Summer Fashion 2009

No sense resisting: The bleached-out finish synonymous with the ‘80s is back, and we like it. “But don’t combine your pair with a colorful, patterned top like they used to,” says Orjan Andersson, founder of Cheap Monday. “Stick with solids.” Kate Bosworth (left) looked flawlessly modern in Topshop jeans and a navy T-shirt.

Far left: Cotton the James in Black Stone, Genetic Denim, $198; at Barneys New York.