G-Star is always looking for new ways to express its DNA, and for Fall/Winter 12 they chose to create an unexpected combination of a fashion show and contemporary dance with its RAW art performance at Bread and Butter Berlin. To coincide with this line they also released a runway collection showcasing complete looks from the show.
The foundation of G-Star is based
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This week CBS news premiered a short documentary exploring the history of denim, from America's mines to the artisanal jean stores of today.
Thanks to the good folks at Tenue de Nîmes, we were introduced to this interesting documentary by CBS news showcasing the art of blue jeans and how history leaves its imprint on every pair. The film highlights some of the
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Parisian utilitarian brand, Bleu de Paname, partnered with the new fashion and design centre Docks en Seine with a pop-up store to celebrate their three-year anniversary.
Paris' new retail concept Les Docks, Cite de la mode et du design (City of Fashion and Design) launches with a new installation by French label, Bleu de Paname in the basement of the four-level restored industrial space located
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HUDSON jeans launch HUDSON x Turbotech™ in partnership with ISKO™, an innovative new denim fabric that allows you to take your jeans from raw to vintage in 30 days.
Raw denim challenges have become somewhat of an obsession on the internet as of late with artisanal denim brands like Naked & Famous and Rawr Denim holding regular custom fade competitions on their blogs.
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We are BIG fans of Michael Harris. He was originally an antique bottle specialist, hunting for vintage bottles all over America, including many desert mine-shaft locations. It was here that he found another passion... for denim!
Michael's interest in denim was piqued during a conversation with Ralph Tharpe of Cone Denim. Working closely with Cone and Levi's, he was pulled into the world of
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While seventies references have been reverberating around the womenswear market season after season, the retro era has remained relatively untouched by menswear. However, this season has seen a subtle emergence of the decade's more sartorial side, with a range of directional labels, style-savvy males and forward-thinking editorials channeling this unexpected aesthetic.
OUT magazine took an unexpected approach to traditional menswear styling
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We're always on the lookout for new inspirational denim blogs and tumblrs, imagery being the foremost element in our research at Stylesight. Thats why we're so excited about shitdenim.com! Yes, you heard it right - despite the name, shitdenim.com (we love it) is a great go-to URL that houses a huge amount of denim imagery.
Shitdenim is the work of denim
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This weekend saw the opening of a brand new exhibition at Dover Street Market London celebrating the 10th anniversary of Japanese brand, visvim. Entitled “Study and Practice”, the retrospective juxtaposes prototypical vintage menswear pieces from designer Hiroki Nakamura's extensive personal collection with those from visvim’s own line. We personally spoke with Nakamura, who took us through his vintage kimono archive and explained his passion for denim.
Hiroki
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Dior Homme artistic director Kris Van Assche and his eponymous label KRISVANASSCHE linked up with Lee for an ambitious collaboration between the two entities.
Fall/Winter 2012 brings us a unique collaboration between Belgian designer, KRISVANASSCHE and all-time American workwear brand, Lee® that celebrates the link between technology and craftsmanship. Maintaining the essence of the Lee identity, KRISVANASSCHE has curated a range of understated, yet uniquely
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It's always interesting to keep an eye on what retailers are doing denim-wise out there on the worldwide web. Last week we noticed a feature on Refinery29's website celebrating a whole month dedicated to denim.
For the entire month of April, the site interviews celebrities, industry insiders and just downright cool dudes on their denim wardrobes.
The Month kicked off with denim 'It'
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