It's not every day an Angel gets her wings, but finding her perfect jeans? That's another story. Victoria's Secret model Alessandra Ambrosio returned to the 2026 VS Fashion Show for her 20th anniversary, wearing quintessential model off-duty style: blue jeans, a white T-shirt, and a leather jacket.
Obviously, this casual getup is much more comfortable than, say, the $5 million Victoria's Secret Dream Bra worn by Kylie Jenner this year; it's also a simple outfit formula that works for just about everybody.
While a cool biker jacket looks good with any style of denim, Ambrosio's Mother jeans, called The Reifler, are perfect for this model's backstage moment . Described as a "straight-leg style with a bit of a kick," they borrow from denim's best decades: The '70s, '80s, and '90s. The exact wash Ambrosio wears feels even more vintage with subtle fading, whiskering, and distressed details straight out of the grunge era. Even Courtney Love would approve.
Ready to amp up your denim wardrobe? Check out Alessandra Ambrosio's exact jeans below, plus see how she styled them before getting glam for the VS Fashion Show.
Alessandra Ambrosio wore these exact jeans in the After Midnight wash, as seen above.
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Fading and whiskers make this very 2026 style look vintage.
This twist on the wide-leg silhouette is a best seller at Net-a-Porter.
That's right—you don't *have* to wear boots with bootcut jeans.
A tried and true staple in any denim lover's closet.
There's never a bad time to buy Mother jeans, but this pair is on sale if you want an excuse to press purchase.
Into oversized patch pockets this season? Same.
Mid-rise wide-leg is the platonic neutral for jeans right now.
A slightly flared dark-wash is hard to resist.
Trends come and go, but wearing the perfect pair of jeans for you will always be in style.
Drew Elovitz is originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but has spent the last decade living and working in New York City. She earned a master's degree in media and popular culture from New York University, then began her career on the internet as the Twitter voice of Barbie.
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