Top Denim Trends

HIGH BACK

This newly fashionable look contours the hips and lengthens the legs, but perhaps the best feature-as out try-on proved-is that you can bend over without bearing all.

Mona style, Mavi, $88.

CROPPED LEG

Gray, in all its sexy, smoky permutations, is a major tone for fall jeans. This tapered and cropped pair boasts a slit opening at the hem, a sweet little detail.

Harlan Style, Earnest Sewn, $210.

ZIPPER DETAILS

For Converse's first-ever clothing line, designer John Varvatos featured these dramatic skinny jeans accented with zippers and redolent of the eighties.

Converse by John Varvatos, $225, at Bloomingdale's.

BUILT-IN SOCKS

How injeanious! No more baggy knees, broken zippers, or thick ankles. Thirteen has fused jeans with socks: Tucking into boots is an absolute breeze.

George sock style, Thirteen Denim, $230.

LEATHER WASH

I can't believe it's not...leather. These cotton stunners have been treated to resemble the skin. Purple rivets, buttons and lining play up the post-punk vibe.

Hailey style, Lee, $150.