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Jacket Art

Jacket Art via BoingBoing

Top Ten Jeans for Men

This GQ Article listing the Best Jeans for Men made me want to puke. Kids these days need a bit of guidance. I’m a bit reluctant to do something like this, but here’s the Indigofan Top Ten Jeans. Actually it’s not a Top Ten list. It’s just a response to the GQ trash. Prices are [...]

Stay Strong Japan

Donate to the Red Cross Donate and receive a W+K poster Tee designed by Joshua Smith

Eco Index for Apparel

The Wall Street Journal has an article on a system being developed to rate clothing on their environmental impact. [Wall Street Journal Article] In the interactive for a pair of 501 jeans there are some statistics given… I’m sure that my water usage over the life of a pair of jeans is MUCH less that [...]

Indigofera australis

I just found that my local nursery has native Australian indigo plants. I planted this one in my front garden. I have a history of killing plants, so let’s see how long it survives. I found a PDF by Robyn Heywood which talks about methods of creating dye from Indigofera australis. I think I need [...]

Denim Trends

The LA Times has a couple of articles about new trends in denim. Wearing Denim-on-denim (aka doubledenim) is now allowed. http://www.latimes.com/features/image/la-ig-wash-20100822,0,4372356.story   The video gives insights on fashion photography. Expect to see denim in other colours. http://www.latimes.com/features/image/la-ig-magic-20100822,0,7113387.story When I saw that headline I thought it might mean that we might start seeing things like the [...]

Old Japan Loom

Not enough pedals for denim twill.

Denim Pea Coat

ACL posted details of Perfecto, a Schott off-shoot brand for outerwear. http://www.acontinuouslean.com/2010/07/18/acl-endorses-perfecto-brand-by-schott-nyc/ They’ve got a decent looking Cone denim pea coat. But I hope you know where they stole this idea from. http://www.misterfreedom.com Cotton Duck’s