Denimology

True Religion Shares A "Good Buy"

An article from financial website TheStreet.com has predicted True Religion Brand Jeans should be on for a good quarter. Their products are "taking up lots of shelf space in all the right stores which is helping them successfully transform themselves from a trendy jean company to more of a lifestyle brand". As as result of this TheStreet.com is recommending True Religion shares as a "good buy".

PRPS Denim Goods

I only discovered PRPS Jeans late last year but was immediately taken with them. They only use the highest quality African cotton which is woven on old Levi's looms to produce unique looking jeans that really stand out a mile from the rest of the high street. Quality and style don't come cheap though, these jeans really are at the high end of men's premium denim retailing at over £200.

Celebrity Denim - Jessica Simpson

Jessican Simpson goes for Saddlelite Jeans with their retro aqua tinge, simple back pockets and flattering bell leg.

The World's Most Expensive Jeans

I just found this article from last November's Forbes magazine about the world's most expensive jeans which comes complete with a slideshow of the Top 10. The No 1 most expensive pair is by Escada and cost $10,000, I assume that is because of them being studded from top to bottom with Swarovski crystals. It certainly can't be because of the type of denim or the style which is the kind of thing Liberace might have worn when he was trying to look like a camp cowboy.

Get The Desperate Housewives Look

The characters in Desperate Housewives and are always stylishly dressed and just in case you wanted to try copying their look ABC has put together this site which details exactly where all the characters clothes came from. So if you wondered where Teri Hatcher character got the jeans worn in in the Oct 16th episode then this is the place for you.

Who Is Putting The Vintage In Your Jeans?

Have you ever wondered how denim companies get their jeans to have that perfect faded vintage look? Well brands such as Abercrombie & Fitch, Habitual, Yanuk, Tag and Taverniti use the services of International Garment Finishing who have a factory full people in LA sanding, stapling, grinding and stabbing just the right amount of fades and frays into your jeans. IFC have recently been profiled in The LA Times and Time Magazine and demand for their services is growing so fast that they are building a second factory in Mexico.