Denimology

Denimology Loves Prints For Summer

{Black Orchid tropical skinny jeans}

Even though it seems like summer will never ever arrive here in NYC, at least, I'll have some awesome denim prints to look at so I can DREAM about summer and going "coatless" and being able to show off my beautiful printed babies.... SIGH.

I have been to quite a lot of press previews and fashion shows and I picked out some amazing prints that really rocked my boat.

{Genetic Denim Brooke Jeans}

{SOLD Design Lab chaps - these are actually chaps, they have the leather on the front of the legs}

{American Eagle Paisley jeggings}

{Paige Verdugo Sunset Fade}

{Cult Of Individuality - Rogan Capri-Liquid}

{Diesel Livier jegging in grey}

{Diesel Livier jegging in pink}

{J Brand Christopher Kane floral high rise jeans}

{Joe's - ankle skinny neon snake jeans}

{Level 99 Janice Ultra skinny Burmese}

Intermezzo - Recap

{New brand to watch: wonderjeans}

This time at Intermezzo I tried to focus only on the most interesting and different kinds of denim brands besides just denim in general. I especially want to mention a new brand, Wonder Jeans, or WJeans (see above). This brand from Mexico, with a very informed and adorable Brazilian designer, came up with an amazing idea of butt-perfect-fitting jeans: slimming or enhancing your butt! Insane! This is all I am going to tell you for now, as we will be posting about WJeans ASAP and then explain all the details.

I also need to call your attention to a new brand, D.I.D - yes a new brand and no by a new designer - we all know famous Jimmy Tavernity, ex Taverniti so jeans. He's the guy behind this new brand. Soon I'll be telling you more about D.I.D.

So, less said and more seen, have a look at what I found quite different and outstanding in this show and leave your comments. :-) - We denimologistas are always interested in what our readers think.

Enjoy the show!

{w jeans - buttenhancing and/or slimming}

{w jeans}

{SOLD Design Lab - white denim with vegan leather details}

{SOLD - coated shorts}

{SOLD - coated denim shorts}

{3x1 - denim with strategically placed details. Hint: these are extremely leg slimming, I will try on a pair next week and get back to you about this fit}

{3x1 - white and black colorblock}

{3x1 - tuxedo stripe details}

{cj by Cookie Johnson - plus size insanely fashionable, will be posting their amazing LB this week, so check back here soon}

{Current/Elliott - always awesome!}

{D.I.D. by Jimmy Tavernity}

{D.I.D.}

{D.I.D.}

{D.I.D. - coated ripped denim}

{David Kahn - pastel and tie dyed}

{David Kahn - floral and strong colors}

{Denimocracy - amazingly soft legging jeans}

{Denimocracy - tie dyed jeans}

{Frankie B photo print jacket and studded jeans}

{Habitual - rainbow colors}

{James Jeans - insane!!! my future fave jeans lol, perfect for winter, no need for boots!}

{Jet by John Eshaya - leather details}

{Level 99 - the Sarah jeans, boyfriend jeans with a crooked side hem, so the jeans will adapt to the legs - RAD! I'll be doing a write up on these!}

{Paperdenim & Cloth - come back stronger than ever!}

{Rich & Skinny - yeah, they are still around! haven't seen much of them in quite a while}

{Velvet Heart - new LA brand priced very reasonably}

{Velvet heart}

Cult Of Individuality - My Visit With Ron Poisson

Yesterday I went to check out the new Cult of Individuality spring and summer collection at their New York showroom. It was so much fun walking amidst all these amazing jeans for dudes and chicks and I had a great time, chatting about denim and taking pictures of some of the best pieces of this collection.

I have been a fan and follower of Cult Of Individuality ever since I first met the owner and founder, Ron Poisson, some 3 years ago. Since the very beginning I fell in love with the concept of Cult. Ron wants to create super edgy and "outside-of-the-box" jeans, he wants to be "different", he wants Cult to be a "cult"-brand. And I so love this concept. Unfortunately, to deal with the realities of the market, Ron has had to compromise and take his over-the-edge creations to a more commercial reality. People just won't buy enough of those amazing super punk and goth jeans, so Ron found the perfectly happy medium. He creates jeans that are at the same time "salable" AND edgy AND ripped AND destroyed AND patched!!! Ron, please never give up on these. LOL! I shall win the lottery and buy ALL of your jeans from EVERY collection {as long as they are gothic, punky , and super destroyed}.

If you are a faithful Denimology reader, you know that I have my declared masters of everything, right! I have a master of the studded jeans, the coated jeans and now I am introducing you to the Master Of The Ripped Patched and Destroyed (MotRPD cool!?!) jeans.

I have selected a few key items of this Spring and Summer 2013 collection. Enjoy!

