Why Is Denim Like Floorboards

Denim is Like Floorboards – It Goes with Everything

              

Just like timber floors in a home, denim forms a neutral, grounding base.

We see it every day, we live in it, we walk over it, we trust it. It’s familiar, functional, and feels like a natural part of life

But here's the kicker: just like floorboards, there are certain shades of denim that you can enhance by using the undertone back with the other items you wear, just like every floorboard shade suits a different coloured couch or rug (LEARN MORE HERE).

Dark, rich denim will feel polished and dramatic, like deep walnut floors in a luxe home.

Light-wash denim feels relaxed and airy, like coastal blonde wood.

But each of the four colour types has certain denims that will work the very hardest in their wardrobe.

So while denim always works, and always works together, the trick is choosing the right tone to suit your wardrobe's overall colour scheme, just like choosing the right floorboard undertone to match your furnishings.


               

Another important thing with denim jeans, and I can't stress this enough, is to frame your last hemline with a contrasting shoe.

If you don’t separate your foot from your leg, you die at the waist down.

It’s all one big blur. There’s no structure, no finish line, and your outfit loses its punch.

Your hemline is your anchor point. It needs a full stop.

              


A contrasting shoe, in a different depth, colour or print, creates that definition. It gives the eye somewhere to land.

So if your denim is dark, a lighter or brighter shoe will wake it up. Even a skin-tone shoe works, as long as there’s a clear contrast.

If your denim is light, try a darker or richer shoe to ground it and a print shoe works at anytime.
 

It's such a small tweak, but it changes everything. You’ll go from looking like you're just wearing clothes… to wearing an outfit.


Nat xo