If you’re looking at all the nineties nostalgia going around, and want a piece of the chic action, without looking like a teenager again, I’ve found a single pair of jeans that will do it for you.
This nineties mood is wrapped up in a pair of cotton, cropped, kick-flared and high-waisted white jeans from Marks & Spencer.
High Waisted Kickflare Cropped Jeans, Soft White
High Waisted Kickflare Cropped Jeans, Soft White
A lot of detail for a single pair of jeans, I know. But it doesn’t won’t do to simply describe them as white jeans. Details such as cut and silhouette matter here, and M&S know that.
Because, you see, this isn’t just a nineties trend. This is a nineties style directly inspired by the breakaway hit TV drama Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr and Carolyn Bessette, officially the most streamed show in Disney + history.
From a style perspective, the drama which is set across the years from 1992 to 1999 when the real-life pair died in a plane crash, also showcases what made Carolyn Bessette such a fashion icon.
While I was dressing in hoodies, camisoles and baggy Levi’s during my nineties teenage years, Carolyn Bessette was the epitome of preppy chic wearing her signature pared back monochrome ensembles.
I could only dream of looking like that then. But now? Now is a great time to dress this way – its modern, stylish, highly polished and incredibly chic.
Her look, cropped jeans with loafers, say, or elegant black dresses and kitten heels - her hair often tied back in a chignon or ponytail, and finished off with small lens sunglasses - is the exact styling trick M&S has used to showcase these jeans in their latest campaign.
And the jeans do all the work. They are high-waisted and slimming, make the legs look longer than they are, work great with round neck jumpers and T-shirts, and are the ideal partner to a pair of loafers, slimline sneakers, or sneaker mules.
High Waisted Kickflare Cropped Jeans, Mid Blue
High Waisted Kickflare Cropped Jeans, Mid Blue
Better still they cost £38, come in every size from 6-24 and in four leg lengths from extra short and petite to regular and long. And if white is not for you they come in mid and dark blue, black and chocolate brown.
Customer comments note that the high waisted fit is quite snug, so think about sizing up for comfort, but otherwise, take my word for it, if you want to channel the nineties most inspiring fashion icon, and feel modern in 2026, these jeans will do that.
