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Denim

Prospective Flow S/S 13 Lookbook

June 18, 2013

Japanese-inspired Made-in-America label Prospective Flow reveals its latest set of inspirational denim washes for its Spring/Summer 2013 lookbook. Since its launch in 2009, L.A.-based denim experts Prospective Flow has been gradually gaining recognition throughout the denim community with their stunning collection of heirloom-inspired denims. Underpinned by premium Japanese fabrics, the brand's offerings are at once traditional and contemporary, full of surprise details ...
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New Denim Design Talent: Sasu Kauppi

June 12, 2013

Central Saint Martins' graduate, Sasu Kauppi presents his F/W 13 collection of streetwear denims inspired by Nordic black metal. Dazed Digital recently directed us towards a great new collection from young Finish designer, Sasu Kauppi. Graduating from Central Saint Martins in 2011, Sasu left the big city for the familiar snowy surroundings of Helsinki to set up his own label. Driven by a refined ...
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Selfridges Launches Denim Studio

June 5, 2013

We've been talking quite a bit lately about how retailers and e-tailers are taking their denim more seriously. Online stores are creating special denim sections and the Denim Bar is popping up in department stores from Los Angeles to Paris. The Latest department store to overhaul their denim selection is the huge Selfridges in London, they opened their doors to the ...
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Nudie Jeans Repair Shop London

June 4, 2013

Last month, Swedish denim purveyor Nudie Jeans unveiled its latest Repair Shop concept in London's Soho district. The store debuts as the U.K.'s first outlet for the men's denim brand, offering specialist denim services alongside its full seasonal goods. Over the past year, Nudie Jeans has been steadily expanding their global retail presence with a number of carefully considered concept standalone stores, ...
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Denham The Jeanmaker Opens Latest Concept Store in Amsterdam

May 30, 2013

Earlier this month (May 9), Denham hosted the official store opening of their latest retail concept in the famous P.C. Hooftraat shopping district in Amsterdam. Stylesight takes an in-depth look at the store's presentation as well as what went down at the launch night. Open to the public this month is Denham’s newest addition to its portfolio of Amsterdam stores, representing the third ...
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Jeanologia and Denim by PV Jeans Gallery

May 30, 2013

A seasonal favorite at Denim by Premiere Vision, Spanish technology provider Jeanologia presented its F/W 14 collection at last week's show with an exhibition showcasing the limitless possibilities of its sustainable laser technology. Each season at PV, Jeanologia introduces a fresh assortment of directional patterns that both inspire and highlight the versatility and speed of production using their state-of-the-art garment finishing machines. Previous season's ...
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Orta x THVM F/W 14

May 28, 2013

For F/W 14, Turkish denim mill Orta teams up once again with L.A. denim specialists THVM for a creative collaboration that combines the latest denim trends with the most innovative technological fabric and finishing advances. The F/W 14 edition of Denim by Premiere Vision delivered yet another inspirational selection of innovative denim projects. One of the most exciting collaborations came ...
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MR. Handy Denim Repair

May 23, 2013

No jeans live forever, but MR. Handy Denim Repair is here to ensure you're much-loved selvedge live to fade another day. When it comes to denim, the Dutch know a thing or two about taking care of jeans. Its believed that the country is the European market with the highest per capita consumption of jeans, with the average resident of the city has 5.1 ...
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Yasmin Sewell Launches Beach In The East

May 22, 2013

Last weekend (May 18), was the opening of Yasmin Sewell's BEACH IN THE EAST — a temporary "Lords of Dogtown" style retail space offering a selection of unique '70s Californian skateboarder style products from today's most exciting and international designers, artists and brands. Located conveniently beneath the Stylesight London office, the SS Denim Team dropped by to speak to Yasmin on the exclusive ...
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Jacob Davis – A Moment in Denim History

May 21, 2013

As many readers know, this week marks the anniversary of the first patented riveted jean. While original blue jeans brand Levi's has been celebrating their 140 years of the 501, independent men's denim label Jacob Davis (named after the famed denim tailor who partnered with Levi's Strauss) is also keeping the spirit and memory of the jean alive through their latest ...
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Happy Birthday Levi’s 501

May 20, 2013

Today Levi's celebrates the 140th anniversary of the iconic 501 jean. In tribute to this milestone, the legendary blue jeans label has created a short film tracking the design evolutions of the 501 and its influence on culture throughout the decades. The Stylesight denim team has been keeping track and taking part in Levi's 501 140th anniversary celebrations this year, with their opening ...
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Levi’s 501 – 140th Anniversary Archive Workshop with Lynn Downey

May 17, 2013

Earlier last month, Stylesight's denim team was lucky enough to be among the select group of journalists invited to meet Levi's legendary historian (Queen of the archive) Lynn Downey in London as part of Levi's 501 140th anniversary. Taking an in-depth retrospective of the iconic jean, Downey conducted the workshop with some of the rarest 501 archive pieces from the ...
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JW Anderson for Versus Versace

May 16, 2013

Last night in New York saw the launch of one of the most highly anticipated collections of the season: JW Anderson for Versus Versace. With a star-studded line-up at the launch night and a host of highly acclaimed reviews hitting the web today, the capsule collection most definitely didn't disappoint. Following the departure of Christopher Kane in November last year, Donatella Versace was challenged ...
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Levi’s® Made & Crafted™ with Design Director, Miles Johnson

May 16, 2013

Levi's XX Design Director, Miles Johnson has been getting some airplay on the web lately with his recent "Behind the Brand" interview with Mr Porter and most recently Levi's short film on the Made & Crafted line. In this short video Miles discusses the season's inspirations behind the current S/S 13 collection of the premium line. Only in its fourth year, Levi's Made & Crafted has established itself ...
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Behind the Brand: Raleigh

May 10, 2013

Earlier this week, handcrafted denim purveyors Raleigh denim released a short video highlighting the labor-intensive production process that goes into making a Raleigh jean. Raleigh denim has always prided itself on its integrity and style of true American craftsmanship of jeans. Co-founders Victor and Sarah Lytvinenko take immense pride in their North Carolina roots using small teams, vintage equipment, local materials (Cone Mills White Oak ...
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