Blame it on normcore: Workaday denim is enjoying a surge in popularity and is cropping up in unexpectedly polished places – even the kitchen. For fall, J.Crew refashioned a classic coat silhouette in a dark wash and the result was haute, not hokey. The casual fabric makes an elegant Pottery Barn settee refreshingly cool and Gucci’s signature Soho purse look a little more relaxed despite the gleaming gold hardware. Still can’t get enough of the once-humble cotton twill? Rizzoli’s ode to the fabric examines the surprisingly varied history of true-blue obsession.
Roosevelt upholstered settee, $1,904 through www.potterybarn.com.
A tailored coat from J.Crew’ s fall 2014 collection.
A Denim Story: Inspirations from Bellbottoms to Boyfriends, $32.50 through www.rizzolibookstore.com.
Smeg’s denim-wrapped fridge, not yet available in North America.
D’Orsay flat, $450 through www.jennikayne.com.
Soho denim shoulder bag, $1,350 through www.gucci.com.
The Laundress denim care set, $35 through www.net-a-porter.com.