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New Store. Prices Reduced.

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I’ve set up a Shoply Store where I’ll try to sell stock.  All prices are reduced! http://indigofan.shoply.com/

Denim Pollution in China

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Thanks to David who posted me a link to this CNN article & video report by Emily Chang. The article details the extent of pollution being created in Guangzhou China, the primary denim production location in the world. “… blue-jean clad consumers everywhere probably don’t realize the process by which denim is made may be [...]

What killed denim in the 70's? This type of attitude…

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H.i.s.’s Press-Free Jeans (1966) (via Vintage Ad Browser, via Cottonduck i think?) “Be a Neatnick” “Dress-Up Jeans with a permanent crease down the center of each leg…” “Press-Free Jeans by h.i.s.” Yes, you’re thinking what I’m thinking…  it was the Baby Boomers who killed off quality denim!!

The Pacific

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I doubt The Pacific can be as good as Band of Brothers, but I will be watching in 2010 to find out. Just reading through the Wikipedia article on The Pacific, a lot of the filming has taken place right here in Melbourne.  We saw them blocking off Flinders Street stations for a few scenes.

Mount Vernon Mills

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http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/10/30/blue.jeans.mill/index.html Nice article about the Mount Vernon Cotton Mill, one of the few remaining cotton mills in the U.S..  I’m currently reading Rachel Louise Snyder’s book (Fugitive Denim) and this article compliments the current chapter quite well. via ACL

$100,000 hidden in America

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Levis have a new online game promotion. http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/05/theres-gold-in-them-thar-hills-or-somewhere/ The Levi’s game is named after an imaginary 19th-century figure, Grayson Ozias IV, or G. O. the Fourth – as in “Go Forth” … get it? The “Go Forth” campaign is being created by Wieden & Kennedy in Portland, Ore. Ozias is described as a friend of [...]

Evisu Heritage Bluff Seam

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The Drinkin’ and Dronin’ blog has a feature on the Evisu Deluxe Heritage line http://drinkinanddronin.wordpress.com/2009/03/30/factory-feature-for-the-evisu-heritage-collection/ These jeans have more detailing than I was aware of. I didn’t understand the “bluff pocket seam” description, but a bit more googleing got me there. http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/bluff_pockets/ The pocket is sewn on from the inside, as I believe you can [...]

James Cameron's Denim Post for SMH

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James Cameron wrote a reasonable summary on denim for the Sydney Morning Herald. http://blogs.smh.com.au/executive-style/suitsyou/2009/08/25/iconicorigins.html