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For the coming week I’ll be off skiing in S. Cristina, Italy with my wonderful fiancée and her charming family. As the days will be spend out on the pistes and the evenings in the bars, I won’t have much time for Denimhunting. But don’t lose faith in Denimhunters just yet, we have a lot of interesting articles on the way including a thorough write up on The Real McCoy’s, The Flat Head, and Fein und Ripp among many others. Also, we’re still on the look out for new writers.
Enjoy,
Thomas Bojer
Remember the Swedish-produced A/B P-I Hagberg & Co 19 oz. jeans that we featured in May last year? If not have a look at them here. Since the jeans were first introduced in the spring last year, this particular pair has been worn almost daily ever since by Peder Böhme, the younger brother of Nordic Levi’s Vintage Clothing account manager Marcus Böhme. Peder is studying textile management in Borås and plans to follow his brother’s footsteps to work in the denim industry. One thing is certain, he knows how to wear in a pair of heavy weight denim jeans.
Antwerp may not be the first place that springs to mind when you think of Harley’s, motorcycle charters and denim. However, between the two of them the founders of Eat Dust, Keith and Rob, have decades of experience with denim and the denim industry. Along with this they combine a solid friendship, a passion for motorbikes, good music and the eternal search for a good time. This all gets poured into Eat Dust resulting in a collection of garments and accessories that exude authenticity and originality. Keith and Rob were kind enough to take some time to have a chat and give us an in-depth look at where the brand is coming from and where it is headed.
A proud son of the city and the centre of attention of last week’s Copenhagen Fashion Week, Han Kjøbenhavn have launched a collection that may very well be the beginning of a new paradigm in Danish men’s fashion. It’s a fusion of Russian mafia coats, Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Drive’, colourful 80s track suits, ruby red wool camouflage, “snake skin” tights and of course funky sunglasses and Japanese denim jeans.
A rare photography of one of the first N1 jackets. You can read all about this icon here.
Another shot of the enviously gorgeous worn in Levi’s jeans of the Danish brand strategist, Allan Kruse. Stopping by the office the other day to share some of his vast knowledge of the history of fashion, especially about how Japan has always been lightyears ahead of the rest of us, Allan sported a Porter X Beams fishermans hat, replica MA-1 jacket, worn in (from dry) Levi’s Vintage Clothing 1947 501XX and his trusted Red Wing 2268 Engineer boots.
Do you swear by the denim lifestyle? Have you often been told that you would make a great writer? Do you have a sixth sense that makes you able to always catch the smiles on people’s faces when you operate a camera? Do you continually question “the fact” and have a need to explore “the truth”? If the answer is ‘yes’ to these questions (or at least close a yes) then you should consider becoming a Denimhunter. Not to bore you with who we are, what we do and why we do it, we take it that since you’re reading this you are somehow a potential prospect, but if you do want to read more about our philosophies they’re all located here.
Denimhunters is basically a hobby project; this is in no way a money machine covered with glossy ads and hidden motives to make you buy in every sentence. We merely provide our readers with news and insights about products and brands that we find interesting ourselves and that we think are worth sharing. Therefore, writing for Denimhunters is voluntarily and without financial compensation. However, if you’re already spending hours browsing the web for the truth about denim you might as well make something out of it.
If you’re interested and think you have what it takes, send us a few lines (at [email protected]) about yourself and an excerpt of something you’ve written and we’ll take it from there. Last but not least, we expect you to have a prober camera and that you know how to use it, iPhone pictures will not be accepted if handed in.
For the Spring 2013 collection the design team at Denham have folded two seemingly contrary inspirations into their signature design process of honouring tradition while tearing down convention while maintaining their focus on rigorous detailing. The overall thematic atmosphere of the season takes subtle cues from both the world of the contemporary music festival like Fuji Rocks in Japan and the influence of modern, contemporary MIL-SPEC (military standard) detailing.
Ruedi Karrer is probably the single most knowledgable enthusiast and collector in the denim business. Since his childhood in the Swiss mountains of the early 70s when he had to share a single pair of Levi’s jeans with his siblings Ruedi has been crazy about denim. Piled up in his Jeans Museum in Zurich is an impressively massive collection of over 12,000 (!) denim items including around 7,000 pairs of jeans and somewhat 5,000 denim jackets. At the Bread & Butter trade show this winter Ruedi wore a pair of 23 oz. Strike Gold jeans that he has been wearing for about 18 months, an original Lee Rider jacket from the mid-60s that he has been wearing in himself from deadstock for about 6 years, and for underwear Ruedi sported a pair of beat-up Nudie jeans.
The last century saw several iconic brands born out of the industrial and cultural past of the United States. Through both war and peace, the lows and highs of the country have been mirrored in the fashion scene. Spiewak is one of the brands that fit this description, a company that has grown into one of the premier names in fashion and workwear. One of the key styles that gave Spiewak their success was the N1 Deck jacket. To find out more about the N1 and its origins we consulted with Dan Hendricks, creative director of Spiewak.
