Levi's and graphic designer illustrator Kenny Wong have produced this unusual looking pair of jeans. They have a compass type print on the front and have amazing ripple fade effect. The bad news is that they come in a limited edition run of 200 and will only be available in Taiwan. (Source: Hypebeast)
Another quality Japanese denim brand is now available in the USA for the first time. Dry Bones Denim is based in Tokyo and run by a group of rock n' roll loving denim fanatics, Their line is heavily 40's and 50's rock inspired and is now available in specialist denim store SelfEdge.
I have written before about the fake RMC (Red Monkey Company) Jeans (such as the fake Wu Tang Jeans above) which are currently for sale in a number of stores. To help clear up the situation Martin Ksohoh has released a statement (page 1 and page 2) which should hopefully clear up any confusion that has arisen. If you are still unsure about whether any RMC jeans are fake please contact RMCJeans.co.uk
When it comes to men's denim the best stuff is made in Japan. Which is all well and good if you live over there but it's not so good for the rest of us. Outside of Japan there are only two stores in the USA (SelfEdge and Blue In Green) selling brands like Sugarcane, Eternal and Pure Blue. Finally we have someone importing quality denim into the UK - SuperDenim.co.uk is now stocking Japanese brands Studio D'Artisan and Kato and Swedish brand Denim Demon.
Here is the new ad campaign for Edwin Jeans featuring Brad Pitt. Is it me of does it look like this photo has suffered from some dodgy photoshopping? It almost looks like the waist and legs belong to another, skinnier person.
The Fall/Winter 2007 collection by Surrender includes black and blue jeans made from 14oz Japanese selvedge denim and featuring the Surrender skull logo on the waist tag and pocket detailing. (Source: HighSnobiety)
WRGmag.com has an interesting interview with Kiya Babzani owner of SelfEdge specialist denim store in San Francisco. This man has a personal collection of between 400-450 jeans - so he obviously know what he is talking about when it comes to denim.
Regular readers of this site may remember that I posted a couple of news items relating to Red Monkey Ganga Jean (see above) and Wu Tang Jeans (see below). Well it turns out that although these jeans are being sold by a reputable store they are both fakes. Confirmation of this comes from the designer himself - Martin Ksohoh who you can see below giving these crappy fake jeans the thumbs down. Here are some tips of what to look out for when purchasing RMC Red Monkey Jeans:
Must have leather patch, not pvc on waist band.
Must have individual laser cut serial numbers on the patch.
Must be made in Hong Kong.
Selvedge must be red and green and not just red
Denim must be made out of unbleached cotton (inside has yellowish tint) and not bleached cotton (inside is whitesh or blue white colour).
