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Pharrell Williams Unveils His First Campaign For G-Star Raw | Fall 2016

Since February 2014, After the announcement made byÂ Pharrell WilliamsÂ about the collaboration between G-Star Raw and his textile company Bionic Yarn called “RAW for the Oceans,” a collection of denim made from recycled plastic that is found in the ocean, everyone was eagerly waiting to see his creations and now , the wait is over ! Pharrell Williams has finally unveiled an exclusive first look at its Fall/Winter 2016 campaign â€” the first to be conceived under Pharrell as the companyâ€™s Head of Imagination. Interesting thing is that ,Â he is himself appeared in the new collectionâ€™s family portrait which showcases a cool range of denim wear for both men and women .

For the campaign, Williams came out in front and center, answering the question “What is raw?” to promote the new G-Star Raw collection in the following video .

We will be looking at more experimental threads from Pharrell Williams in the coming seasons as he tries to give some of his touch to the brand and its products.

August 31, 2016
Indigo People | Natural Indigos For Fall 2016
Natural indigo â€“ though costlier and more difficult to dye than the synthetic indigo – brings out different aesthetics (better for many) than the synthetic indigo. And when it is applied on hand spun yarn and then handwoven , the products become completely natural and bring out the cultural heritage to the fore. This is what the Indigo People duo Kiat and Johan do with their enterprise which was established in 2013. Combining contemporary design with authentic techniques, every product is unique. Each product is hand woven and customized with integrity by a master artisan, who hand picks the base materials an dyes them in indigo main

The main weaving techniques used are â€˜ikatâ€™, â€˜open weaveâ€™, â€˜batikâ€™, and â€˜4-grillâ€™. These production methods can result in little imperfections, giving each product a unique appearance. The main material is based on unbleached and unprocessed cotton. The raw cotton is manually spun, which results in unevenness in the yarns. These little nubs in the weaving yarns give the product a natural and rugged look.

The scarves are traditionally hand loomed and manually dyed in natural indigo following the ikat technique. The patterns are manually tied on the weaving yarns to resist dye. The designs are inspired by vintage ikat patterns and given a contemporary twist. New is the composition of 70% cotton and 30% rayon. The blend of cotton and rayon results in a very soft hand feel and increase the wear comfort of the scarves.

Next to the well known handcrafted indigo scarves and ties, Indigo People is bringing 3 new product groups in this new collection: T-shirts, Bandanas , Ties and Bags. All ties are made from fabrics that are natural indigo dyed and hand woven following the traditional ikat technique. The inspirations for the sophisticated ikat designs come from the old Japanese Shibori Textiles.The t-shirts and bandanas are produced following the authentic batik technique. The artworks are stamped or printed with hot wax to resist dye during the indigo dyeing process. The artworks are then cracked and the garments are manually dyed, piece by piece, in natural indigo. To reach the dark indigo color, the dye master has to dip the garments up to 16 times in indigo. After dyeing, the garments are boiled in hot water to remove the wax. The printed artworks and the cracked lines remain their raw color and appear on the garments.

The bags are offered in 2 different fabrics:
- 17-ounce hand woven selvedge denim in natural indigo .
- 17-ounce hand woven batik denim.
The 17-ounce selvedge denim is hand woven and hand dyed in natural indigo. Because of the manual dye process, a color difference occurs in the finished fabric, there is no way to avoid this. This is considered as the uniqueness and charm of hand woven and hand dyed denim. The base twill fabric of the 17-ounce batik denim is hand woven like the selvedge denim. The pattern is printed following the traditional batik printing technique by stamping with hot wax. Removing the wax in hot water causes big color shading in the fabric because of its heavy weight and thickness; this color shading gives the fabric a vintage look.
August 19, 2016
Diesel To Celebrate 30 Years Of Presence In Japan With “Ready to Retail” Catwalk Show

Diesel will celebrate 30 years in Japan this September with an exhibition celebrating the Italian brandâ€™s heritage and a â€œready to retailâ€ catwalk show with the collection , which will be available worldwide on Dieselâ€™s e-commerce site from the 6th September.Diesel is premium denim brand was founded in Italy in 1978 and entered the Japanese market in 1986. Renzo Rosso is promising some â€œnew crazy, cool Diesel stuffâ€ for the celebrations which take place on 6 September in Tokyo. Diesel is also joining the â€˜Ready to retailâ€™ bandwagon â€“ a new concept pushed by some brands like Burberry â€“ where the pieces used in the fashion show are immediately made available online and are targeted for immediate selling season.