Lisette Loves: Bullet Blues Bootcut Jeans

We just recently introduced you to a new brand, Bullet Blues Made In America, and I was really curious about their jeans. I had been following them on Facebook for a while and I was quite impressed by the brand's philosophy and thoroughness. What I mean by this is, if you go to their website, you don't find tons of jeans there, but just some well-selected styles in a few washes. Instead of focusing on mass production, Isabelle Benoit, owner and founder of the brand, prefers to pay close attention to each single pair of jeans, in terms of style, fit and wash. I have been e-mailing back and forth with Isabelle and I feel that she has so much love pouring into the manufacturing of her jeans and that she just wants everything to be PERFECT. And this can only be done on a smaller scale when you are just beginning.

So when Isabelle offered me a pair of her jeans to try on, I decided to go for the bootcut, as this is not normally a style I wear and I was curious if this time I would actually love them. Well, you probably can guess my answer LOL! And you know why I did indeed love these jeans - well, first off, they are made of a heavier weight denim, a most important factor for me, if not actually THE most important factor. (I so don't like thin and light weight denim, especially for bootcuts, as these look kind of sloppy and out of shape when you wear them.)

The feel of the fabric very much reminds me of velvet, it is smooth and absolutely pleasant to wear. The cut is mid-waisted and they hug me perfectly, and the crotch has been designed in a way that you can sit down in these jeans without them sliding down your butt. They do have 1% of stretch - another super important factor for me, as I really don't like overly stretchy jeans - so this is the perfect amount of stretch for a pair of jeans to follow your movements and not hinder them.

I am totally thrilled with my new pair of bootcuts and I really suggest that you should at least try a pair. Please, note that they run a bit small, so you should upsize by one size.

Well done, Isabelle! And no sweatshops, and made in America - well done again!

You can find Bullet Blues jeans at Made, Mius, CPA Buy American, Apple Pie as well as in Europe, in Prague at Fashion Servis.

Press Preview F/W 2013 - G-Star RAW

{Mazarine wash for guys - double blue inside and outside}

This week I had the great pleasure to preview the G-Star RAW F/W 2013 collection. Great pleasure, because I love G-Star for its always innovating styles and washes. I even go so far as to say, I have yet to see a boring pair of blue jeans at any of their collections. As much as most brands come up with new prints or other techniques like coating or airbrushing, G-Star keeps its denim "pure", meaning that they invest their whole energy in finding new fits, styles and denim washes. I have not seen one pair of printed or coated jeans here, but plenty of new washes and styles.

There is a new style for women that especially called my attention, the A-crotch style. It is a bit of a mix of a drop crotch and a boyfriend. I have not been able to try them on, but I am sure that the fit will be amazing.

Way to go, G-Star! Can't wait to see this collection in stores soon!

For the guys they have a new navy blue wash that is blue in the inside as well as on the outside, which is perfect for rolling the jeans up at the hem and still have the same hem color as the rest of the jeans.

{my fave wash and style for guys!}

{overalls for guys, I love those buttons on the sides}

{camos forever}

{A-crotch for women}

{A-crotch - that wash is RAD}

{A-crotch - leg detail}

{Artist Denim, Super skinnies, they stretch and then come back to their original shape when you take them off}

{artist denim close up}

{Skinny burgundy with a black wash}

Triarchy F/W 2013 Lookbook

We introduced you to Canadian brand Triarchy exactly one year ago. Once again I am delighted to be able to accompany the evolution of a brand and to show their jeans to our readers all over the world.

This time the brothers/sister team has come up with an amazing way of giving us real selvedge jeans BUT with stretch. How much better can this get LOL!! You will be able to have your cake AND eat it too, I mean, you will be able to get your selvedge jeans AND wear them without the disadvantage of being too stiff and too scratchy!

About this collection, as stated by Adam Taubenfligel, owner and designer of Tirachy":

"This season we continued our hunt for rigid looking denim that hides stretch and therefore provides comfort {note: what this means is that the selvedge jeans are constructed to appear rigid, but they do have 2% stretch}. With the men's we nailed it with the stretch selvedge. On the women's front, it was all about maintaining our best seller, the high-waisted skinny, in addition to a slightly lower rise in the same styles as well.

"I did a series of leather washes where I dyed leather hides to hit the colors and textures we were after, and then took those pieces of leather to the wash house to get them to match the color and patina of the leather, which they did remarkably well. Our favorite is the camel color - in the lookbook the image is a bit blown out but it really is an amazing deep caramel color that looks and feels like leather. After seeing how well these turned out I decided to do some men's powder coated colors as well but these are more in the hues of dark brown, grey, and black.

"We finally dove into a flare, which we call a trouser - tested and re-tested until we found the fabric with the leg opening drape that was just right and my sister who is our fit model and an "I only wear skinnies" girl, has been living in the trouser ever since.

"We also introduced a new pocket. Wanting to keep our signature "T" but re-thought it in an even more subtle way, we fashioned the same "T' that is on our Triarchy motorcycle gas-tanks into a small metal pocket fixture. The metal T is another favorite of mine because I feel like it keeps our branding intact while elevating the product."