Katie Holmes Knows Denim Maxi Skirts Aren’t Going Anywhere

I’ll admit it—I could have sworn we’d collectively moved on from the denim maxi skirt. In my mind, breezy, floaty styles had taken their place. But as it turns out, fashion has room for more than one key skirt trend at a time, and the denim maxi is officially back from its brief hiatus—as Katie Holmes just proved.

Stepping out in New York for a day of filming, the actor wore the very skirt trend I was convinced was on its way “out.” Her chosen style—a mid-wash denim skirt with a sleek column cut—skirted the ankle and stopped just shy of the glossy leather strap of her ballet flats.

While a couple of seasons ago—at the height of the denim maxi skirt’s populairty—the trend was almost always paired with boxy T-shirts or minimalist vests, Holmes took a softer approach this time around, pairing hers with a relaxed white blouse, lending a pretty ease to the outfit that modernised the dated design. To finish, she slipped into 2025’s shoe of choice—the leather ballet flat—bringing a subtle but noticably contemporary twist to the look.