The event will include an exhibition of Dieselâ€™s key denim looks from 1978 to the present day, which has been curated by the brandâ€™s creative director Nicola Formichetti (who was himself born in Japan). The AW16 catwalk show will also take place and will be â€œready to retailâ€ with the collection available to buy worldwide that day.

In a recent statement, Nicola explained his choice of location.

â€œJapan is where I was born and it has always played a prominent role in my creative process, being a constant source of inspiration, being a huge part of who I am. And now itâ€™s a match made in heaven for me, as artistic director of Diesel, to be able to celebrate 30 amazing years of Diesel in Japan. We are working hard to prepare an upcoming series of amazing events to mark this 30 year anniversary with a big boom starting with the exhibition and show on September 6^th.With this event Diesel will also collaborate with three Japanese designers, and which exclusively distributed in Japan, in collaboration with N. Hoolywood established since 2000 who is Japanese menswear designer, Yuko Koike who is Japanese young designer, recipient of the OTB award at ITS 2015, and Porter – Yoshida & co., producer of quality bags made in Japan for over 80 years.

At the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Diesel in Japan, the brand is launching two denim capsule collections, bias-cut denim and a Jogg jeans utility type, which will be available worldwide on Dieselâ€™s e-commerce site from the 6th September.

August 9, 2016
Rajby – SS17 Collection
Rajby , Pakistan, comes out with their latest range of fabrics for SSâ€™17 focusing on street sports and displaying the strength of recovery and stretch ability in real life situations.

Some key fabrics :
- Power stretches & Super Stretches with super soft hand feel
- Knit stretches for Men
- Poly stretches with Blends like, dual FX, Modal, Tencel, T-400
- Modal, Tencel, and Dual FX blends for Skinny, slim & cropped jeans
- Cotton stretches with inside coating for Men & Women
The R&D team of the company says :

â€œDenim continues to inspire us every day. We are greatly intrigued by the stretch ability of denim and have based our SS17 collection on â€˜Stretch Denimâ€™. We have played with fabrics and tested them to their limit in terms of stretch, recovery and strength while at the same time maintaining the super hand feel. Using different technologies from fiber to finishing with the best providers in the world and combining them with our robust in-house skills, we can proudly say that we have created works of art. After development, the results needed to be tested on ground â€“ in real life situations â€“ and that is what we did. Our photo-shoot took place at an international location where our collection was tested during yoga and sports activities. We are happy to say that we have come out with a beautiful collection of garments focusing on fabric with form and substance. With production of over 1.3 million garment apparels and 1.5 million meters of denim fabric per month, we cannot afford to be lax and need to constantly innovate â€“ and that is what we try to do in the best possible way!â€

We bring to you some of the freshest looks from their Photo Shoot. You can view the entire catalogue by visiting www.rajby.com.

Contact Rajby Denim for information on their company / products by CLICKING HERE
February 17, 2016
Pre-Fall 2016 Looks From Cool Denim Brands!

We are bringing here some Pre-Fall looks from some cool brands â€“ some well known by the denim fraternity and some others not so known â€“ but all of them adding oomph to the pre fall looks!

Tommy Hilfiger

Topshop Unique

Valentino

Fausto Puglisi

Sacai

Maison KitsunÃ©

Off-White

Tomas Maier

Brooks Brothers

Erin Fetherston

February 11, 2016
Orta Blufrequency SS`17 Story
Orta, the Turkish denim mill, brings out an innovative denim collection â€“ ORTA BLUFREQUENCY – for the SSâ€™17 season. The collection comprises some high tech fabrics aimed to appeal to the technology driven generation. The company aims the collection to be a sustainable, technology driven product and targets it for smart city residents of tomorrow.

