August 25, 2014

Denim is Not Dead

While I perused the booths at MAGIC, Project, Liberty and the countless other fashion tradeshows that were going on in Vegas last week, reports were circulating in the media that jeans are on the decline. As I read through them, I became hyperaware of the myriad of people in some form of denim or the infinite amount of established and up-and-coming denim brands that were showing at almost all of the shows. So what am I to think with so much contradictary information? Well...to put it bluntly, I think denim naysayers are nuts!

If denim was going out of fashion would we have red carpet runway like this...

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or runway fashion like this... (love this trench)

Style.com, Miu Miu Spring 2013 Ready to Wear, denim, jeans, denim trench coat
image Style.com: Miu Miu Spring 2013 RTW

 

or tailored collections like this...

 

so celebrities can show off on their instagrams...

 and inspire each other like this...

 or put their favorite little ones in things like this...

 or this...

Sweet and Soft at OFFPRICE Tradeshow Las Vegas
Sweet and Soft at OFFPRICE Tradeshow Las Vegas

 

or how about this. Way too cute...

FDMTL, childrens jeans, infants jeans

 

That was made by Gaku. Who likes to wear stuff like this...

Gaku Tsuyoshi Founder FDMTL (Freakworks Local Design and Solution) at LIBERTY Tradeshow Las Vegas
Gaku Tsuyoshi Founder FDMTL (Freakworks Local Design and Solution) at LIBERTY Tradeshow Las Vegas

 

Which reminds me of street style where we get to wear things like this...

Mom Jeans, street style, acid wash, jeans, denim, 2014

 

Yes, Mom Jeans are in and they're awesome...

Mom jeans, denim

 

Which leaves skinny jeans for men so they can wear amazing ensembles like this...

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or well tailored suits like this...

Ben Sherman at MAGIC Tradeshow Las Vegas
Ben Sherman Booth at MAGIC Tradeshow Las Vegas

 

With beautiful details like this...

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Inspiring them to dress up their knockaround jeans like this...

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or this...

Keita Eguchi of Prospective Flow at Liberty Tradeshow
Keita Eguchi of Prospective Flow at Liberty Tradeshow

 

or heck, look super amazingly cool like this...

 

Let's not forget accessories. Denim hats are making a comeback...

denim hats, jeans, levi's
Levi's Booth at Liberty Tradeshow Las Vegas

 

Start a denim hat collection like a boss like this...

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And my favorite...SHOES!!!

denim shoes, jean shoes, CHEAP MONDAY booth at LIBERTY Tradeshows
Cheap Monday booth at LIBERTY Tradeshows

 

Glorious shoes...

G-Star RAW booth at LIBERTY Tradeshows
G-Star RAW booth at LIBERTY Tradeshows

 

To go with cute dresses like this...

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MAGIC Tradeshow Las Vegas

 

So I ask...

Levi's, MAGIC tradeshow, jeans, history, 501s
Levi's History of the 501 display at MAGIC tradeshow Las Vegas

 

If denim is dead...

Denim is dead, decline denim, jeans, skinny jeans

Why can't we stop talking about it?

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