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The Best Ways to Mix Denim

Tonal blues are easier to wear than multicolored patterns.
By Adam Glassman
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Photo: Sergio Kurhajec

How to Get It Right

  • When wearing a denim top and bottom, make one significantly darker than the other to avoid the "Texas tuxedo" effect.

  • Bright prints are not your thighs’ best friends—blue-on-blue patterns are much more wearable.

Next: The best jeans for every body type

From the February 2013 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
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