Destree Denim: Amoako, Tamara and Yoshitomo Explained

Destree denim is tailored denim: structured cotton-blend cloth cut into puff-sleeve jackets, utility jackets, creased trousers and buttoned dresses. The two pieces to know are the Amoako Denim Puff-Sleeve Jacket in Dark Blue and the Blue Denim Straight Pants. Shop all Destree beside our denim jackets edit.

Denim is only one fabric in the house wardrobe. Our Destree jackets guide covers the same Amoako and Tamara shapes in satin, wool and stretch suiting.

• Destree is a Paris ready-to-wear house founded in 2016 by Geraldine Guyot and Laetitia Lumbroso, known for a graphic, structured cut.
• Its denim is cut like tailoring: fitted waists, mandarin and pointed collars, pressed creases and covered buttons.
• The Amoako denim jacket is 75% cotton, 24% polyester and 1% elastane with a viscose lining in its blue and dark blue versions.
• Denim names to know: Amoako (puff-sleeve jacket, cropped top, dresses), Tamara (utility jacket), Yoshitomo and Olafur (trousers), Laetitia (dress) and India (skirt).
• The denim comes in dark blue, blue, ecru and khaki, so a jacket and trouser in one shade make a denim suit.

What makes Destree denim different?

Destree treats denim as a suiting cloth, so the pieces have the shape of a tailored jacket and trouser rather than a five-pocket jean. The house describes its dark blue Amoako as a reading of denim pushed toward the formal through the cut.

In practice that means three things. The fabric is structured, so jackets hold a sculpted shoulder. Details come from dressmaking: stand collars, scalloped hems, covered buttons and curved pockets. And trousers carry pressed front creases, which you rarely see on denim. The result is denim you can wear to the office with a silk blouse, then to dinner with a heel.

Which Destree denim jacket should you choose?

Choose the Amoako for a sculpted, feminine shape and the Tamara for a utility line. Both are cropped enough to show a high-waisted trouser.

The Amoako denim jacket

The Amoako is the house signature: a cropped jacket with voluminous puff sleeves, a fitted waist and a mandarin collar. The Amoako Denim Puff-Sleeve Jacket in Dark Blue has a puff shoulder that tapers toward the wrist, a V-notch stand collar and a long tonal button closure running to a scalloped hem. It is the dressiest of the denim jackets.

The Amoako Denim Puff-Sleeve Jacket in Blue is the brand’s take on 1950s dressing, with a tonal button front and a defined waist. The Amoako Denim Puff-Sleeve Jacket in Ecru lightens the look for spring, and the Amoako Denim Puff-Sleeve Jacket in Khaki is fully lined with tonal covered buttons, a softer neutral that works with brown and black.

For more on wearing the shape, read how to style a puff sleeve jacket.

The Tamara utility jacket

The Tamara is utility wear refined: a pointed collar, a clean button front and curved cargo pockets that add an architectural line. The Blue Denim Utility Button-Front Jacket is the everyday version. The Dark Blue Denim Utility Button-Front Jacket is fully lined, with a gently flared silhouette, a spread collar and four scalloped flap pockets at the chest and hip.

A Tamara looks best over a fine knit with a straight trouser. If you like a shorter jacket over a dress, our guide on how to style a cropped denim jacket has ideas that suit both shapes.

The Amoako denim cropped top

The Amoako Denim Cropped Top in Dark Blue is a fitted, compact top in dark blue cotton-blend denim, fully lined in viscose. Worn with the matching trousers, it gives the look of a jacket and trouser set with a lighter feel.

Which Destree denim trousers fit best?

Choose the Yoshitomo for a slim hip and a slight flare, and the Olafur for a long, high-waisted line with circular pockets. All are high rise, so they sit well under a cropped jacket.

The Blue Denim Straight Pants and the Denim Ecru Straight Pants are the Yoshitomo in denim. They are high-waisted and body-fitted through the hips, then open onto slightly flared legs with pressed front creases. Wear them with a block heel so the hem just grazes the shoe.

The Dark Blue Denim Straight Pants With Circular Pocket Details are the Olafur, in a lightweight deep indigo cotton-blend denim with signature circular front pockets and a clean straight cut. The Denim Ecru Flared Pants With Circular Pocket Details give the same pocket a full-length wide leg, a front crease and a concealed zip.

For every Yoshitomo fabric beyond denim, see Destree trousers, and for more jeans across labels browse our denim trousers edit.

Does Destree make denim dresses and skirts?

Yes. The denim dresses take the house shapes into one piece, and the skirts are long and flared.

The Amoako Denim Puff-Sleeve Maxi Dress in Dark Blue has voluminous puff sleeves, a cinched waist with an adjustable belt and a high collar closed by tone-on-tone buttons. The Blue Denim Midi Dress With Mandarin Collar And Short Sleeves is a midi Amoako with a fitted bodice and a softly flared skirt.

The Blue Denim Sleeveless Midi Dress is the Laetitia, a utility dress with a round neckline, a full-length button front and curved pockets. Then there are the India skirts: the Blue Denim Midi Skirt With Pockets and the Ecru Denim Midi Skirt With Pockets, in soft cotton-blend denim with a high waist, a long flared line and side pockets. Find more in our denim skirts edit and our Destree dresses and skirts guide.

How do the Destree denim pieces compare?

How do you wear a Destree denim suit?

Match the shade, then keep everything else quiet. A jacket and trouser in the same denim reads as a suit, and the structure of the cloth keeps it smart.

• Dark blue Amoako jacket with dark blue Olafur trousers and a white shirt for work.
• Blue Amoako jacket with Blue Denim Straight Pants and a pointed flat for weekends.
• Ecru Amoako jacket with Denim Ecru Straight Pants and tan sandals in warm weather.
• Any jacket with an India skirt in the same shade for a softer denim set.

The same idea runs across the house in satin and wool, which we cover in Destree sets and suits.

Does Destree denim run true to size?

Yes. The current Destree denim jackets and the Amoako denim maxi dress are marked true to size by the brand, so take your usual size. Destree uses French sizing, so FR 36 is a UK 8, FR 38 is a UK 10 and FR 40 is a UK 12. Coveti shows the UK ladder on every product page, and the Destree size guide has the full chart.

Because the denim is structured, the jackets hold a sculpted shape. If you plan to layer a knit under a Tamara, check the shoulder fit in your usual size first.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Destree Amoako denim jacket?

It is the house signature jacket cut in denim: cropped, with voluminous puff sleeves, a fitted waist, a mandarin collar and a tonal button front. It comes in dark blue, blue, ecru and khaki.

What is Destree denim made of?

The blue and dark blue Amoako denim jackets are 75% cotton, 24% polyester and 1% elastane with a viscose lining. The trousers and skirts are cut from cotton-blend denim.

Do Destree denim jackets run true to size?

Yes, the current Destree denim jackets are marked true to size. Destree uses French sizes, so FR 38 is a UK 10 and FR 40 is a UK 12.

Can you wear a Destree denim jacket and trousers together?

Yes. The jackets and trousers come in the same dark blue, blue and ecru denims, so wearing one shade head to toe creates a denim suit.

What is the difference between the Amoako and Tamara jackets?

The Amoako has puff sleeves, a fitted waist and a mandarin collar for a sculpted, feminine shape. The Tamara is a utility jacket with a pointed collar and curved pockets.

Does Destree make denim dresses?

Yes. The Amoako denim dress comes in maxi and midi lengths with puff sleeves and a high collar, and the Laetitia is a sleeveless midi with a full button front.