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Meltin’Pot Spring/Summer 2012 Lookbook

SY — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 07:54:18 +0000

The Spring/Summer 2012 season not only celebrates a new collection for Italian denim label Meltin’Pot but a continual and exciting life journey for the brand, encompassing all aspects from retail – with the opening of the first Meltin’Pot pilot flagship store last month in Riccione, Italy (denim store) – through to an exciting and extensive communications strategy and a new seasonal collection for denim connoisseurs.

The SS2012 collection is broken down into different themes for men and women, for example: the MP001 WORKWEAR with 3 styles of jean, which are workwear inspired, but in a contemporary Meltin’Pot way. Other ranges include: FADE TO GREY, WORKWEAR MEETS BERMUDAS, YACHT MASTER-HELLO SAILOR and CHINO CHIC. Check it out.

www.meltinpot.com

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Transitional line from Ijin Material

SY — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:53:31 +0000

Transitional Summer to Autumn look from Ijin Material

Independent jeans-maker Phil Goss takes on an innovative new guise for autumn 2011 with denim based collection called “The Luxury of Survival.” The denim line is now updated & complimented by transitional outerwear pieces offered in waterproofed Nylon Taffeta with removable Down Liner jackets & the Protagonist look, The Ijin Rain Cape & the Lugger Bag: a hybrid piece of urban luggage serving as both a day or overnight bag.

”ARTECH: artisan meets techno” is how Goss describes his personal blend of highly respected, premium research denim & performance urban accessories with garment inspirations taken from the modern needs of functional work-wear, compact lifestyles & climate responsive sportswear.

Denim is always ”Sacre Bleu ” at Ijin & to compliment the established signature denim Legacy line on offer is the new entry level Ijin Blu Line with a competitive retail price point, & the Ijin Artisan Line, utilizing the slow-denim exclusive Marine selvedge cloth in Genoa blu.

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Spellbound Jeans Autumn/Winter 2011 collection

SY — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 07:08:35 +0000

Here’s a first look at Japanese denim label Spellbound’s A/W11 collection.

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BBB | GUESS Jeans Men’s Fall 2011 Preview

SY — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 07:32:15 +0000

GUESS man at BBB

Bread&Butter Berlin gave the backdrop to LA-based denim brand GUESS jeans’ first fashion week catwalk show, where the jeans-giant debuted its Fall Winter 2011 collection. The coming Fall season brings a return “Back to the Roots” of GUESS. Iconic styles return from the archives with key, vintage pieces in updated volumes and cuts. Deep indigo and authentic washes set the tone for the collection themes: “Traveler”, “Railroad Diaries” and “Northern Passages”.

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www.guess.com

Meltin’Pot Men’s Spring/Summer 2011 Collection

SY — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 08:04:37 +0000

Meltin'Pot SS11

Vibrant and colorful with an emphasis on new denim treatments, Meltin’Pot’s new men’s spring/summer collection targets the young at heart.

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www.meltinpot.com

Tenue de Nîmes x Tellason Nº2

SY — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 07:31:02 +0000

Tenue de Nîmes x Tellason Inside

Dutch denim store Tenue de Nîmes have teamed up with their San Francisco-based friends at Tellason for their second denim project. Tellason have produced an exclusive run of 24 hand-numbered denims made from a 13.75 oz selvedge White Oak – Cone denim. The pockets are lined with a vintage WWII cotton canvas tent fabric, made by a former Belgian mill. The top button is inspired by a coin from Nîmes that dates back to Roman times. The jeans symbolize the passion that Tellason and Tenue de Nîmes share for high quality denim and vintage icons. The jeans are available at the Tenue de Nîmes web-store.

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Prps Spring/Summer 2011 Men’s Collection

SY — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 06:00:16 +0000

Prps Jeans SS11

American denim label Prps take their artisanal denim making to a whole new level for the spring summer 2011 season, more than ever inspired by workwear. We absolutely love that utility jacket and those hickory stripe shorts (above), not to mention the camouflage pieces… Check out the full men’s collection after the jump.

www.prpsgoods.com

Nudie Jeans SS11 Denim Shirts

SY — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 08:22:58 +0000

Nudie Jeans Spring/Summer 2011 Denim Shirts

Worn-in workwear with its abrasions and different shades of blue inspires the shirt collection of Nudie Jeans for spring summer 2011. The Swedish denim label wants to pass on the feeling and beautiful patina of worn and washed dungarees to their shirts. The range goes from dry, dark indigo selvage denim to worn and washed out.

www.nudiejeans.com

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Video | Roy Jeans

SY — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 09:18:41 +0000

Self Edge introduces the making of Roy’s Jeans.

