DenimHunt

Hilary Duff in J Brand

Seriously, does she ever look bad. Newly-engaged actress, Hilary Duff was spotted looking well put together, as usual, in a pair of J Brand "901" denim leggings in Olympia, while at the Staples Center supporting her fiance. The leggings retail for $139 and can be purchased at www.jbrandjeans.com.

UNIQLO 88 Colors

There's a lot going on in Shanghai. First the largest World Expo ever is currently being held there and now, UNIQLO, has just announced that on May 15th, they will open the largest flagship in the world in China's most cosmopolitan city. This comes hot on the heels of Jil Sander's announcement to permanently design a capsule collection for the popular Japanese brand. 

To commemorate the opening, UNIQLO launched a new website called "From Shanghai to the World" where 88 Shanghaiese girls, each wearing a different color polo shirt, dance and sway within a grid kaleidoscope. Check it out. It has quite the hypnotizing effect. 

The Jean Machine is Back With the Vans Warped Tour

Attention Teens! Last year Amethyst Jeans toured alongside the Vans Warped Tour and gave away an insane amount of jeans to event-goers. This Summer, they're at it again. From July 1st to August 1st, the pink truck known as the Jean Machine will be joining the tour for 26 dates and giving away 18,000 pairs of limited-edition jeans. 18,000 might be pushing the idea of "limited", but they're free, so who cares.

Each date of the tour, the Jean Machine will give away 600 pairs of jeans and t-shirts to event-goers as well as winners of the Amethyst Jeans Facebook giveaway. As a bonus, some of the bands performing at Vans Warped Tour will be show up at the Jean Machine to do daily signings and take fan photos. Pre-tty Cool. 

Last Day to Enter the Teen Vogue & YMI Jean's Makeover in Manhattan

This is it. It's now or never. Today is the last day to enter the Makeover in Manhattan sweepstakes by Teen Vogue and YMI Jeans. Enter at www.ymijeans.com/ManhattanMakeover and possibly win an all-expenses paid trip to New York City where you will get an A-list makeover by a Teen Vogue stylist, complete with an entire YMI jeans wardrobe and a one-year subscription to Teen Vogue. Good deal!

Alicia Keys is Dangerous in Black Orchid Custom Jeans, Literally

Songstress Alicia Keys did a spread for the April issue of Las Vegas Magazine and she wore a pair of Black Orchid "Black Rider" skinny jeans in Mercury wash that are, shall we say, unique. The jeans were customized for the shoot by adding very prominent spikes to the knees as embellishments. Definitely wouldn't want to get kneed by Keys. You can purchase the jeans sans spikes for $89 at www.blacklabelboutique.com. If you prefer the spikes, than I've got three letters for you...D.I.Y.

 

Whitney Port in Charley 5.0

The City star Whitney Port who has recently been promoting her own line, along with the season premiere of her show, chose to forgo her own merchandise and opted to wear the Charley 5.0 Cassiopeia Dress instead. Good choice.The mini dress is made of black denim and covered all over in sparkly rhinestones. It retails for $328 and is available at www.revolveclothing.com.

Kate Bosworth in J Brand

A celebs-in-denim day can not go by without talking about one of them in J Brand. This time the celeb is Kate Bosworth, who was sporting a pair of J Brand "1043" shorts in Neptune while attending Coachella. The shorts retail for $158 and are available at www.jbrandjeans.com.

January Jones in AG Jeans

January Jones of Mad Men was spotted out and about wearing a pair of denim leggings by AG Jeans in Camden wash. What a great fit they are on her.

ELLE Spring Denim Report

(image courtesy of Imaxtree)

The Spring installment of the ELLE Denim Report is out and it covers overalls. I used to love my overalls when I was in high school, switching up between both straps up, both straps down or just one shoulder attached because I thought it was cool. However, nowadays its a little harder to figure out how to pull them off. As usual, the Denim Report gives tips, tricks and shopping suggestions for those that want to attempt this look for Spring. Click here to read the report in full. 

L.e.i. and Teen Vogue Have Found Their New Model Citizen

After an extensive nationwide search that took over several months, had over 7000 entries and received over 42,000 votes, the L.e.i. Jeans/Teen Vogue competition to find the new L.e.i Model Citizen is over. 

The grand prize winner, and all around lucky girl, is Alexandra Brooks (center). Along with the voting public, Alexandra was handpicked by judges Teen Vogue Editor-in-Chief Amy Astley, designer Rachel Roy, model Chanel Iman and model Ali Michael for "best exemplify[ing] the tenets of L.e.i.-life, energy and intelligence."

Alexandra walks away with a $100,000 scholarship for college, an internship at Teen Vogue, an appearance in L.e.i.'s Fall 2010 national advertising campaign, a fashion makeover, a complete L.e.i wardrobe and a trip to LA to attend Teen Vogue's "Young Hollywood" party. Wow!

Also receiving prizes are second and third place winners, Jazzlyn Marae (right) and Amy Wilson (left) respectively.