Jennifer Lopez Wears This Denim Trend Every Time She Goes to NYC in 2024

When you're Jennifer Lopez, a trip to NYC isn't just a trip to NYC—it's a trip to NYC in which photographers follow your every move. If you keep tabs on Lopez's travels, you may have noticed that she's spent a lot of time in the Big Apple in 2024. As someone whose job it is to report on what J.Lo and other celebrities are wearing, I've been studying her NYC outfits throughout the year and have found that she favors a glamorous, polished look that's also somewhat casual in the city. Speaking of casual, Lopez often wears jeans in New York, and there's a specific trend she's wearing more often than not during her 2024 trips.
That trend is baggy jeans, specifically baggy, pleated or paper-bag-waist jeans. Given that Lopez often wears crop tops and fitted tops, it makes sense that this voluminous denim trend would be a favorite of hers. The best outfits include pieces that balance each other out.
Keep scrolling to see a few of Lopez's pleated-jeans outfits from this year, with the first two being from just this past week, and shop the trend for yourself if it speaks to you.
With a white blazer and sports bra in July 2024
On Jennifer Lopez: St. Agni blazer; Isabel Marant Jordy Pants ($490); Hermès bag; Bottega Veneta Triangle Pilot Sunglasses ($550); Aquazzura shoes
With a fitted blazer and sneakers in July 2024
On Lopez: Gucci jeans; Bottega Veneta Triangle Pilot Sunglasses ($550); Hermès bag
With a crop top and Uggs in April 2024
On Jennifer Lopez: Gucci jeans; Dior bag; Ugg Classic Mini Platform Boots ($170)
With a sweater in April 2024
On Jennifer Lopez: Gucci jeans; K-Swiss sneakers
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Allyson is a senior editor for Who What Wear. She joined the company in 2014 as co-founder Katherine Power's executive assistant and over the years has written hundreds of stories for Who What Wear. Prior to her career in fashion, Allyson worked in the entertainment industry at companies such as Sony Pictures Television. Allyson is now based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She holds a BFA in theater arts. Her path to fashion may not have been linear, but based on the number of fashion magazines she collected as a child and young adult, it was meant to be.
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