Brand New | Sinclair Denim

SY — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 08:00:15 +0000

Recently launched in Los Angeles, The Sinclair Mfgrp. frames its collection on a three-tiered product platform. Essentials offers traditionally styled five pocket basic jeans and classic denim silhouettes in this first tier of product. The primary base fabric in this group is denim. Architectural tier builds towards a more fashion minded assortment with intricate seam details and stitch work coupled with inventive styling in denim and non-denim fabrications. Tailored the final tier in the product platform is a no-holds barred approach to design. This is a group where anything is possible from silhouettes to fabrics. Available from Revolveclothing.com

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New York Fashion Week | SS11 Denim Looks

SY — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 08:32:31 +0000

Robert Geller at NYFW SS11

Yeah… this one took us some time, but it’s finally here. Surprisingly enough, New York’s fashion week menswear presentations were dull with denim compared to those of Milan and Paris. Why the surprise? Well, Americana is the driving force and theme of many a denim brand these days, so we thought America’s fashion designers will catch up with the trend. That said, we still got some pretty cool denim pieces from the expected denim aficionados like Gant, Rag & Bone and Robert Geller. So without further ado here’s our round up of all denim looks from New York’s spring/summer 2011 fashion week.

The full report after the jump

Bespoken

Diesel Black Gold

Gant

General Idea

George Mccracken

Loden Dager

Michael Bastian

Rag & Bone

Robert Geller

Simon Spurr

(Images via WWD)

Q&A | Maurizio Donadi, Levi’s XX

SY — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 06:00:14 +0000

Maurizio Donadi

Based in Amsterdam, Levi’s XX is the relatively new premium clothing label of iconic denim brand Levi’s. Sportswear International talked to Maurizio Donadi, head of the Levi’s XX division, about how Levi’s Vintage Clothing is becoming more and more global and about Levi’s XX new sub-division Made & Crafted.

Please tell us the difference between LVC and Made & Crafted.

As a kind of nickname, LVC is workwear and Made & Crafted is church wear. Clean outfits that you wear on a Sunday to be with your family. If LVC is about the rigid and unwashed interpretation of workwear, Made & Crafted is about elegance and innovative casualwear which Levi’s has never done before. The trend was always to look at the history and reproduce and reproduce. Levi’s Made & Crafted has a new twist to it. It’s almost luxury in the arena of jeanswear.

Can you tell us more about LVC and the new Levi’s XX division?

Although LVC was born in 1999 it was never global. It was a much smaller selection of products and was distributed in different ways in Europe, Japan or the US. There was no consistency. There was a desire for that kind of product but it was never fully developed. So in 2009 Levi’s decided to open a new division called XX which is nothing more than a unit that takes care of and develops the top of the pyramid of Levis brands: LVC and Made & Crafted. They are now both developed globally. It’s one range for the entire world – one voice, one language, one religion. Our design team is made up of scientists not fashion designers. We look at fabrics and washes with a microscope. Half of this store represents the biggest selection of made in the U.S. products anywhere in the world. 90% of what we make is made in LA.

Read the full interview at sportswearnet.com.

Ralph Lauren Denim Online Auction

SY — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 08:27:38 +0000

Let’s take a little break from our usual book-looking and product-gazing. Here’s your chance to do some good while putting your hands on some cool (denim) collectibles.

“To mark the 10th anniversary of Pink Pony, Polo Ralph Lauren is launching its first Pink Pony Online Auction in partnership with luxury charity auction site charitybuzz. In addition to hundreds of incredible Ralph Lauren experiences, more than a dozen one-of-a-kind collectible Ralph Lauren denim designs are up for auction, with 100% of net proceeds benefitting The Pink Pony Fund for cancer research. The auction runs through October 21st at www.charitybuzz.com/RalphLauren.” Go, do good…

Mardou&Dean AW10 Campaign

SY — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 08:36:28 +0000

Mardou&Dean AW10 Campaign Shot

This summer in Oslo, renowned rock photographer, Mick Rock shot Mardou&Dean`s newest campaign photos. The campaign is named ‘The Mardou&Dean`s’ and follows through a day with a rock band while keeping the focus on the real stars of the day – Mardou&Dean`s jeans.

View the whole series of pictures at www.mardouanddean.com

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Video | Ijin Material Spring 2011

SY — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 08:21:11 +0000

Ijin Material’s Phil Goss shares with us this ‘Mini-Mood-Movie’ for the denim label’s spring 2011 collection, entitled ‘Slumber Bleu’. As the title suggests the collection is relaxed and the mood sticks to the blues. Have a look.