Wearing all black . The trick ? You need texture, shine , or exaggerated shapes. Some kind of drama to make it exciting. Because you sure ain’t getting the fashion edge from the colour! Barrel jeans like these fabulous black ones from @freepeople do the trick: the cut is everything. They make a statement which is what I’m looking for , neat in the waist but wide on the leg. So it’s important to think about what to wear on top : you want to show off the barrel shape as well as the waist. It’s the way to create shape too. Which is why this bomber jacket @zara (from 2 winters ago!) works so well with jeans. It’s short & cropped with big shoulders pads. Yes , two exaggerated shapes together! The other way to wear the barrel jeans ? with a choc brown slouchy knit . Swipez vous 👉 styling tricks: white pointy heels or two tone ballet flats break up the monotone of black and add a third colour. A YSL animal print bag adds a bit of print and …colour ( enough colour for me !) but a chocolate brown shoulder bag is right too. I’ve layered the bomber over a white tee but the weather is now freezing I’ll wear over a neat knit. I’ll add the links to stories and as always @ltk.australia Freepeople gifted shopwithfifi ltkaustralia barreljeans