Ex Supermodel Cindy Crawford was spotted in a sleek pair of J Brand skinnies at the Poppy Store Opening on April 15. I have to say she is looking quite amazing and could sell me a pair of J Brand Jeans any day. If only we could all age this well!
Pictured below with the ever adorable Reese Witherspoon who also attended the opening.
Editor of the blog, Liane and Director of HonestForum, Dave met up in freezing New York City during Fashion Week and hit up Atrium, a really cool denim shop in Soho. We met one of the sales staff there who wore a pair of raw denim Nudies that he’s had for 5 years and only washed a few times by hand. They looked really cool, makes us want to try a pair! This is definitely a shop to check out if you are ever in Soho!
Dry or Raw Denim is an unwashed denim treated with indigo dyes. Due to the nature of indigo dyes, the color fades and bleeds quickly. For those uninitiated with dry denim, one should try to wear the jeans as often as possible and post-pone washing them for as long as is tolerable (6 months to a year). The end result is a completely personal wash that denim designers constantly strive to reproduce. Take care around as these may bleed on white shoes and tops.
Check out the sale going on over at DenimBarOnline.com They have April 77 Joey Overdrive jeans in 1955 Dry for $75.00 and Denimbirds for $46.25 and lots of other great raw denim sales! Also Aqui is having a sale on its Nudie Super Slim Kims for $110.00 which is a great deal as they’re usually around $154!
In related news, HonestForum just opened up a new section devoted strictly to Dry Denim, so head over there if you want to discuss it some more.
We found this article on MensFlair.com very interesting about raw denim (aka dry denim) and thought we’d pass it on. Have you tried Raw denim yet? It is supposedly better for the environment due to the lack of processing the jeans go through at the manufacturer because there is less waste product made.
One of the biggest trends in jeans at the moment is raw denim, referring to jeans that have not ever been treated or washed with chemicals. While at first they are stiff and almost feel like a corset for your legs, they will over time both expand and conform to your body, becoming unique to your shape.
One of the most important things when buying a pair is that they fit like a glove (a very tight one) from the onset. When you try them on, they should be so tight that it is at first difficult to pull them up. I recently bought a pair of A.P.C raw denim jeans and thought I was going to have a stress-induced stroke just trying to close the top button. The reason for this is that in just a few months, the jeans will expand and gain at very least, an inch in the waist.
Continue reading ‘The newest trend in jeans: Raw / Dry Denim’
Have you ever wondered what a month is like in the life of a denim maniac? Chicken (pictured above) was the first member of the Dirty Dozen + 1 project which sees 13 people consecutively wearing the same pair of jeans everyday for one month each before passing it to the next member. The jeans are already well travelled and have made it to ball games, amusement parks, to the seaside, and central park in a just a few weeks. Denim maniacs know that the only way to wear raw selvedge denim is to wear it often and never wash it so that the denim develops natural wear and incredibly unique features like a patina, whiskers, and honeycombs. When the Dirty Dozen + 1 jeans are finished in late 2008 they would have had 13 continuous months of everyday wear!
Thanks to gizmokat for this blog, taken in part from the Evisu Traveling Pants Blog.
Eco Friendly Jeans Roundup by Gizmokat
Reduce your global imprint while looking hot! Might cost you a pretty penny though.
*Europe Only*
Kuyichi was founded in 2001 to introduce organic cotton and fair trade jeans wear. We were 1st for organic. Kuyichi stands apart from most other fashion brands, since we manufacture pure, organic & fair trade. We create jeans & fashion with a super cool, sexy and street wise look & feel. Put together with respect to the people we work with. It is what we call Style Conscious. A conscious approach is more real to us. Being fair. Being real. It’s our philosophy.
KUYICHI » AW07 Denim Collection
$78
Levi’s Eco Jeans - These jeans are made from 100% organic cotton, grown without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides. Each element of this jean has been carefully considered & hand selected to sustain a healthier environment.
LevisStore.com
$300
Sling & Stones denim is made of American-grown organic Supima cotton, one of the finest and rarest natural fibers on earth. Our jeans are virtually pesticide-free, unlike the average cotton jeans which contain 27% harmful chemicals.
Daniel | Raw | Collection | Sling & Stones
$250
Sugar Cane: A Japanese company makes jeans out of a blend of sugar cane and selvage denim. The cane used is Sweet Sorghum, otherwise known as Sweet Millet or Sugar Millet. It’s a type of grass grown all over the world for making a molasses-like syrup and animal feed. The Sugarcane jeans that feature this fiber have a faint sweet smell and may have occasional woody tufts poking out of the fabric. Some jeans are dyed with persimmon.
Selvage Denim Jeans & Vintage Jeans and Shirts by Buzz Rickson and Sugar Cane
We had a suggestion from an HonestForum member that we should do more posts about raw denim! In particular, we like Good Society’s denim. It’s a raw organic denim and is much cheaper than most of our designer jeans, starting around $90! Made from 100% organic cotton, Good Society’s jeans are woven on vintage shuttle looms and then are later sewn by skilled workers in India in accordance to Fair Trade regulations. Thus, these jeans really ARE good for society! They are available at RevolveClothing.com
