Guide to White Jeans in Mens Fashion

Everyday Men’s Fashion: White Jeans

mens-white-denim-jeans-guideFew garments in men’s fashion present the same kind and level of challenge as the white jean. White denims have confounded and eluded the closets of generations of guys who have been too uncomfortable with the idea of non-blue jeans. The different color does need a different approach, but white jeans can be just as much of a daily style item as their blue brothers – once you learn how to use them properly, that is.

Mr. Clean
Blue jeans have long been a symbol of rebellion in men’s fashion because you can get them ripped and dirty, yet they still have a certain charm to them. By the same logic, you can get a pretty good idea of how to treat a pair of white denim pants.

White denim’s charm comes from it’s, well, whiteness. Off-white and dirty white simply don’t carry the same kind of impression – and intimidation – that a pristine white pair exuses. The style statement is similar to the one you make when you wear suede: you know how to care for and maintain delicate items. At the very least, it will always be a testament to how much you care about your clothes.

Always keep your white jeans clean. This would typically mean only one or two wears before each wash, in contrast to darker washes that can go out near infinitely before landing in the laundry. Use bleach, if necessary, to maintain that dazzling white.

Regularities
White is, by itself, already quite a dramatic color, especially because it comes in the form of a pair of pants. One way to make white pants just a little more wearable is to use a cut that’s seen as classic and everyday, balancing out the novelty of the white.

This means a pair of regular fit jeans, regular to low rise and none of those boot cuts. It makes your pants look almost plain and almost regular, were it not for the fact that it was white. A lot of guys run into problems when they treat white jeans like such a special garment. Once you learn to work with it as a regular style item, you’ll find it much easier to integrate him into your work.

How Fitting
A white pair of pants is usually just seen today on the fashion insider set, but all those models and style writers are really doing is finding the right fit of white pants. Again, the trick is to fit it like you would any item to get a similarly everyday-worthy fit.

You’ll want your white jeans to be as slim as possible to maintain the modern-man and do-everything image that men’s jeans retailers promote. That ideal fit includes slim but not hugging at the thighs, and then a straight cut or a slight taper down. For the length, you may want to minimize break, just in case you have a great pair of colored socks down there that you want to show the world.

The first step in incorporating white jeans into your everyday fashion is to get used to the idea of white pants as a standard item in your closet. Once you have that kind of mindset, you shouldn’t have any trouble building and styling outfits with white jeans.

Other Suggested Readings:
Skinny Tie Guide
Tweed in Mens Fashion
Proper Fit on Mens Pants

Your Cheap-Neckties.com Team

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