Your trusty jeans may have taken home the award for best supporting character year after year, but 2022’s statement trends are giving them a much-needed promotion. With mod and graphic prints as well as logomania trending, it’s no surprise that printed jeans are this season’s standout piece. Make room for fun, campy motifs, avant-basic swirls, hand-painted art and colourful patchwork as they elevate your favourite jeans. Here are 8 such artsy pairs that are sure to add a dash of dopamine to your denim collection:
Artsy Jeans For The Season
1. Sazo
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Sazo’s hot n spicy curry jeans sure know how to grab eyeballs with the embellished detailing on the dark wash denim base. From hand embroidered artwork and upcycled fabric patches to the asymmetric style and detachable floral accessory, it invites you to embrace your playful side this season.
Available at: Sazo
2. Valkyre
Add a touch of Renaissance flair to your look and bring the Sistine Chapel to your wardrobe with Valkyre’s hand-painted jeans in the style of Michelangelo’s Creation Of Adam.
Available at: Valkyre
3. Freakins
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From SpongeBob and Scooby-Doo to Rick & Morty and The Powerpuff Girls, Freakins’ hand-painted jeans are sure to take you on a nostalgic trip back to the days of watching your favourite cartoon shows.
Available at: Freakins
4. Zara
Brighten up the gloomy monsoons with some cotton candy hues and statement swirls. Pair these bottoms with solid colours and let your jeans do all the talking!
Available at: Zara
5. Levi’s
If in-your-face swirls are not your jam, take the rainbow-marbled route with this pair from Levi’s x Deepika Padukone collection that lends just the right amount of colour to turn up the fun.
Available at: Levi’s
6. MoonRay
Wear your love for la lune on your jeans with MoonRay’s pants that features embroidery and artsy appliques of emblems, celestial bodies, spaceships and florals on a dark grey denim base.
Available at: MoonRay
7. Huemn
High-quality leather shapes, thin rubber sheets and mesh panels come together in true Huemn fashion to give basic light-wash jeans a sneaker-inspired upgrade.
Available at: Huemn
8. H&M
From applique features on crop tops to butterfly clips and accessories, the winged insect is coming out of its cocoon this year, much like us all. It only fits that this Y2K motif makes it to your jeans as well.
Available at: H&M
