Fall Internship At Siwy Denim in New York

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Here is a great opportunity for one lucky denim lover - Siwy Denim are looking for Public Relations & Sales Intern to be based in New York. As well as being will be part of one of the hottest denim lines around you will also get credit, a clothing stipend each month and priceless hands on experience at every level. Individuals must have some of these traits:
  • Ability to communicate effectively and clearly
  • Excellent oral and written communication.
  • Must be detail-oriented
  • Must be extremely organized
  • Must have an understanding of sewing, construction and fit. Though you will not be sewing. An ability to work alone and as a team
  • Must remain upbeat and positive under extreme pressure
  • Must be creative and have an appreciation for art, design, beauty and imperfection.
  • A keen sense of style with a love for fashion.
Typical Duties:
  • Working directly with Michelle Siwy, Creative Director and Designer on fun and creative projects.
  • Work as a liaison between factory in Los Angeles and New York Design office.
  • Creating technical detail packages for development styles and production.
  • Ability to take specs and work on fit sessions with designers.
  • Managing wash library and fabric library.
  • Sourcing trims and fabric
  • Researching vintage denim and style.
  • Researching global trends and street style.
  • Creating Mood Boards, Story Boards and Inspiration Boards.
  • Knowledge of Macintosh Computers
  • Skilled in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop for design projects, graphic projects and email campaign
  • Mailings
  • Helping out on Look Book Shoots: storyboards, styling, dressing models.
Please send a cover letter, resume, your photo, examples of any work (design) or examples of your creativity and style to info@siwydenim.com. And finally if you apply for this position and get it I am sure all the readers of Denimology will want to know all about it!

Kelly Osbourne In Jeans For Genes T-Shirt

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Jeans For Genes have released a new charity t-shirt out which was designed by London College of Fashion student Iain Walker, endorsed by fashion guru Wayne Hemmingway and TV Presenter Nick Ede and modelled by Kelly Osbourne (see above). The t-shirts come in white (£6) and black (£7) and are available from jeansforgenes.com

ZipHolder - An End To Slipping Zip Problems

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Here is one of these ideas that are so simple it's hard to imagine that someone hasn't thought of it before. You know when you have a pair of tight jeans and the zip is a bit dodgy and just won't stay all the way up. Well now there is incredibly simple solution to your problem - the ZipHolder is like a mini elastic band which you attach to your zip and then connect to the button on your jeans meaning the zip can no longer slide down.

Get Paid To Blog For Denimology

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I am looking for contributors to write for Denimology on a regular basis. If you are a hip young denimaniac and think you could come up with an interesting denim feature or two a week then drop me a line and tell me about yourself, which jeans can't you live without, what are your favourite fashion blogs and ideally give me some URLs where I can see stuff you have already written. You will get paid (via Paypal) for every post that is published.

Kaihara x adidas Adicolor Denim Trainers

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Adidas have collaborated with the Kaihara and Japanese company famous for producing the highest quality denim. The result is this pair of Adicolor trainers made from premium selvedge denim and tan leather. (Source: HypeBeast)
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Nylon Denim Issue - Out Now

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Good news for all denim fans - the annual denim issue of Nylon magazine featuring Mischa Barton on the cover is available now.