Hallowed European houses from Alaïa to Bottega Veneta to Celine used them as a blank slate for innovation and experimentation. But rather than disappearing, jeans are once again a fashion phenomenon. One of the most popular pandemic predictions was that people would abandon denim, as fashion observers and shoppers gravitated toward the softer feel and more forgiving waistlines of sweatpants. Then, in 1976, Calvin Klein became the first designer to show jeans on the catwalk, ushering in an era of pop-cultural fixation that reached its apex (or perhaps its saturation point) when Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake wore matching denim-on-denim looks on the red carpet at the American Music Awards in 2001. A symbol for 1950s teen angst in Rebel Without a Cause, they were adopted by the 1960s counterculture. They would become synonymous with Hollywood’s romance with the cowboy, and by the early 1940s they were popular as women’s leisurewear, thanks to silver-screen stars like Ginger Rogers and Rita Hayworth, who wore them in publicity photos. Patented in San Francisco in 1873 by two immigrants, tailor Jacob Davis and dry-goods merchant Levi Strauss, sturdy denim pants woven from indigo-dyed cotton and reinforced with metal rivets were first worn by miners and other laborers.

And perhaps no article of clothing is as quintessentially American-and, like America itself, as endlessly capable of reinvention-as the blue jean. “Blue denims are the most beautiful things since the gondola,” the inimitable Diana Vreeland once decreed. Back, from left: Peter Do, Brandon Maxwell, Missoni, Ulla Johnson Brandon Maxwell: Greg Kessler All runway: courtesy the designers Middle, from left: No Sesso, Diesel, Khaite, Ahluwalia. Whose your summer style muse? Find out.Front row, from left: Dior, Alaïa, Bottega Veneta. HELLO! may collect a share of sales or other compensation from the links on this page. HELLO!'s selection is editorial and independently chosen – we only feature items our editors love and approve of. MORE: Charlotte Hawkins shocks GMB viewers with wardrobe malfunction – but we've all been there!

Bang on trend, polka dots are huge this summer and celebrities Holly Willoughby, Amanda Holden, Ashley Roberts, and Jane Moore have all been spotted wearing the classic print recently. Dressed by celebrity stylist Debbie Harper, Charlotte wore the brand's 'Belle Dress' which nods to 1950s glamour with its polka dot print, classic shirt collar, darling puffed sleeves, and cinched waist belt. Often wowing in her summer wardrobe, earlier this month Charlotte had fans flocking to the shops to get their hands on her blue polka dot dress from French designer, Gaâla.

It's safe to say that Charlotte's mastered the classic jeans and a nice top combo! 'Heels and jeans are always a good look,' added another. 'Wow.now that's how you wear jeans,' wrote one. Receiving the seal of approval from her 200k Instagram followers, not long after posting a picture of her outfit, Charlotte received dozens of compliments from her adoring fans. Lobster print shirt, £70, Forever Unique BUY NOW

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