Skull Jeans is the brain-child of the internationally renowned designer Hiroshi Yamazaki. Yamazaki’s reputation was built on exclusive brands such as Fab Four, named after the Beatles his lifelong heroes and Alchemist, a fashion brand established upon the idea of Alchemy in which base metals turn into gold — and therefore true fashion has an [...]

Introduced by Paul Cook, former drummer of punk act The Sex Pistols, and sporting a brown T-shirt emblazoned “Gio-Goi,” rocker Pete Doherty made his debut as the new face of the new label. The 27-year-old Babyshambles frontman and reported fiancée of supermodel Kate Moss was showcasing clothes he inspired for Gio-Goi’s rock’n’roll spring/summer 2007 collection [...]

Karl Lagerfeld reputedly will soon be launching his own denim line, imaginatively entitled K; not to be confused with Special K. Parent company, Tommy Hilfiger, intends to capitalise on the global power of Lagerfeld’s name and enviable reputation by creating a stylish demi-high fashion denim collection.

Martin Yat Ming, the man behind RMC Jeans, is creating a capsule collection of ultra-exclusive selvedge denim jeans, called Yoropiko, in collaboration with Santastic. The Yoropiko capsule collection includes Martin’s unrivalled trademark embroidery and Santastic’s incredible design vision. Initial styles are rumoured to be available early 2007 through a select number of exclusive stores. Kitmeout [...]

One of Japan’s oldest, most respected and tastefully under-stated designer brands finally arrives on European shores. For decades KU has been a closely guarded Japanese secret. The brand has almost mythical status in The East. The KU style is meditative, cool and refined. The brand’s low profile has meant very few people in Europe have [...]

Puma is making a bid for the luxury market with its latest design collaboration. The German activewear company has teamed with Schedoni, the Italian leather manufacturer best known for designing custom-made luggage for Ferrari, to create a line of bespoke leather sneakers. The range, which also includes bags, is the result of a collaboration with [...]

Incredibly rare vintage levi jeans are now available from Togged. The styles include:1955 Levi 501 relaxed fit, dry selvedge denim jeans. 1947 Levi 501 relaxed fit, dry selvedge XX blue denim jeans. 1933 Levi 501 relaxed fit, Road Rash denim jeans. 1933 Levi 501 relaxed fit, dry selvedge denim jeans. 1933 Levi 501 loose fit, [...]

Nicole Richie has topped the world’s worst-dressed list according to PETA, the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals charity, for wearing too much fur. It’s that time of year again, when it starts to get a little bit colder and you can spot a select few of Hollywood’s trashiest celebrities strutting around with dead animals [...]

Tommy Hilfiger Group announced today that it has signed Thierry Henry, one of the world’s most successful and iconic sportsmen, to be an international brand ambassador in an endorsement agreement for Tommy Hilfiger men’s formal and underwear. Thierry Henry will feature in dedicated Tommy Hilfiger advertising and marketing campaigns in both Spring and Fall ‘07. [...]

In an attempt to garnish some unfamiliar street credibility, Fendi hosted a hip-hop party in Tokyo, with Bape’s Fashion Guru Nigo as host, while Karl Lagerfeld stayed in the background. Interestingly, both Nigo and Lagerfeld are not that polarised when it comes to fashion; deep down they’re both serious “bling” merchants — so they’ll probably [...]

An exciting British based, British designed Premium denim label. Pieces in the collection include Japanese Red Selvedge denim, organic cotton T-shirts and Scottish Cashmere sweaters. You will know Invisible Inc from its distinctive logo, which is the signature of the designer Punky (translated from Sanskrit to English his name Pankaj means Lotus Flower). The Lotus [...]

Italian footwear brand Car Shoe has opened a flagship store in Milan. The new shop, on the fashionable Via della Spiga, is designed like the interior of a car, with green leather chairs reminisent of car seats and shiny wood panelling recalling luxury details like the dashboard. Architect Roberto Baciocchi was given approval by Patrizio Bertelli, [...]

The latest embroidered denim ball collection from Emperors of Honour includes a Gold or Jade Basketball or a Jade, Red or White American Football. Both balls are intricately embroidered and feature the Emperors of Honour painted dragon head.

Katherine E Hamnett environmentally progressive fashion continues to excite critics and consumers alike. The current collection includes an incredible collaboration with Knitwear Kings, John Smedley: “80′s re-issue original slogan t-shirts; WORLDWIDE NUCLEAR BAN NOW, CHOOSE LIFE, CLEAN UP OR DIE, and new slogans, LOVE and BRING BACK GOD. Probably the best t-shirts in the world. [...]

Levi Strauss & Co. announced it has joined the United Nations (UN) Global Compact. In a letter to UN secretary-general Kofi Annan, LS&CO. chief executive officer Phil Marineau pledged the company’s support for the Global Compact’s 10 principles in the areas of human rights, labor rights, protection of the environment and anti-corruption. “Our participation in [...]

The new Griffin Store and Exhidition space opens this Wednesday 29th Novermber. The grand location is 69 Broadwick Street, London – just off Carnaby Street. To celebrate the opening they are exhibiting some of Peter Kennard’s and Cat Picton Phillip’s finest works! Come and take a butchers…

The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (TDC) joined the Tokyo Design Week and mounted a “LOVE from Hong Kong” Lifestyle Exhibition for the first time. It hosted a fabulous fashion party titled “LOVE from YD Alumni Club”. The TDC has invited Eric Kot, a former DJ, now an actor, film director and designer, dabbling in [...]

Lucy Pinter and Flora Evans met on a fashion shoot in 1999, introduced by mutual friend and style icon Judy Blame. At the time, Lucy was becoming known as one of London’s edgier stylists (iD, Black Book, Vogue Nippon), while Flora’s photographs & illustrations appeared in the Face, iT & Vogue magazine. Desperate for a [...]

Warehouse jeans began in 1995. The brand was named after the image of a warehouse in the USA where vintage clothes are stocked. Duck Digger and The Blue & Grey are both part of the Warehouse denim collection. The name of Duck Digger originates from the men who were digging for gold in the Californian [...]

In keeping with its recent revival Baracuta is forming some breathtaking collaborations with the likes of the mighty Stussy, Billingham and Griffin. This Griffin army camo jacket is based on the original slimfit Baracuta G9. The Baracuta G9 was originally called “The Harrington Jacket” after it was worn by Ryan O’Neal who played Rodney Harrington [...]