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July 3, 2012

Twenty-Nine Lightweight Denim Pieces for Summer

By Diana Tsui

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Clothing yourself during this never-ending heat wave is a daily challenge. While most days require some type of work-appropriate attire, tomorrow is the Fourth of July — a time to barbecue, lay out on a beach, and watch the fireworks, all activities that call for denim. Cutoff shorts might be easiest, but why not try a denim skirt or a dress? If memories of tattered and precariously short miniskirts have turned you off, this season’s versions are less distressed and rendered in simple silhouettes. And should you somehow get chilly tomorrow night, cover up with a minimal white jacket by American Eagle or Acne’s perfectly slouchy dark blazer. Click ahead to see 29 denim options in all washes and at all price points.

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Pilcro Bleach-Dipped Shorts $88 at Anthropologie
Joe’s Jeans 6in rolled short $138 at Joe's Jeans
Roxy Eden Trippers shorts $49.50 at Roxy
Court Shop Brie shorts $105 at Court Shop
Current/Elliott the Boyfriend rolled shorts $178 at Shopbop
Chloe Sevigny for Opening Ceremony leather trim ruffle shorts $120 at Opening Ceremony
Etoile Isabel Marant Alexa shorts $108 at Matches
A.P.C. soft demin skirt $150 at A.P.C.
Mother stretch denim skirt $180 at Net-a-Porter
Topshop bleached denim strappy dress $80 at Topshop
Steven Alan Wade dress $248 at Steven Alan
Free People polka dot bustier dress $118 at Shopbop
AG Adriano Goldschmied tank dress with welt pockets $154 at AG Jeans
A.P.C. denim romper $275 at La Garçonne
Two denim shirt $79 at Pixie Market
UNIF cutoff denim shirt $98 at Nasty Gal
Neil Barrett oversize denim blouse $320 at SSENSE
American Apparel sleeveless crop button-up $45 at American Apparel
Just Female sleeveless studded denim shirt $107.71 at ASOS
Rivet & Thread Popover $135 at Madewell
Free People denim pullover $108 at Free People
Topshop Moto Baxter white jeans $80 at Topshop
J. Brand Aoki cropped jeans $196 at J.Brand
MiH Jeans Phoebe mid-rise boyfriend-fit jeans $250 at Net-a-Porter
J.Crew denim vest in workwear wash $98 at J.Crew
American Eagle white denim jacket $49.95 at American Eagle
Zara bleached jacket $49.99 at Zara
Court Shop cropped denim jacket $130 at Nasty Gal
Acne Blake denim jacket $565 at Farfetch
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