Meltin’Pot Spring/Summer 2012 Lookbook
The Spring/Summer 2012 season not only celebrates a new collection for Italian denim label Meltin’Pot but a continual and exciting life journey for the brand, encompassing all aspects from retail – with the opening of the first Meltin’Pot pilot flagship store last month in Riccione, Italy (denim store) – through to an exciting and extensive communications strategy and a new seasonal collection for denim connoisseurs.
The SS2012 collection is broken down into different themes for men and women, for example: the MP001 WORKWEAR with 3 styles of jean, which are workwear inspired, but in a contemporary Meltin’Pot way. Other ranges include: FADE TO GREY, WORKWEAR MEETS BERMUDAS, YACHT MASTER-HELLO SAILOR and CHINO CHIC. Check it out.
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Transitional line from Ijin Material
Transitional Summer to Autumn look from Ijin Material
Independent jeans-maker Phil Goss takes on an innovative new guise for autumn 2011 with denim based collection called “The Luxury of Survival.” The denim line is now updated & complimented by transitional outerwear pieces offered in waterproofed Nylon Taffeta with removable Down Liner jackets & the Protagonist look, The Ijin Rain Cape & the Lugger Bag: a hybrid piece of urban luggage serving as both a day or overnight bag.
”ARTECH: artisan meets techno” is how Goss describes his personal blend of highly respected, premium research denim & performance urban accessories with garment inspirations taken from the modern needs of functional work-wear, compact lifestyles & climate responsive sportswear.
Denim is always ”Sacre Bleu ” at Ijin & to compliment the established signature denim Legacy line on offer is the new entry level Ijin Blu Line with a competitive retail price point, & the Ijin Artisan Line, utilizing the slow-denim exclusive Marine selvedge cloth in Genoa blu.
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Spellbound Jeans Autumn/Winter 2011 collection
Here’s a first look at Japanese denim label Spellbound’s A/W11 collection.
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BBB | GUESS Jeans Men’s Fall 2011 Preview
GUESS man at BBB
Bread&Butter Berlin gave the backdrop to LA-based denim brand GUESS jeans’ first fashion week catwalk show, where the jeans-giant debuted its Fall Winter 2011 collection. The coming Fall season brings a return “Back to the Roots” of GUESS. Iconic styles return from the archives with key, vintage pieces in updated volumes and cuts. Deep indigo and authentic washes set the tone for the collection themes: “Traveler”, “Railroad Diaries” and “Northern Passages”.
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Agave Denim Men’s Spring/Summer 2011 Collection
Agave Denim SS11
I thought long and hard how to describe Agave’s ss11 men’s collection to you. Usually in this case the images provided in the post are self-explanatory, but Agave’s presentation is, how to say, a bit lacking. And it’s ironic, because their garments are quite the opposite – made out of the best materials out there employing sophisticated treatments and washes, finally hand finished to perfection. Agave has a no bustle attitude that reads well into their product look and feel. Design is toned down and you need to take a good look to see the beauty within – you’ll find it in the little details. Trend seekers should look elsewhere…
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Radar | ts(s) Oxford Stripe Shirt
ts(s) Oxford Stripe Men's Shirt
ts(s) really knows how to rock our boat. This striped Oxford shirt from the Japanese brand’s spring/summer ’11 collection features a button down collar, a single breast patch pocket and pearl buttoning, not to forget the selvedge-like single red stripe running down the placket – a detail no true denim maniac can resist. Get it from oki-ni.
Woolrich Woolen Mills Fall/Winter 2011 Men’s Collection
We can’t help ourselves but jump on the hype bandwagon racing around the Woolrich Woolen Mills fall/winter 2011 collection. With his first collection for WWM, designer Mark McNairy delivers all he had promised since the news of him replacing Daiki Suzuki at the creative helms of the brand broke. The new collection, injected with a heavy dose of preppy, features a healthy selection of printed duffle coats, chinos, pea coats and accessories. We’re loving it.
