Cigarette Jeans are Trending Right Now—Margot Just Found the Trainer Trend That Makes Them Look Best
I’ve been in the industry long enough to develop a handful of hard-and-fast personal style rules. Every now and then, though, I’m pleasantly surprised when one of those self-imposed limitations is challenged. This morning, that’s exactly what happened.
Stepping out for a walk through Notting Hill, Margot Robbie resurrected a trainer trend I was convinced we’d seen the last of. Better still, she paired it with the one denim silhouette I’ve always found trickiest to style—creating, in one fell swoop, a look that felt modern and persuasive enough to make me rethink my own approach to denim.
Spotted strolling hand-in-hand with her husband, Margot wrapped up against the winter chill in a slate-grey knit, a longline leather coat and a bright red beanie. Cosy, chic and entirely wearable, it was an outfit I could easily see myself recreating. But it was her denim-and-trainer combination that really caught my eye.
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Margot stepped out in a pair of high-top Converse, the likes of which I haven’t spotted out and about for several seasons—yet I still have at the back of my wardrobe—styled with cigarette jeans. I’ve long struggled with cropped denim; the shortened hem can visually cut off the leg, and I find getting the right shoe pairing feels particularly tricky. Yet, Margot’s ankle-covering high-tops created a fluid, cohesive line that felt relaxed but cool—proving the silhouette can be far more flattering than I’d given it credit for.
Whilst low-profile trainers have dominated fashion’s footwear conversation over the past year, the industry’s renewed fascination with 2016-era styling suggests this high-top-and-cropped-denim pairing may be poised for a comeback.
Inspired by Margot’s effortlessly cool take, scroll on to discover and shop the Converse trainers and cropped jeans I’m now seriously reconsidering.
Shop Cigarette Jeans + Converse:
Zara
Cropped Mid-Waist Jeans
Style with high-top trainers, before pairing them with ballet flats come the warmer months.
Converse
All Star Trainers
These feel "2016" in the best kind of way.
Reformation
Cynthia High Rise Straight Cropped Jeans
Reformation's Cynthia jeans are a fashion person's favourites.
Add a subtle wash of colour to your winter rotation.
Arket
Jade Cropped Slim Jeans
These dark wash jeans are so easy to slot into a winter capsule wardrobe.
Converse
All Star Trainers
The burgundy colour trend isn't showing any signs of slowing down.
These also come in three other shades.
Converse
All Star Trainers
These feature leopard print detail for a pop of interest.
Mango
Claudia Slim-Fit Cropped Jeans
The slim-fit jeans trend isn't showing any signs of slowing down.
Converse
All Star Trainers
I'm banking these ahead of Valentine's Day.
