These 24 Tops Make Skinny Jeans Look More Stylish

As we've mentioned on many previous occasions, skinny jeans are now a classic denim style, as opposed to the trend that they once were. And with classic pieces, it can take a little more effort to make them look more stylish, but that doesn't mean it has to be challenging. In the case of skinny jeans, all you need is the right type of top and you're set. And that's exactly what we're here for. The best tops with skinny jeans have a flattering, complementary fit and are special enough to turn the wardrobe staple into an incredibly stylish outfit.
Among our picks are cropped tops to wear with high-waisted skinny jeans, peplum tops that look perfect with tight-fitting denim, festive tops that are worthy of a night out, and T-shirts that are far from boring.
Read on to shop the 24 tops that are on our radar right now, and find out why they'd look so perfect with skinny jeans.
Nothing is boring when worn with a tropical shirt.Available in sizes XS to XL.
If this amazing unicorn doesn't make your skinny jeans feel more stylish, we don't know what will.Available in sizes XS to L.
Ease into fall with this one.Available in sizes UK 4 to 16.
Shop Nordstrom's Anniversary Sale from now until August 5.Available in sizes 2 to 12.
Next up, shop the skinny-jean style everyone is buying this summer.

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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