In Ortaâ€™s own words

â€œORTAâ€™s immersive technology, ORTABLUFREQUENCY aims to sense our skinâ€™s frequency and responds in harmony. It is embedded in the denim fibers that support our body. These fibers â€œfeelâ€ what is happening around us, detecting any movement in our physiology. In other words, movement is translated by ORTAâ€™s adaptÄ°ve stretch patterns, enacted by human body. Our bodyâ€™s frequency describes the field of energy and information that surrounds and interpenetrates the surface of our skin. ORTABLUFREQUENCY ultimately adapts to our movement and allows the smart fibers to resonate with our skinâ€™s frequency. Frequency changes everything. ORTABLUFREQUENCY responds to our behaviour. It impacts the way we feel and the way we move every day. With it, we feel taller, slimmer and more alive. ORTABLUFREQUENCY resonates with the collective and senses the frequency. It is the ultimate feeling of the sound of blue. ORTABLUFREQUENCY denim is a catalyst, an energetic exchange that responds to our movement and surroundings.â€

SYMBIOSIS

A unique concept designed by ORTA with EmanaÂ® technology, Symbiosis is built with yarn made of polyamide with bioactive crystals, absorbing heat and transforming it into long infrared rays. The rays interact with the body, stimulating the skin. The effect,as per ORTA, helps in feeling taller, slimmer and more alive.Bio-Kinetic Denim absorbs body heat and returns it in the form of far infrared rays to improve the appearance of the skin.ORTA claims that Bio-Kinetic Denim delivers a constant bioactivity, taking care of the body even when youâ€™re not! Bio-Kinetic Denim is constructed with EmanaÂ® Black, the dark and stylish edition of EmanaÂ®, a polyamide 6.6-based smart yarn with incorporated bioactive minerals. By absorbing body heat, these minerals emanates far infrared rays back to the skin improving its firmness and reducing its imperfections.

Bio-Kinetic Denim allows for improving blood microcirculation in the skin as per the company and helps in ;
- increasing elasticity, tonicity and softness of the skin;
- reducing cutaneous imperfections and orange peel skin;
In order to achieve the aesthetic results, it is recommended to wear Bio-Kinetic Denim with EmanaÂ® Black for at least 30 consecutive days, 6 hours daily.

AMPLIFY

Amplify features a multi-directional â€œCognitive Stretchâ€ built with ORTAâ€™s new smart fibers. The perfect denim to push past limitations with high authenticity and recovery coupled with a zero-gravity feeling. The fabrics are designed to be high stretch and high recovery.

OCTAVE

Octave defines denim equilibrium from heat to sleet. and can be broken down into three distinct summer flavors:
Black Iceâ„¢– reflects the power of the sun, utilizing a permanent UV protection factor over 30.
White Lightâ„¢ – acts as an external guard against liquids
Cool Airâ„¢ – keeps the wearer dry on the inside with moisture wicking qualities.

REVERB

Reverb brings together vintage authenticity and looks with modern functionality. Featuring that cloudy salt and pepper aesthetic of a well worn pair without the stiffness of outdated denims, with Cognitive Stretchâ„¢

SYNTHESIS

Synthesis soothes the skin when the heat blankets our bodies, providing temperature control for the summer months. Utilizing a combination of lightweight elasticity and alchemic fabrication, ORTA says that the denim hugs the body with a gentle touch, making fun in the sun last all day long.

VAPOR

A cure-all for the consumer who wants everything and wonâ€™t settle for less. Luxuriously light and comfortable, Vapor offers a kind of freedom to go with the wind, permeating even the most inaccessible reaches of our world with ease.
November 25, 2015
NY Fashion Week | Denim Looks – II

In continuation to our previous post on the NY fashion week denim looks, here is the second part of the series.

VFiles SPRING 2016 READY-TO-WEAR

Some young designers brought out fresh looks in denim to the NY fashion week . Vfiles used the patchwork concept to project that sexy look for mens denim .

Frankie B New York Fashion Week

Designer Chadwick Bell resurrected the iconic brand Frankie B Hollywood and featured mixed collection with focus on using white bleached looks accentuated by distressing and indigo spray on the low slung jeans and in combo with loose button downed shirts, tees and leather jackets.

