Stylist Dani Michelle Shares Style Tips about Denims, Footwear, & Jewellery

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When Dani Michelle presents style recommendation, you’re taking it. The stylist, who works with Hailey Bieber, Kendall Jenner, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, and Daisy Edgar Jones, was just lately named the artistic director of Joe’s Denims, and StyleCaster obtained the possibility to select her mind about fall developments, find out how to construct a wardrobe, and what seems to be she’s sick of seeing. 

Relating to aesthetics, Michelle is the epitome of effortlessly cool and extremely female. She clothes her purchasers in saggy fits paired with crop tops, robes that depart little to the creativeness (I’m nonetheless not over the Schiaparelli quantity Jenner wore on the 2024 Academy Gala final month), and denims desires are made from. Every thing she does is recent and painfully stylish. All of this to say, Michelle had some fairly refreshing and probably controversial style takes—one being that she’s truly right here for the thin denims revival and “loves” the barrel development. Whereas I’m obsessive about the horseshoe silhouette, I’m not leaping on the probability to deliver skinny denims again into my denim rotation. Nonetheless, it appears I’d must get with this system contemplating the spring/summer season 2025 runways of labels like Proenza Schouler, Prada, and Marni have been crammed with tremendous fitted pants. 

Michelle can also be very into cropped straight-leg denims as they’re “actually nice” for boots. She particularly suggests Joe’s Denims The Margot—which presents a high-rise match and stops proper on the ankle. Her Joe’s Denims appointment couldn’t come at a greater time—since as of late, denim is having a serious second. Along with skinny and barrel, we’re seeing a heightened curiosity in saggy pairs (which could be present in Michelle’s new Joe’s Denims capsule assortment), cargo types, and naturally jorts.

Hold scrolling to get some ideas from Michelle:

As artistic director, with a background in celeb styling, what message have been you attempting to get throughout with the capsule and upcoming collections?

“As we re-imagined what the model Joe’s might be, I needed to begin from the bottom up. I needed to first introduce every little thing core that somebody wanted of their wardrobe. Excellent items that have been staples and timeless in stylings. As we develop, I’ll proceed to introduce and evolve the model to have its personal voice and presence in our closets.”

What would you say is a fool-proof fall/winter outfit?

“You possibly can at all times rely on a protracted, heavy jacket or crewneck sweater paired with cropped denim that exhibits an amazing boot. That’s the place our Madeline jacket, a protracted wool type, got here from. It’s simply the right transitional, elegant, timeless coat.”

What could be your recommendation to somebody attempting to construct their wardrobe?

“Begin with minimal wardrobe staples to construct up your on a regular basis items earlier than increasing out into developments that come and go. Get the right denims, loafers, kitten heels, white T-shirt, white button-down shirt, and two nice jackets. That’s your core. You possibly can change your equipment, and it seems like a complete new look.”

What’s your go-to denim type?

“I trip between 90s denim and a washed black, so I used to be positive so as to add them each to my drop.”

What’s your go-to fall shoe?

“You possibly can by no means go fallacious with a boot! Sq.-toe is so cool to me, or actually witchy pointed-toe boots—that appears gorgeous beneath denim.”

Exterior of denim, what’s your favourite development of 2024?

“Large earrings—particularly from my model MÉGA.”

What’s a development you’re hoping goes away?

“Actually lengthy gloves with clothes. It’s executed.”