leather suit and matching balaclava later that week.