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Meltin’Pot Men’s Spring/Summer 2011 Collection
Meltin'Pot SS11
Vibrant and colorful with an emphasis on new denim treatments, Meltin’Pot’s new men’s spring/summer collection targets the young at heart.
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Brand New | KLAY
Brand new KLAY was launched in 2010 by the French Collectif Saint Sauveur. Their modern, raw and authentic silhouettes and denim really caught our eye, all fabricated and hand made in Japan. KLAY’s pieces can be found at shops like Guild (USA), Journal Standard (Japan) and L’ECLAIREUR (Paris).
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Tenue de Nîmes x Tellason Nº2
Tenue de Nîmes x Tellason Inside
Dutch denim store Tenue de Nîmes have teamed up with their San Francisco-based friends at Tellason for their second denim project. Tellason have produced an exclusive run of 24 hand-numbered denims made from a 13.75 oz selvedge White Oak – Cone denim. The pockets are lined with a vintage WWII cotton canvas tent fabric, made by a former Belgian mill. The top button is inspired by a coin from Nîmes that dates back to Roman times. The jeans symbolize the passion that Tellason and Tenue de Nîmes share for high quality denim and vintage icons. The jeans are available at the Tenue de Nîmes web-store.
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J.Crew Spring/Summer 2011 Lookbook
J.Crew SS11
In the words of one of our favorite bloggers, James from Secret Forts: “J. Crew’s spring ’11 collection is a playbook in new classics, old favorites, smart layering, crisp fabrics, textural and tonal mixing.” We couldn’t sum it better. Nautical and workwear inspirations mix together in a collection which is toned down and refined, presented with the sophisticated styling of J.Crew’s top-man Frank Muytjens. As always, denim is featured heavily throughout the looks, given a crumpled treatment for a summer ease.
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Mjölk Spring Summer 2011 Collection
Mjölk Spring/Summer 2011
An exercise in color theory and the art of design, the Mjölk Spring/Summer 2011 collection draws from the mechanics and history of visual art, focusing on relationships between colors and shapes, and the affect these manipulations have on the viewer. Bold primary colors give way to subtle secondary and tertiary shades of green, burgundy, soft brown and warm grey, allowing magnanimously disjointed looks to come together in chromatic harmony when the collection is viewed as a whole.
In Mjölk’s ongoing commitment to craftsmanship, the collection features hand-finished leather detailing, antique leather buttons, hand-knitted lamb’s wool, Liberty prints, tailored garments in Japanese cotton, and rain macs developed with a family-run company in Boston who has specialized in coats for area fishermen for generations. The spring line also features hand-cobbled Italian shoes, and a full series of leather goods. One of New York City’s only remaining belt-makers hand-crafted this season’s belts using leather also sourced in Manhattan and buckles forged in Rhode Island. Location, palette, and craft converge in one of Mjölk’s most distinctive collections.
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Journal de Nîmes Nº6 | The Dutch Issue
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Celebrating the shop’s 2 year anniversary, the guys of Tenue de Nîmes stuck to their home-base of the Netherlands for the theme of the sixth issue of their Journal. Check out the digital version above, or stop by the shop to get your paper edition.
Prps Spring/Summer 2011 Men’s Collection
Prps Jeans SS11
American denim label Prps take their artisanal denim making to a whole new level for the spring summer 2011 season, more than ever inspired by workwear. We absolutely love that utility jacket and those hickory stripe shorts (above), not to mention the camouflage pieces… Check out the full men’s collection after the jump.
Nudie Jeans SS11 Denim Shirts
Nudie Jeans Spring/Summer 2011 Denim Shirts
Worn-in workwear with its abrasions and different shades of blue inspires the shirt collection of Nudie Jeans for spring summer 2011. The Swedish denim label wants to pass on the feeling and beautiful patina of worn and washed dungarees to their shirts. The range goes from dry, dark indigo selvage denim to worn and washed out.
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