Last Friday, February 15, London opened its doors to one of the most interesting season's to date. The F/W 13 schedule saw the addition of several key designers, including Tom Ford's first Women's runway, as well as Rihanna causing a stir with her debut collection for River Island. It was some of London's more ambitious and emerging talents that delivered the most
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We've just back in from Vegas, where we've spent the week hunting out the latest denim news, events and trends going on in the city of sin.
New brands: Norman Russel, Tortoise, Forestin' Gear, Jacob Davis.
Magic trade show re-shuffled dramatically this season, adding ENK under its Project trade show remit and creating a new area called The Tents, housing artisinal and
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This month Levi's launches headfirst into their 140-year anniversary of the 501 jean with a whole series of global events celebrating the jeans iconic style.
Marking 140 years of style, innovation, and the seminal role the Levi’s 501 has played in fashion and as a cultural icon, this month the brand has launched a range of curated events and digital programs in tribute
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Earlier this year we previewed G-Star's S/S 13 campaign: The Art of Raw that was showcased during BBB F/W 13. This month, the brand releases its full multimedia campaign that captures the Dutch brand's core RAW concept, using unexpected combinations including their iconic Skeleton Dog, as well as an artist collaboration with electronic dance music producer Skrillex.
G-Star's fascination with raw denim and
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On February 7, New York Fashion Week kicked off for Fall/Winter 13. This season brought with it some familiar denim favorites like DKNY, 3.1 Phillip Lim and Rachel Comey as well as new additions like the premium denim purveyor, J Brand. Here, the Stylesight denim team highlights the key collections to emerge from packed eight day schedule.
J Brand
With its world renown denim
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As we've spoken about earlier on the DDD, last weekend was a big denim deal in the city of Los Angeles, what with the Rose Bowl and Rin Tanaka event both taking place. In conjuction with these events, Mike from Rising Sun held an amazing denim gathering in Eagle Rock on the afternoon of Sunday, February 10th.
Most of you will
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This month, Californian premium denim brand, 7 For All Mankind unveiled their latest multimedia campaign concept with award winning actor, James Franco.
As one of the world's premiere leaders of denim and lifestyle products, 7 For All Mankind is constantly challenging the landscape of denim. Each season, the L.A.-based brand seeks to expand beyond their denim foundations through innovative collaborations that push
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Last Thursday, Edwin invited their friends and family down to their Shoreditch store for the preview of the S/S 13 FURTHER film — a short movie following Edwin Europe and Kingdom of Kicks on their jaunt from London to Biarritz and back again.
Last summer Edwin revealed their striking S/S 13 lookbook that documented the incredible road trip that they endured
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Its been a busy weekend in LA! We attended Friday's Levi's pre Grammys bash held at the Ace Museum in aid of 140 years of the 501 jean on Friday night.
The event doubled as an intimate Frank Ocean gig and an inspiring installation-come-exhibition charting the timeline of the iconic 501 jean from the birth of the Levi's blue jean in
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As global trade show season takes hold for F/W 13 we turn our attention to the recent fairs that took place in Copenhagen January 1 - February 2.
Recognised as the Nordic Region's largest fashion event, Copenhagen Fashion Week is one the key stops on the international denim circuit. Showcasing a diverse cast of Scandinavian and European brands alike, the three
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Here in LA its been a pretty heavy weekend, denim-wise! We attended the Rin Tanaka Inspiration show kick-off party on Thursday, preview on Friday and then full show between on Saturday. Friday night Levi's celebrated 140 years of the 501 jean with an intimate invite only Frank Ocean gig and then on Sunday it was the Rose Bowl and Rising
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JW Anderson continues his successful collaboration with British high-street retailer Topshop launching into S/S 13 with a denim heavy collection of structured and minimilast looks.
JW Anderson prepares for the launch of his second collaboration with Topshop with the release of his preview lookbook. The collection set to hit flagship stores across the U.K. and U.S. on February 15th features a more striped-down aesthetic
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HUMAN MADE designer NIGO and BEAMS creative director Hiroshi Kubo join creative forces for a new line of Coca-Cola-branded Spring apparel under the HUMAN MADE label.
Anyone familiar with A Bathing Ape creator and Tokyo-based artist Nigo will be well aware of his obsessive infatuation with Americana. As a long-term vintage enthusiast, Nigo most recently brought this attention to his latest venture Human Made, a
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Just as New York fashion week begins and all eyes are on the latest F/W 13 shows, we're suddenly drawn to this great piece on Vogue.com, published to coincide with their latest Denim Issue in stores right now. In in, Kelly Connor puts together a perfect edit of the S/S 13 runways and pulls out essential denim items and trends.
The
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Each season, Copenhagen and Stockholm host inspirational fashion weeks in Scandinavia. Over the past two weeks the Nordic runways have come alive with edgy upcoming labels alongside the regions more internationally recognized brands. Known for their unique take on denim design, which marries sharp Scandinavian aesthetic with clean color schemes, both cities are seeing an increase in international buyer attendance as
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