Here’s a TheCools.com Exclusive: The VEDA “Marten” jacket is the perfect solution to your need for vintage denim with an updated twist. The jacket is made from vintage Levi’s denim, hand selected by the VEDA designer, Lyndsey Butler. She combined the vintage denim with rich textured black leather collar and sleeves, along with new modern hardware in her studio in NYC. The result? Your new favorite piece of outerwear for spring.
Grab the VEDA “Marten” jacket on The Cools right now!
—DT Staff
Tags: denim and leather, Marten jacket, mens denim jacket, thecools.com, veda, vintage denim, vintage Levi's, womens denim jacket
We all know Levi’s 501s are a classic fit that will look good for as long as you own them (just check out young Bruce Willis dancing at the end!) But, what happens when your quintessential denim rips, frays, tears, or sags? Send them to Denim Therapy, of course! We can fix any woe your baby blues have, making them brand new again. Give it a shot!
Tags: dancing bruce willis, denim repair nyc, denim repair service, Denim Therapy, how to repair ripped jeans, Levi's 501, ripped levi's, vintage Levi's, young bruce willis
Refinery29′s month of denim may have ended yesterday, but we’re still having a blast browsing the interviews, reviews, and styling tips. Today we wanted to share their interview with Madewell Denim Designer Jac Cameron, who says she owns 500+ pairs of jeans. Her talk about vintage classics and old school washes will have your inner denim geek developing a big ol’ girl crush.
Our favorite quote:
“Wash is the first thing that attracts me to a pair of jeans. It’s a huge part of what I love about denim. Dark, saturated shades are pretty much what I wear day to day, however washed-out, powdery blues are so pretty, especially as the weather gets warmer.”
Check out the full interview with Jac Cameron here.
—DT Staff
Tags: dark-wash jeans, denim designer, jac cameron, Madewell, vintage denim, vintage Levi's
Welcome to your morning dose of denim news, links, sales, and inside info! Catch up on what’s happening and browse our personal picks for the most interesting what-not that turns up during our morning web crawl. Got a tip you think we should include, a sale you want to share, or a style you just saw and can’t live without? Email us!
1. Lauren Conrad’s Kohl’s spring 2012 lookbook is out—it’s a super approachable, brightly hued spread of affordable denim by the sweetheart of the styling world.
2. Eat Sleep Denim muses over the A.P.C. women’s denim and chambray from the runways of Paris, and we drool over the super-chic, feminine adaptations of our favorite fiber (again).
3. Selectism dubs Cheap Monday the best bet for high quality at the lowest price in men’s denim (especially if you’re after a slim/tapered fit).
4. The Levi’s Made & Crafted women’s spring/summer 2012 collection hit stores this past week, inspired by late 60′s Levi’s catalogs from the Levi’s San Francisco Archive. We’re in love.
5. Naked & Famous denim held a selvedge denim origami event, featuring owner and designer Brandon Svarc creating jean-animals from 15 Oz. raw, selvedge denim. Check the amazing photos!
—Michelle Christina Larsen
Tags: A.P.C., Cheap Monday, denim origami, kohl's, lauren conrad, Levi's Made & Crafted, mens denim, Naked & Famous, selvedge denim, vintage Levi's
Rihanna‘s all over our blog, because she’s always doing something exciting with jeans. She keeps the American Flag trend alive, she recently wore vintage Levi’s on stage, she rocks Jeremy Scott’s club kid runway collection in her latest video (see our Jeremy Scott spring 2012 preview here if you haven’t), and now she can be seen in the photography for her latest album in denim overalls and a classic denim jacket. We love this look—it’s a perfect blend of party-hard and straight up farm girl. Though, the look in her eyes tells us she is aiming more for one than the other… wink wink.
Images via Denimology.
—Michelle Christina Larsen
Tags: album art, Denim Overalls, Jeremy Scott, music video, photo shoot, rihanna, rihanna in denim, rihanna in jeans, vintage Levi's
At Repeat To Fade, we get the chance to see the Blue Highway brothers (who design Sweden’s Blue Highway line in a small Eskilstuna basement) follow their obsession with denim knowledge to the deserts of Nevada, in search of really old denim. They find scraps of 1880s Levi’s, 1900s Levi’s lookalikes, 1922 Levi’s, tattered and torn (in need of a few months of Denim Therapy). According to the blog, they actually dug these up out of the desert. Is that wild or what? This post is from Xmas 2009, but considering how old this denim is, it doesn’t seem so outdated. Check out the photos below.
