9 Ways to Dress Up Your Jeans

June 30, 2009

So you've found a pair of comfy, sexy jeans that fit you perfectly (congrats!), and you don't want to take them off—ever. We understand, which is why we've come up with easy ways to make your favorite jeans look a little more glam.

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Upgrade your sweater.

Here's one supermodel style trick everyone can try on for size: On your next errand-running afternoon, instead of wearing a basic cardi, slip on a more sculptural knit top, à la Cindy Crawford's balloon-sleeve sweater.
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Tie on a belted jacket.

While Fergie's futuristic shades and wedges might be too wild to wear at the office, her belted jacket and trim bag make dark skinny jeans look super polished.

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Try a girly blouse.

Basketball all-star Lisa Leslie created a date-worthy look by layering a pink ruffled dress over her gray jeans. The dress-as-a-shirt trick works especially well when you're 6'5", but for the rest of us who couldn't graze the net without the help of a springboard, an old-fashioned ruffle-y top would work just as well.
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Go black on black.

Bilson always knows best: A long coatlike cardigan and black booties make for a cool city outfit that'll work year-round.

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Add some bright accessories.

Suddenly feeling underdressed for your last-minute dinner plans? Distract people from realizing you're wearing your favorite 501s by piling on a few look-at-me-accessories.
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Just add heels.

Kelly Osbourne and Kim Kardashian clearly got the same memo: All you need to make your black jeans look glam is a pair of major heels and a short n' sweet black jacket.

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Get buttoned up.

Believe it or not, even ripped-up, boxy boyfriend jeans can look classy. Just take it from not-a-hair-out-of-place Olivia Palermo, who dressed hers up with a prim button-down, lace-up booties and a no-nonsense ponytail.
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Show off your sassy side.

Put your black going-out pants into storage: Fitted jeans, a sparkly top and killer heels like singer Kat DeLuna's can be your cool new Friday-night look.

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Buy a blazer. Just do it.

We know you've heard this from us before, but seriously, the blazer is a good thing. It's like the white T-shirt of outerwear: You can't go wrong with it, especially when worn with jeans, just as she-who-never-ages Robin Wright Penn demonstrates.