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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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All the Dutch blogs (in fact, all worldwide blogs) are going crazy for a new book release that plots a four decade artistic journey between legendary musician Tom Waits and renowned photographer Corbijn.
The relationship between the two men began when Corbijn was a relatively unknown photographer in 1977 and their friendship and collaborations have continued on to the present day,
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With its roots firmly in the '70s, a new brand emerges from Los Angeles called De Chemin Jeans.
The premium denim scene in L.A. is welcoming a new addition into the industry, but this new brand already has a history in apparel; it has been launched by Jason Gaon, the son of '70s label Chemin De Fer. You can see the similarities
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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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Today, Edwin Europe unveiled its latest capsule collection, Surplus — a 15-piece collection with a focus on minimalism and functionality.
As part of Edwin Europe's expansion on its foundation in denim, the label looks to a more modernist collection to sit neatly alongside the main line. Aimed at the more discerning male within the growing premium mid-market, the Surplus collection uses a selection
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For LVC's Fall/Winter 13 collection, the team pays tribute to two iconic eras of American style: Detroit's '60s Motown musical revolution and the West Coast's sunny '70s style.
Each season the Levi's Vintage Clothing team dips into the iconic Levi's archive, pouring through some 20,000 rare and antique artifacts, uncovering secrets of their past and then recreating them for today through faithful reproductions.
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William Kroll and his label Tender launches into S/S 13 with a range unique dying techniques like no other.
It has been said before that when you invest in a pair of Tender denim you are investing in a piece of denim history. Each season designer and founder, William Kroll introduces a combination of concepts from the past to create something innovative for today’s market.
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Much has been written on the history and legendry that surrounds the classic and collectible Buddy Lee mascot for Lee Jeans. We've blogged about him in the past and spent a fair bit of time cruising eBay for dolls. But we'd not seen this hilarious video before and figured it's worth a viewing.
Take a look in any denim connoisseurs vintage
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Last weekend, Tony Tonnaer, K.O.I. owner and founder opened the doors to the second edition of his RRR pop-up store in Amsterdam. Taking his sustainable credentials one step further, Tony looks to local furniture store Raw Materials (famous for its use of natural and recycled materials) to house his selection of eco-friendly denims.
Amsterdam is widely known as Europe's denim capital,
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