Archival photography books are one of the best resources of denim inspiration and Flash Collections' Portraits of American Bikers: Inside Looking Out proves no different with its gritty selection outlaw biker gang images from the late '60s.
While the relationship between denim and the motorcycle scene is nothing new, more biker inspiration has been emerging in the denim market lately. From Levi's
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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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Over in Paris at Denim by PV, the guys at Cone showed us a really special book they've been working on. For the first time in their 120 year history, the company have put together a complete visual history of their famous White Oak plant including some never-before-seen Stereograph images.
Many people have seen the classic White Oak stereograph image of
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As we know, statement DIY denim is in. So tonight's London Donna Ida event over in West London is set to get the juices and print colors flowing. The renowned denim store has teamed with London fashion designer Simeon Farrar to create one-of-a-kind, statement denim.
Famous for his printed tees, Simeon will be customizing any jeans bought on the day with
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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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The Cruise/Resort shows are continuing to hit our runway quick-look carousel but so many great denim shows have showcased, we thought we'd share some of our picks with you:
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Karl Lagerfeld's Cruise show tapped a 1920s resort-wear attitude with plenty of signature nods to classic Coco: bouclé fabrics, neat, boxy tailoring and strings of statement pearls. Denim has played a part in
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So it seems the purist denim market is continuing to expand. We read about the latest store to open over on the Nordic Denim House Blog the other day and its in Subang, Malaysia!
We have recently blogged about the growing scene over in Bankok with the recent Pronto denim carnival, the thriving vintage scene and new brand Via Piana so
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We were over on the Denim Hunters blog the other day and found a gem of a photographer we wanted to share with you. Cory Piehowicz is an American photographer who is responsible for many inspirational denim shoots and lookbooks you might already be very familiar with. He has worked for Mister Freedom and Rising Sun, to name a few.
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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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A lot has been published about denim patch and repair work lately. All the boro patchwork trends hitting retail, runway and the streets have their roots in Japanese history...even if the brand or designer is unaware!
But true repair work driven by necessity, not fashion is a dying process. Not so in Osaka however, where our favorite denim enthusiast, Jon from
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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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The Stylesight denim department was abuzz on Wednesday when we were informed about the new Denim Edition from Marni.
The lookbook images are beautiful, glossy and right in line with our recent Premium Denim trend feature, reinforcing the move towards a newer, fashion-driven approach to raw and rigid denims. Word on this exciting denim capsule first hit through the Citizens of
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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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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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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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