The Goods | Style
Jeans will never not fascinate. Giorgio Armani once said they “represent democracy in fashion,” while Yves Saint Laurent, the world's greatest couturier, famously declared they were the one thing he wished he'd invented: “They have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity—all I hope for in my clothes.”
Sure, but how to wear them now? The downside of denim's Zelig-like versatility is that it's invariably the first thing to fall swagger; and an unexpectedly dapper, leather-trimmed mandarin-collar jacket from Loro Piana. Massimo Alba toyed with the material's workwear roots via a lightweight carpenter-style pant (see right) and, for the daring, Prada presented funky-cool jean blazers.