Greg Lauren SPRING 2016 READY-TO-WEAR

Greg Lauren masters in art of using the hand distressing techniques, pieced together jackets , military fabrics and bringing out a deconstructed nomadic look . He translates that look into his womenâ€™s collection for the SSâ€™16. The indigo sentiment was standing out during the New York Fashion Week recently held as the designer used stripe denims and patched denims to show three piece dresses, gowns, bathrobes , hats and other ensembles. The mix of denim with other fabrics was striking.Greg Lauren show. Vintage military fabrics, pieced-together jackets, hip-slung trousers, and hand-distressing are his brandâ€™s unwavering signatures.

September 24, 2015
ISKO I-Skool Digital Prize 2015
The ISKO I-SKOOLâ„¢ Denim Design Award is the cultural initiative organized by ISKO â€“ Turkey- to promote education in the sector and make a practical contribution to training those young people destined to become tomorrow’s leading players in the fashion world. It involved thousands of students from 16 international fashion schools around the world. Each school was given four moods: Bohemian Blue, Couture Denim, Active Jeanswear and Future Fit. Iskoâ€™s own creative hub Creative Room led the operational part of the project, shortlisted studentsâ€™ best works and invited them to their showroom in Castelfranco Veneto (Italy) to learn how to improve their denim creations. Letâ€™s see a bit about the four moods :

Mood 1: Bohemian Blue

This mood required students to re-interpret the Boho-chic fashion movement, that became especially popular in 2004-5 associated with actress Sienna Miller and Kate Moss. Vintage washes, delicate embroidery, comfy silhouettes, layering and mix and match are the focal point of this collection mood. The students are asked to create a total look, either menswear or womenswear, made of maximum of three items, using ISKO fabrics.

Mood 2: Couture Denim

Couture denim included sophisticated silhouettes, suits, tailored jackets, sartorial cuts, polished washes, use of laser and prints and focus the attention on details such as stitches.

Mood 3: Active Jeanswear

Activewear is definitely an emergent trend in fashion industry. The task was to create a total look creating designs that can be worn in gyms, camping, during outdoor activities.

Mood 4 : Future Fit

There are plenty of possible fit for denim pants, but the market is always eager for something new and innovative. Students are challenged to work on both men’s and women’s styles of pants. The focal point is the fit, with additional focus on details that are the same for most of the population such as the shape of the pockets, different points of stitching and any kind of techniques.

The schools that participated were UAL Chelsea (London), ESMOD (Munich), Istituto Marangoni (Milan), Polimoda (Florence, Italy), IUAV (Venice), University of Westminster (London), Artesis Plantijn University College (Antwerp), SCAD (Savannah, USA) and FIDM (Los Angeles), AMFI (Amsterdam), Polimoda (Florence), Sapienza (Rome), University of Pisa (Pisa), AMD (DuÌˆsseldorf) and Viamoda (Warsaw).

The four major Denim Design Awards went to
- Sophie Gauden (Artesis Plantijn University College) for Bohemian Blue
- Chia Yi Hung for The Couture Denim award (ESMOD Munich)
- Violante Toscani (Polimoda) for the Active Jeanswear category
- Franziska Meierhoefer (ESMOD Munich) for the Future Fit award.’
Here are some cool images from designs created under each of the four moods .

Bohemian Blue

Couture Denim

Active Jeanswear

Future Fit
July 13, 2015
AW16 Collection From Vicunha , Brazil

Brazil , as we mentioned before , lives in a world of its own. It has a huge domestic market for denim and other apparel and has developed its own unique fashion sense . The fashion in Brazil â€“ though influenced by international developments – follows its own course . The companies â€“ mills, laundries , garment factories â€“ all follow the unique pattern of demand that is created in the market.

Vicunha is the largest denim companyÂ in terms of actual production , not only in Brazil but around the world , and it does have a sizeable influence on the consumers â€“ often creating trends for their domestic market. On the occasion of the launch of their AW16 collection, I visited Sao Paolo to get a feel of their products, the trends and Brazilian market in general. The launch had all the glam ingredients including a catwalk by some great looking Brazilian models, presentations by specially invited denim guru Adriano Goldschmied and also by Giovanni Petrin of Martelli , presence of international consultants , washing experts and of course visitations by most important Brazilian buyers â€“ estimated to be over 2000 over a 3 day period ! . The whole atmosphere was electric â€“ flowing with the energy of denim aficionados.

