The Pretty Top Trend Everyone in Fashion Is Using to Elevate Their Jeans

By Kim BrowneAugust 10, 2025

Maybe it’s the millennial in me, but I’m not sure my lifelong quest to find a nice top to wear with jeans will ever truly end. You’d think the pairing might feel played out by now, but with new textures, fabrications, cuts and colours constantly breathing fresh life into the trusty combo, I can’t imagine tiring of it anytime soon. And right now, there's a very clear solution emerging on which top to wear with jeans to look the stylish part. Enter lace.

Model Elsa Hosk walks through a field wearing a blue lace-trim top with jeans and a white Hermes bag.

A lace top with jeans brings offers everything a great outfit should: a hint of elegance, a touch of seductiveness and the comfort of denim. It’s a throw-on two-piece that feels considered without trying too hard.

I’m seeing it everywhere, yet it feels like the trend is only just starting. The contrast works beautifully—the softness of lace against sturdy denim creates a mix that always looks interesting.

Influencer @holliemercedes wears a lace top over jeans and underneath a denim jacket. She accessories with black flip flops, a yellow headscarf and black sungalsses.

There are plenty of ways to wear it. A lace-trim camisole with straight-leg jeans is an easy warm-weather pairing. Then as autumn arrives, you can add a chunky knit or cropped jacket, letting the lace peek out from underneath.

Influencer @nlmarilyn wears a lace-trim top over white jeans and underneath a red funnel neck jumper. She accessories with a clutch bag and red flip-flops.

Sorry, T-shirts. Hold the phone, vest tops. This season, I'll be pairing my jeans with lace tops. If you’re feeling the same, here are the best styles on the market to shop now.