Lots of brands out there have started to become weary of their “environmental footprint”. Brands big and small have tried to win their brownie points with society ensuring they produce “eco-friendly” goods. The Levi’s Green Package is Levi’s take on a more environmentally friendly product. Some of the Green highlights include green selvedge, green arcrutes and the famous pocket tab in white/green. The white stitching on this denim jacket is most likely the first thing you notice with the aforementioned green features seen on the buttons and tab. Available now at Levi’s Store.
After hearing about the Levi’s 505 denim by jeffstaple for quite a while, the jeans have finally been released. The jeans were created in conjunction with Staple’s 10th anniversary. Jeff picked his favorite Levi’s model, the 505, and re-created his own version of it. The denim features a aluminum back patch which is inspired by their 10th anniversary’s theme. And like all their 10th anniversary projects, an anagram (Levi’s/Lives) was created. The jeans are available now at Tab Device and Elesco in Tokyo and Reedspace in New York.
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Just a few days ago, we heard news of iconic denim brand Levi’s teaming up with Jordan Brand on 23/501 Collection which was rumored to include a denim Air Jordan I. Levi’s have also utilized their denim background to create a series of bags and wallets with Japanese bag makers Porter. Some of Porter’s classic wallet styles are decked with washed denim. Also pictured is a College Ring as well. These will be available at select Levi’s Stores in Japan.
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United Kingdom’s Addict has just revamped their denim collection. Their premium manufacturing methods are seen on four new fits. Little details incorporated into each pair include herringbone pocket bags, real leather patches and special finishes. Available now at Addict.
Freedom Project is a bizarre marketing campaign by Japanese instant noodle makers Nissin to promote their 35th Anniversary. A special 6-part cartoon series was created with special limited edition products from Nissin accompanying the releases. Denim makers Edwin have also joined the initiative with a series of denim and clothing based on characters and sequences within the movie.
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A follow-up to Surrender’s 2007 Fall/Winter Collection is the Regular Cut Denim which features a traditional straight leg button fly cut, made from the same Japanese denim as that used by Neighborhood. Two different styles are available, processed indigo and processed black denim. The subtlety distressed denim is highlighted by a Surrender along the waistband and Surrender rivets. Available now at Haven, priced at $290 CND (approximately $293 USD).
Legendary jazz musician Marcus Miller teamed up with Levi’s Japan to formulate a second pair of denim. Their original efforts began in the summer of 2006. Marcus Miller’s musical claim to fame include his time as bass guitarist with Miles Davis and Luther Vandross as well as his development of the bass guitar technique known as slapping.This special dark indigo model is based on a tight straight cut with reflective piping along the edge of the outer leg.
CLOT in conjunction with Japanese label Devilock recently collaborated on Devilclot Pop-Up store in Hong Kong. Every week, new products will be released under the Devilclot brand and this week, they produced a pair of Devilclot x Levi’s denim which was released on November 23rd. We haven’t seen a line up like this for a while where over 700 people were in line for a chance to grab a pair of the Devilclot x Levi’s denim. Check out the Youtube video to see what went on during the line up.
Hong Kong brand Know1edge has released some more items from their extensive 2007 Fall/Winter Collection. Know1edge has raised things to a new level with the a series of premium outerwear, denim and accessories. The Bomber jacket, Checkers jacket and F-51 all include leather bodies. The Lumberjack turns familiar plaid print into jacket form. For denim offerings, Know1edge has models which include 24Herbs and Diamond x Know1edge. Different washes are available for each style as well. The Emblem cap is the highlight of their accessories range. These latest release from Know1edge are currently available at 8five2 and select Know1edge dealers worldwide.
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For the upcoming 2008 Spring Collection, XLarge has cooked up a series of collections which include the Fat Food, 1991 and the OG Collection. As the name suggests, some pieces are themed around the aforementioned Fat Food theme and include all-over prints of fries, burgers and shakes. The rest of the collections take more subtle approaches which revolve around their earlier styles. Some pieces will release in the coming days. Available at STLESS.
The brand AFFA brand created by Hiroshi Fujiwara and Jun Takahashi recently created a co-branded pair of denim with Fenom. While some instances of Fenom denim features the Fragment double lightning bolt logo, this one is replaced by that of the AFFA skull logo. Both raw black and raw indigio washes are available and can currently be bought at various Undercover stores around Japan.
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For an avid cyclists, crotch blow-outs and accelerated wear are all too common of a problem. With that in mind, Selfedge, one of the leading denim shops in the world took into account the inadequacies of current denim related to cycling and created the all new SEXIH03 model with the help of Japanese denim makers Iron Heart. The end product is one that harbors both fashion and functionality. Some key elements of this design includes 21 oz sanforized Japanese denim, dark indigo stitched half arcuate pocket design, spring loaded clip metal key fob and a relaxed thigh fit with a super slim fit below the knees.
From a technical standpoint, the crotch cross stitched is placed 1" forward to ensure comfort and delay crotch blow-outs and rear pockets placed 0.75" towards the outer seam to avoid interfering with anything stored in the pockets (also sized to fit a mini U-Lock).
The SEXIH03 will go on sale in-store on Saturday, November 24th. Online sales will commence a week later on Saturday, December 1st. 125 pairs of indigo and 25 pairs of non-selvedge (SEXIH03BK) denim will be available, each priced at $360 USD with free worldwide shipping.
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