We bring in this article, some looks from the show , the products, the presentations â€“ to give a feel of the event.

Some Catwalk Images

May 15, 2015
Rajby Women’s Collection SS`16

RajbyÂ , Pakistan, brings out their latest womenâ€™s denim looks for SSâ€™16. Concentrating on new colors, coatings and deep indigos, the product development team gives a brief idea of some of their main products in this collection in their own words.

SUPER SOFT ICE INDIGO : â€œIce indigo is the latest summer color using special indigo dyeing technology toÂ provide that bright , sunny and vivacious looks on our cotton stretch denims for those women looking for a combination of a very youthful color , super soft hand feel and great stretch. â€

BURBERRY COATINGÂ : â€œThrough Burbery coatings we aim to bring a new leather look dimension to our multi fiber stretch fabrics . With high stretchability and recovery features, the fabric provides the right mix of performance and high fashion. The fabric is available in three cool colors – Cobalt Blue, Maroon & Black .â€

REVERSE COATINGÂ Â Â : â€œ Is our new Cotton Stretch UNISEX (Ladies & Men) fabric Range . Catering to the hot trend of boyfriend jeans , the 10 colors in the collection are providing our consumers a cool summer range for their turnup jeans !

Rajby Deep IndigoÂ Â Â Â : It is always a challenge to go deeper into indigo dyeing and we at Rajby make a continuous effort to provide our consumers the next level of depth. The current look is on cotton and multi fiber/poly stretch indigo series with a high depth outcome to enable our buyers to play around a bit on their washes !

Super Soft Ice Indigo

Burberry Coatings

Rajby Deep Indigos’

Reverse Coatings

Contact Rajby for more info on their latest products here

May 7, 2015
JNCO | 90s Unconventional Brand Being Relaunched

â€œChallenge conventionalism. Explore the unfamiliar. Honor individuality.â€

With the above tagline JNCO â€“ the brand which was iconic in 90s â€“ wants to make a comeback. The brand which was known for its extremely baggy jeans that looked like giant tree trunks of denim strives to do the unconventional . It had its roots established in 1985 and immersed itself into the skate, music and art counter culture that was undoubtedly Southern California.

Bringing together theÂ influences from the world of sports, music and high fashion, JNCO aims to stay true to the street/skate culture that is deeply rooted in its DNA. Through the use of experimental fits, cutting-edge techniques and application of fresh, unconventional fabrications, JNCO sets to re-establish a brand and aesthetic that is purelyÂ its own.

Here are some images from some of their outrageous pieces in 90sÂ â€“ with super baggy looks. It leaves one wondering how these jeans could have possibly been loved and worn !

The brand is re-launching with the help of a Chinese investor and the Fall Winterâ€™15 collection will include some slouchy “knit jeans” and joggers, in addition to its signature jeans featuring wider leg openings â€“ though not so obnoxiously large.

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April 16, 2015
Alexandra Moura FW 15/16 Denim Collection

Alexandra Moura brought out his latest FW15/16 looks in the recently held London Fashion Week. He has some unique concept and approach to his designing his collection which can be described in in his own words .

TO INVERT

â€œAnd suddenly life turns inside outâ€¦and I find that the wrong side is the right sideâ€
The collection is composed by exercises of constructing and deconstructing but also by the subtle behavior of materials, its finishings and details.
The body â€“ the whole or partially â€“ becomes the main stimulus for sketching and shape research.
Once again, the dualityâ€™s universe is powered by the intentional opposition of the following concepts:
Interior â€“ exterior
Right side â€“ wrong side
Part – whole
Assemble â€“ disassemble
To do â€“ to undo
To subtract â€“ to add

SILHOUETTE/ DETAILS

The set of actions of deconstruction applied to the constructive process of the garment builds the silhouette of this collection â€“ pause, reversal/inversion and subversion amplify the perception of construction and shape.
This is materialized in:
Asymmetries (of organic and irregular nature);
Overlaying;
Transparencies (exposition, interior/structure visualization);
Elastics (intentional construction detail);
Inversions (right side/wrong side of fabrics)

FABRICS:
Besides denim he uses cotton, neopren, linen, silk, fleece and microfibre.

March 31, 2015