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Sometimes, it just comes together. There's generally a sinking feeling when I open a box of new developments based on washes that I've spent time imagining, describing and coaxing into existence, and what's in that box is not what's in my head. But I am in LOVE with this one.
I haven't been spreading any of my love towards indigo slims for a while, and for that I apologise. I'm not a professional blogger and honestly just use this as a good place to store pictures and ideas. I haven't been able to figure out how to do a design job and continue to share information, but I've decided to start posting again anyway and see how I go.
I seem to have picked up some followers, and also as many visitors yesterday as when I was posting regularly - clearly you're not visiting for my sparkling way with words. So I enjoy sharing the images and I'll stick them up here when they come my way.
Margiela did it first darling, and d.i.y. denim blogs have magicked the look themselves, but if you want an expensive pair, there is something very cool about this degrade wash on jeans. Stella McCartney at net-a-porter.com.
Denim PV had some great displays of washes done by Martelli & Jeanologia. Taking pictures seemed to be encouraged, which was refreshing. What was less great was that it was as dark as a nightclub, so my picture quality is embarrassingly low.I haven't grouped them into themes yet, that might come later, but to give a bit of context to the pictures below, the washes were mainly based around the concept of 'rough luxury', which in practice means super vintage, super authentic, stained, dirtied, patched, 'hobo' type jeans. The more modern washes looked watered and lightly tie-dyed with bleach tide marks, ripping and subtle chemical washes.
I feel like I’ve seen so many scary jeans lately. Not scary as in bad, scary as in ‘face down the bus driver, I promise I don’t feel like a twat in these’ jeans. Super cool, but not necessarily suitable for every occasion.
All this exposure to the fashion future of jeans has made me long for nice, easy, blue denim. It's always easier to pick up on the extreme, and get excited by the new. I flip between being someone who secretly wants a pair of mega-ripped jeans to go with my horizontal stripe mohair knit grunge jumper (which I don’t have yet), and the girl who bought a pair of slightly carrot-fit chinos yesterday from H&M, and is wearing them with a blue shirt. As in, am I willing to dress crazy, or do I just end up dressed like a Gap commercial?
So, there'll be two days of Summer shopping, and day one will be nice, blue, classic, chic. Day two, well still nice, but perhaps not suitable for Sunday lunch with the in-laws. And it's not warm yet in England, so apart from a couple of pairs of shorts, I'm definitely not at the stage where I understand the purpose of a denim mini skirt.
Not for real people, but so sexy & cool. Acne.
I just want to find a great denim shirt. I don't think it exists. This looks close. Acne.
Acne.
Should be worn cuffed. Acne.
I've been looking at these for a few months now, and I finally think I love them. Acne.
Always! Current/Elliott.
The H&M Squin fit in rigid denim (i.e. not stretch) has this kind of fit, but H&M doesn't do photos, so this is the expensive version. Current/Elliott.
I am not sure whether these are kinda tacky, but I think I love them. Anything that makes me think of 1960's San Francisco wins. Goldsign.
Little bit of a cheap-looking wash on the whiskers and the honeycomb perhaps? Current/Elliott.
I'm off to New York in a few days and I hope these look as good in person as they do in this picture. Madewell 1937 ex-boyfriend shorts.
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