White Denim Doesn't Clock Out When the Temperature Drops

Fall usually means white jeans go back in the closet until Memorial Day, but the crowd who actually knows how to dress isn't having it this season. The trick, insiders say, is treatment, not season — a crisp white pair reads as a foundation piece the same way navy or black does, provided the layers around it earn their keep. Think heavier fabrics, richer textures, darker companions up top: the jean stays put, the temperature drops, nothing about the look apologizes for it. It is the kind of quiet confidence we notice on the women who show up to a gala or a Sunday brunch already knowing the rules don't apply to them the same way.

With reporting from Elle.