Is the skinny jeans fad finally over? For the past 18 months or so girls and, more surprisingly, guys have been trying to squeeze into skinny jeans with irreverent disregard for the sorry eyes that have to view every unsightly blubber eruption or boney backend or unnervingly skinny pins. A list of big brands jumped [...]

Energie Jeans have experienced something of a renaissance over the past few seasons. The brand was started in 1984 as a male version of the famous Miss Sixty brand. Energie jeans has always had an innovative edge, like it’s brother brand Sixty, and as a consequence of taking designs to the edge the brand has [...]

ALSO KNOWN AS x NIKEiD CHARITY AUCTION, May 10th May 17th, 2006 Inspired by vintage spray paint colors as featured in ALSO KNOWN AS v1, this collection of seven patent leather Nike Dunk Lo’s was created by NIKEiD exclusively for ALSO KNOWN AS. Starting May 10th at 7pm EST, the collection will be auctioned to [...]

Seven For All Mankind and Rock & Republic have been awarded damages in a counterfeit claim. The New York-based Rational Fashion was given two separate injunctions for selling counterfeit versions of both Seven For All Mankind and Rock & Republic jeans online. Seven For All Mankind was awarded $450,000 (£259,140) for the Rational’s wilful copyright [...]

Dsquared2 is widely considered to be one of the sexists and most sensual designer brands around. Dsquared2 is undeniably a designer brand with an edge but whether it’s able to live up to the accolade of being the sexiest designer brand is open to considerable debate. No doubt much of Dsquared2′s sensual credentials come from [...]

As mad as a Russian Monk with a proclivity for vodka, world renowned fashion designer Bernhard Willhelm reputedly prefers to design with a “hard-on”. The rush of blood from his brain to his totem apparently inspires him to new heights of twisted innovation. Very few fashionistas would disagree that the results speak for themselves even [...]

Perhaps the strangest collaboration to date is Nike and Quiksilver. In an ever-increasing circle of convoluting collaboration madness Nike and Quiksilver seem the strangest of bed-fellows… but then if you like it kinky this collaboration could be for you. Nike x Quiksilver Dunk Low – yes or no?

Siwy jeans by Siwy Denim was created with one laudable goal in mind: to flatter the contours of the female physique. Too often premium denim brands neglect the essence of the female form and are guided, or misguided, by the notion of a contemporary invention of what represents the ideal female physique. This invention is [...]

A number of high-profile denim brands have opted to use Paige Adams-Geller’s derriere around which to fashion their Women’s jeans. Brands include Seven, Citizens of Humanity, Habitual and True Religion to name but a few. Paige Adams-Geller has what is widely considered the perfect derriere for displaying the virtues of denim. Paige’s perky, toned and [...]

COEXIST was founded behind the concept of the COEXIST design logo. Combining three Abrahamic monotheistic faith symbols to spell “coexist” suggests a lifestyle of creative conscience. COEXIST embraces life first. They design the possibilities of enjoying it together because we are all at the interface of what is and can be. They aim to expose [...]

Cheap Monday Jeans, the punk infused denim brand from Sweden, is gaining staggering attention and not just for its jeans. Just a few years ago Örjan Andersson was on his knees in his shed, hand printing his own shirts and jeans and in contrast just recently Cheap Monday Jeans were nominated in the category for [...]

Citizens of Humanity, the jeans favoured by Jessica Simpson and list of other high-profile stars, is a venture by Jerome Dahan and Michael Glasser, the creators of Seven Jeans. Citizens of Humanity jeans as most fashion buyers probably know are the epitome of premium denim; an amazing fit, purist craftsmanship and a pinch of meaningful [...]

575 Denim is Californication in the true sense of the word, Denim was never really californiarised until 575 Denim hit the scene. 575 Denim represents stereotypical California in every way: off-the-wall, uncompromising and just plain sexy! 575 Denim’s sexy credentials are further substantiated by the long list of star celebrities squeezing into the denim: Cameron [...]

Emma Hope is world renowned as one of the UK’s leading footwear designers. Since graduating from the Internationally recognised Cordwainers College, which is also responsible for training Jimmy Choo and Patrick Cox amongst others, Emma Hope has won five Design Council Awards, the 1988 Martini Style Award, the 1989 Harpers & Queen Design Award, and [...]

The Denim Industry is in the midst of a quiet revolution. A long list of brands and designers are ignoring the lure of highly priced and highly hyped premium “novelty” denim and are offering the consumer something altogether more honest. The urge to produce novelty jeans with garish logos and impractical cuts is being replaced [...]

Back in 2001 Kitmeout was the first website to offer Evisu Shoes forsale online. Back then Kitmeout offered a selection of slipper trainers for a mere £39.99 which, considering the quality at that time, was a fair price. Things have changed drastically since those days. Today, the Evisu Shoes, or Evisu Shoos, Collection is deserving [...]

SEAL KAY the premium jeans brand from Milano is gaining a well deserved reputation for producing innovative and contradistinctive designs. SEAL KAY Summer 2006: Hawaii and army style, the working uniform and the british edgy style to be mixed together with an explosion of new fabrics such as canvas, treated cottons, silk-cotton. Pants and jackets are [...]

We’re all aware of the ever increasing number of counterfeit products available online, or as our fake-friends prefer to call them “replicas”, a euphemism if ever there was one! Let’s face it, there will always be people, widely referred to as the “Counterfeit Class” who will buy cheap and poorly made fakes under the illusion [...]

Franco Moschino, born in Italy in 1950, was affectionately labeled the “Court Jester and “Bad Boy” of fashion. The Moschino brand mirrored its creator perfectly; flamboyant, surreal and sensational! All the Moschino collections had an incredibly unique and seductive quality which has sadly been missing over the past few seasons. Many fashion commentators questioned whether [...]

So what’s the main difference between the Evisu Heritage Collection and the Evisu EU ED Collection. Many Evisu fashionistas will tell you “Quality”! Evisu state the following: “Evisu Heritage denim follows its Japanese mantra of UNCHANGEABLE. Colour is added in multi rainbow and plain embroidered logo. Classic fits remain whilst new styles evolve with a [...]