The Only Way to Know If Your Jeans Are "Cool" This Season

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Ask yourself this one question: do you own side-striped denim? If not, girl, you need to get your hands on a pair of these true blues, because the race car effect is pulling ahead, full throttle. During the latest Fashion Month, we saw the trend all over the streets, from New York to Paris. Ladies were either rocking the Calvin Klein Canadian tuxedo in varying shades of denim or allowing a darker panel to attract eyes downward, drawing attention to a pair of fabulous shoes or an ultradistressed hem. Ahead, get inspired by a few of our favorite side-striped denim moments, then scoop up some of these of-the-moment jeans to work into your rotation.

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Style your side-striped jeans with a printed coat and a patterned bootie to mix things up.

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Work a red striped pair with crimson statement booties.

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Break up the stripe effect with a furry statement coat in a sugary shade.

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Go for the "Calvin Klein" look and work a Canadian tuxedo with a matching denim top.

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Work a baggy style with thicker contrast panels to play up the colorblock effect.

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A faded "inside-out" pair like these will make them all stop and stare.