How to Wear it: Patchwork Denim

Once merely seen as smart use for scraps, patchwork has been traipsing the runways for a few seasons now, adding interest to plainer textiles. Geo-chic and wearably cool pieced-together denim and chambray, as seen at Jen Kao and 3.1 Philip Lim, can go head-to-toe or be pulled in piecemeal to update your weekend basics.