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Acne Armored Jeans

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Acne Jeans has an interesting addition to their Spring/Summer 2010 Lookbook; The Armored Jean. The jeans take obvious inspiration from the days of medieval knights in their shining armor and the effect is actually quite cool. Jeans have polished plates on the thighs, knees and shins while jackets have plates on the shoulders and elbows providing protection to sensitive areas in case some wackjob comes wielding a broadsword down Fifth Ave or if you happen to topple over in your 4 inch heels. Our only question, how do you wash them?

Just for Fun: CNN Investigates the 'Skinny Jean Workout'

Sometimes news stories about jeans pop up in the most unusual places and in this case the story is a little unusual itself. CNN Medical Producer, Val Willingham, recently covered a story about a woman's desire to look better in her jeans. So much so, that she changes gyms when stumbling upon a gym that offers a Skinny Jean Workout. This is actually quite amusing as it calls to mind those days when women used to stuff, suck and tuck just to fit into that slim, body-conscious dress. A wider search revealed several articles in different online and printed publications that have covered this subject. This is quite amusing as jeans in and of themselves already have the ability to hide a lot of trouble spots, but its a huge testament to the effect they are having on our culture when women, and possibly men, reorganize their lives to look good in them. This article may be seen on CNN or you can read it in it's entirety below.

To look at her, you'd never know Jessica Ordona, 25, has a problem with her jeans. "I don't like the fact that when you sit down, your stomach comes over them," she says.

A retail specialist with a commercial real estate firm in Bethesda, Maryland, Ordona knows image is part of success. That's why she has been diligent about hitting the gym four to five times a week. But even with all her crunches and lifting, she sometimes experienced denim frustration.

Unhappy with her former gym, Ordona decided to join a national health club chain in her neighborhood. Much to her surprise, she found a class called Skinny Jeans Workout, specifically designed to get rid of those annoying little bulges and bumps. "It's different than your typical workout class," she says. "It's not high-impact cardio, but you're sweating the whole time because you're working every muscle group."

The Skinny Jeans Workout concentrates on core muscles, balance and posture. A cross between ballet, butt-burning stretches and light weight lifting, the workout involves the entire body.

Peaches Geldof's Denim Hunt

British 'It' girl Peaches Geldof, currently a columnist for Nylon Magazine, recently taped a Street Style segment for the mag titled Peaches' Denim Hunt. Yes, they really called it that. The video follows Peaches, in an 80's style, acid-washed, double-breasted, broad-shouldered, denim jumper looking for 'weirdos rocking the denim'. Okay? I don't know if I'd call the people in the video weird (minus a musician that says he doesn't like denim. How dare he!) that is unless you consider you're Mom wearing actual Mom jeans or a pretzel cart guy in Old Navy weird. Otherwise, most of the people in the video look surprisingly normal. Now if only she would tell us where she got her denim jumper. Now that would be a real Denim Hunt. 

Celebs Love the JBrand Zombie Pencil Leg by Chickdowntown.com

Straight from the Chickdowntown.com Lookbook is a compilation of celebs that have been seen wearing the JBrand Zombie Pencil Leg jean. The Zombie jean is described as the ultimate torn and trashed jean and has been bleached to an inch of its life. The pencil leg silhouette is versatile as it works well on all body types from the waif to the curvy as seen on tastemakers like Kim Kardashian and Kate Bosworth. Visit Chickdowntown.com to snag a pair.

Recycle Your Denim with Barney's for 20% Off

In partnership with 1% for the Planet, Barney's is accepting your used jeans and in return giving you 20% off your next pair. 1% for the Planet is an organization that encourages businesses to donate 1% of their sales to environmental organizations around the world. Currently over 1200 businesses are donating to over 1800 organizations worldwide. The promotion at Barney's will continue for the entire month of August with all donated jeans slated for recycling. 

American Eagle Reintroduces the Artist Jean

American Eagle's best selling denim in the brand's history, the Artist Jean, returns to AE stores this Summer featuring body-enhancing updates. The modernized design is all about a flattering fit with an improved back seat lift. With subtle changes in the pocket size and positioning to the yoke of the jean, the Artist Jean now does wonders to create a perky backside.

As if that's not incentive enough, AE is celebrating the return of the Artist by offering a free graphic t-shirt to every customer who purchases a pair of jeans. The free graphic t-shirt is offered in girl's sizes XS through XL and guy's sizes XS through XXL. 

Kristen Stewart in Rock & Republic....Dress?

Twilight star, Kristin Stewart is seen here wearing the Roma dress from Rock & Republic's Fall/Winter 2009 collection at the Teen Choice Awards on Sunday, August 9th and she paired it with *gasp* shoes. Normally, a jeans and converse girl, Kristen looks slightly, well, a lot, awkward but the dress itself is fierce. So we give her an 'A' for effort. The dress will be available in September exclusively at Rock & Republic's signature store in LA.

William Rast @ Chickdowntown.com

DenimHunt in Nylon Mag's Denim Issue

DenimHunt is in Nylon Magazine's annual denim issue with G.I. Joe star Sienna Miller on the cover. We are covered in a section with three other popular blogs in which we're all touted as the new generation of bloggers that talk only about denim. Make sure you pick up a copy and check us out!

 

DenimHunt is a Finalist in the Dazed Raw Blog Awards!

DenimHunt has just been announced as a finalist in the Dazed Raw Blog Awards and we are all over ourselves with the news. This is the first ever blog awards by Dazed Digital, the online home of Dazed & Confused Magazine and is sponsored by  G-Star Raw. Nominated in the Fashion category, DenimHunt was placed on a shortlist of fifteen blogs. The competition is open to the public vote until August 31st with the winner of each category being featured in the Dazed October issue. Show your love for us and for denim by voting for DenimHunt.

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