Images via Repeat To Fade.
—Michelle Christina Larsen
Tags: 1880s levis, antique denim, denim found in the desert, repeat to fade, vintage denim, vintage Levi's
Welcome to your morning dose of denim news, links, sales, and everything else we couldn’t help but share. Check out what’s happening (and totally not happening) in the world of denim now. Got a tip you think we should include, a sale you want to share, or a style you just saw and can’t live without? Email us!
1. Tenue de Nîmes‘ love of vintage goes beyond “what they can fit into themselves”, as they say. And they’re proud to share this gem with you: a vintage denim workshirt by Levi’s.
2. It doesn’t get any more behind-the-scenes than the trip A Continuous Lean took to Nashville, Tennessee to meet Matt & Carrie Eddmenson of Imogene + Willie.
3. If you’re looking to get your industrial revolution on this fall, check out this blue collar style denim worker’s cap by Spellbound.
4. In a the mood for some retail therapy? Check out the latest and greatest in denim sample sales (we won’t tell if you sneak in a few purchases during work this morning).
5. Apparently J Brand is launching three new styles to benefit City Year: “City Year is an organization which aims to reduce high school drop out rates by providing at risk students with mentors and other resources to keep them on track for graduation.”
—Michelle Christina Larsen
Tags: City Year, denim news, denim sample sales, denim shirt, denim worker's cap by Spellbound, Imogene + Willie, J Brand, Matt & Carrie Eddmenson, Tenue De Nîmes, vintage Levi's, womens work shirt
Welcome to your morning dose of denim news, links, sales, and everything else we couldn’t help but share. Check out what’s happening (and totally not happening) in the world of denim now. Got a tip you think we should include, a sale you want to share, or a style you just saw and can’t live without? Email us!
1. Our good friend and fellow denim-head The Denim Guy is embarking on his own Raw Denim Project, with a pair of AG jeans.
2. Kanye West looks great in these destroyed vintage levi’s jeans! We’re not usually huge fans of Kanye’s styling, but this time he nailed a classic look, and we love it.
3. Go behind the scenes with James Jeans and see what their latest lookbook production involved. Hint: lush greenery and denim!
4. Want a fresh perspective? We love the Dr. Denim blog. It’s loaded with anecdotal photography and (of course) great jeans.
5. Chanel wasn’t the first or last to conjure up denim-inspired nail polish, but now it’s sure to become a trend. NUBAR has released a line of denim inspired colors for about $20.00.
—Michelle Christina Larsen
Tags: Chanel, denim nail polish, destroyed denim, Dr. Denim, James Jeans, Kanye West, nubar, The Denim Guy, vintage Levi's
Rihanna hit the street recently in one of the cutest outfits we’ve seen in the denim blog-osphere in weeks—a bright yellow button-up top and some vintage Levis (light wash, semi-destroyed). It’s great for the humid weather that’s still hanging around despite fall’s progression (we’re not complaining), and we imagine both coasts will have no problem rocking it right now. We’ve broken it down into product below so you can get the look yourself.
1. J.CREW Perfect gingham cotton shirt ($72) – buy it at Net-A-Porter.
2. H&M denim cut-off shorts ($23) – buy them at H&M.
3. Prada ‘Baroque’ Round Sunglasses ($290) – buy them at Nordstrom.
4. Rock & Republic Women’s Veronica Wedge Sandal ($178.75) – buy them at Endless.
See Rihanna’s outfit below…
Image via Denimology.
—Michelle Christina Larsen
Tags: brown sandals, celeb style, destroyed denim, destroyed shorts, J. Crew, prada sunglasses, rihanna, vintage Levi's, yellow shirt
We’ll be the first to admit, we’re constantly browsing Etsy for cheap jeans and exciting vintage denim, whether it’s the DIY ambitions a super creative designer-in-the-making or straight up hard-to-find retro jeans that our parents used to love. Today though, we came across a real gem: vintage Levi high-waisted white jean short, dip-dyed to pastel perfection. And we decided to post them up instead of buying them and making a run for it. You’re welcome!
Want ‘em? There’s only one pair, and they’re just $40! Buy them here (be sure to read the full item description for sizing and other info).
—Michelle Christina Larsen
Tags: denim shorts, dip dyed shorts, diy denim, etsy, pink denim shorts, summer denim style, vintage jeans, vintage Levi's, yellow denim shorts
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