Over the past six months, Max Kingery and the team behind the ambitious project Legacy of Cool have been on a mission to illuminate the history and craftsmanship of denim. Storied through a documentary film and the production of their own limited edition denim line, the project has taken them all over the world, seeking materials, inspiration, and the culture that surrounds the
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We've been busy compiling research for our latest Denim Outlook Construction report, pulling together the latest inspirations for the S/S 14 season. Along our indigo journey, we came across a beautiful and unique webshop dedicated to the ancient workwear fabric, Toile de Chine.
Toile de Chine is an emerging topic we've been hearing about lately throughout the denim community. On our recent trip
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We all love denim but not many of us can claim as much denim expertise as Piero Turk. He's been in the denim industry for decades and worked with some of the biggest names in the world including Edwin, Lee, Replay, and AG.
We blogged about Turk's self-published book earlier this year and after catching up with him at Denim by
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Now that we're in December I'm sure a lot of you will be thinking about Christmas gifts. We came across the gorgeous Maison Indigo last week at Denim by Premiere Vision and wanted to share these little indigo animals with you. We know we'd like one on Christmas day and we expect a lot of denim devotees will feel the same!
The
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We spent last week in San Francisco and dropped by the Levi's headquarters to visit Lynn Downey in the Archives, an always pleasurable and inspiring experience.
For those that don't know, Lynn manages all the garments, photographs, and documents in the archives; dating, organizing, and caring for the priceless collection in her possession. She has been with Levi's for 23 years and
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We just got back from beautiful Paris where we’ve been gathering denim inspiration at renowned fabric show, Denim By Premiere Vision. Now in it's 11th edition, the two-day show took place November 28-29 at its usual venue, La Halle Freyssinet.
From the first morning the show seemed busier than usual with a real buzz and plenty of events to inspire the
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We shine a light on leading Turkish mill ISKO's Creative Room project in Italy.
We’re noticing a recent change in the way leading mills and laundries work with their clients during the research and development process. Gone are the days where designers lead all creativity; now the process is much more of a mutual exploration with manufacturers and suppliers working hand-in-hand with
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Last Friday was the announcement of the exciting collaboration between Eco fashion brand Edun (run by Bono's wife Ali Hewson) and denim fashion brand Diesel on a new denim collection, Diesel+Edun.
All sourcing and manufacturing of the collection will be done in Africa and the cotton will come from farmers in Northern Uganda who are participating in the Conservation Cotton Initiative, a
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This Fall, Amsterdam denim specialist Tenue de Nîmes celebrates their 4th anniversary and the opening of their second retail outlet. We stopped by to speak with co-owner Rene Strolenberg to discuss Amsterdam's denim scene, inspirations behind the store, and what future ambitions he has for the Tenue de Nîmes brand.
For four years, denim duo Menno van Meurs and Rene Strolenberg have been
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The Netherlands continues to expand its portfolio of homegrown talent with Bob Rijnders’ new purist denim label emerging on the market.
Butcher of Blue was chosen as a name synonymous with hard work, local product, and respect for quality - all attributes that have been adopted by Bob Rijnders for his new venture. Rijnders is a passionate entrepreneur (Best of Brands) with over
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Since 2004, Berlin retailer DC4 has been specializing in highly exclusive Japanese denim and hard-to-find specialities. While Berlin has always had its finger firmly on the pulse of premium denim, DC4 recognized the gap for the growing interest in Japanese heavy-weight denim labels.
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Over the past eight years in business, owner Cizmek has built a brand portfolio including some of the world's finest denim
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Back in September director Clement Beauvais released a short film shot on 16mm camera documenting an incredible road trip of French biker collective, Blitz Motorcycles. While the "Long Live The Kings" video has done the rounds on specialist denim blogs, we thought we would highlight to the wider audience who will no doubt appreciate the beautiful cinematography and choice selections of denim.
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The Netherlands ever-growing denim scene is further highlighted this month with the opening of an exhibition dedicated solely to the rich history of blue jeans at the renowned Centraal Museum in Utrecht.
Worn for more than 150 years and with roots tracing back to the 17th century, denim (de Nîmes) has become an iconic symbol of the working uniform, and more
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Following last year’s capsule collection, San Francisco menswear boutique UNIONMADE delivers their second annual collection of indigo dyed goods for Fall 2012.
Indigo dyed fabrics hold a strong sentimental value to denim culture, capturing the heart and soul of the working man throughout centuries around the world. From the early California Gold Rush days and World War II to the traditional noragi uniforms of Japan’s blue-collar workers, the
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Yesterday we blogged about the photo-real print trend hitting retail this coming spring and it cements the huge fascination with printed denim surface still taking the denim world by storm. Well our friends over at Denim Refinery have come up with a great idea for a competition called Pattern Pursuit and the contest ends on Friday 30th November so get
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