At the Old Navy x Christopher John Rogers launch in New York, Katie Holmes pairs a cropped yellow knit with loose jeans — a proportions game that almost works.
The color is great; the cut is the question. Katie Holmes turns up in Times Square for the Old Navy x Christopher John Rogers collaboration unveiling on April 13, 2026, in a mustard‑yellow sweater and pale blue jeans that really lean on early‑2000s proportions.
The knit is a fitted, ribbed crewneck with long sleeves and a striped neckline detail that feels sporty and fun. But it’s cropped high enough that the waistband of her jeans sits noticeably low, exposing a slice of midriff all the way across. The jeans themselves are a light‑wash, wide‑leg cut — not full puddle pants, but loose from hip to hem — which already adds visual volume through the lower half.
Because the sweater is snug and short while the denim is relaxed and dropped, the whole silhouette rests on that exposed waistline. And that’s where it almost loses the plot: the rise on the jeans sits in that slightly awkward zone where it’s not quite low‑rise nostalgia, not quite modern mid‑rise, so the crop can feel a bit accidental rather than sharply intentional. Black pointed shoes peek out at the bottom, trying to sharpen things up, but you barely see them against the pavement.
I might’ve liked this a lot more with the exact same pieces styled differently — either a touch more length on the knit or a higher‑rise jean to let that bright mustard really frame her shape instead of cutting her in half. As it is, the look isn’t a disaster, just a reminder that even a solid color combo can turn into a tricky puzzle when the rise and hem lengths don’t quite agree.
If you’re pulling inspo from this for your own celebrity street style experiments, steal the punchy sweater‑plus‑light‑denim idea, then tweak the waistlines until the proportions feel like they’re working with you, not against you.
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