Darker colors evoke a more serious vibe, allowing you to wear it to work.
Save the light washed jeans for summer weekends. To squeeze out more versatility, make sure your denim is darker. Darker colors evoke a more serious vibe, allowing you to wear it to work. (Think about how intimidating security guards are when they wear all black!) It also makes it much easier to mix and match because a dark denim blue is not overpowering.