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Denim Trends at the J.Crew Mens Shop

The fashionable set abounded at an event held at the J.Crew Men's Shop in SoHo as most attendees and staff were in their trendiest denim. 

For men, cuffs were prominent as the guys took their cue from women's fashion by showing off a little bit of ankle as seen here on Tremaine Romeo, J.Crew Visual Director. The look was jazzed up with euro-hip suspenders or ripped to shreds in the boyfriend's version of the boyfriend jeans. 

Bastille Day in Brooklyn

Revelers came out in full force for Brooklyn's own Bastille Day celebration on Smith Street. The event started at 12p and ended at 10p with event-goers enjoying a festival that celebrated the French equivalent of the 4th of July. For several blocks, Smith Street was miraculously transformed into a sandbox with multiple petanque courts set up for a tournament that included over 80 participants. On a small section that wasn't covered with sand, a skateboarding competition was held featuring some high-flying, fearless teenagers. Overall, it was a day filled with great music, great food and great denim-trends. 

Ripped/torn jeans and cuffing was to be expected but was made extra edgy in extreme widths. Knee length cutoffs were prevalent on men and women as well as denim onesies and dresses. Suspenders added a uniquely euro-flavor and colored denim made an appearance. 

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Denim Trends @ Camden Crawl

We always expect to see people wearing denim progressively at art/music scenes more so than the mainstream fashion industry. Check out some of the more interesting trends coming out of the Camden Crawl London festival.

(Images courtesy of WGSN)

• Today's hipsters are on a mission to reclaim the pleated nightmares known as the 'Mom jean'. Might as well add the oversized shirt to match. Pairing indigo on indigo, it's a combination that has to be seen to believe, but actually works when paired with leggings or jeggings. Men kept it simpler with a slimmer silhouette.

• Speaking of jeggings, the jean leggings were a popular item and prove that it is possible for the skinny jean to get skinnier. A variety of colors, washes and finishes keep it from getting boring. 

• Love, love, love cute denim dresses. Super-faded acid washed on a pinafore-style or a utilitarian look with a prominent zipper is cute and edgy

• Remember the seasonless shorts. Add a sporty 70's cut, dark acid-wash and trashy nylons and it's pop/punk fun. 

Denim by Premiere Vision

Paris-based tradeshow company, Premiere Vision, held it's Fall/Winter 2010-2011 Denim by Premiere Vision show June 3rd and 4th to great success. Visitors to the relatively new show (only in it's fourth iteration) had increased from previous years, showing that interest in the denim market is still going strong. 

Key trends were the prevalence of supertight jeans or denim leggings called Power Stretch. VIntage denim is still important and there was a strong focus on texture and construction (ie open weaves, oversized slubs and chunky twill lines).

Who What Wear Daily: Light-Wash Denim

Who What Wear Daily did a great trend report on light-wash denim. Click here to read the report in its entirety.

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Must Wear.... at SXSW

1) Must wear cuffs. Each year every music festival has a trend that is specific to that particular event. For SXSW this year, it was the cuff. There were cuffs galore. Cuff low, cuff high, cuff fancy and best of all, cuff with throwback canvas keds. 

Through the Lens of the Sartorialist: Denim Street Scenes: NY Fashion Week

The Sartorialist perused the streets of New York during Fashion Week capturing with his famed camera the looks that were happening off the runway. Check out what we thought was the best in denim.

1. There's no doubt that ripped, shredded and torn jeans are making a strong comeback. There's something about skin peeking through ragged tears, placed in 'strategic' locations, that provides an injection of sex appeal. As an alternative, bleached out spots on indigo give a similar effect and over time will shred perfectly.

2. If you're like the rest of us than you're sooo over excessively baggy jeans on men, however, don't discount this look just yet. Straight legged, abraded jeans that are cuffed at the bottom are a fresh take on this look for both men and women.

3.  The jean jacket and the denim shirt. What can we say. They never really go away, but when they're not in fashion they're relegated to 'knock-around clothes' status. Here they are, fashionably worn as a layered piece and you know what? We kinda like it.

Denim Rules at the Prada Party

Denim rules at the Prada Iconoclast Fashion Week party, held biannually at its Soho store.

(Zoe Saldana)

Rule #1 - Must wear boyfriend capris with stilettos. It's unexpected and adds a burst of sex appeal.

(Graziano de Boni)

Rule #2 - Must always remember the basics. Dress it up, dress it down, go corporate, casual or cool, one pair of jeans can go a long way.  

(Danko Steiner, Ana Steiner, Thakoon Panichgul)

Rule #3 - Must be eccentric...because its just fun!

The Cold Weather Cut-Off Short

Slap on a pair of warm winter tights with your cut-offs and what do you have? An uber-cool, transseasonal item that adds variety to your wardrobe without ever spending a dime. Tights are a staple in every women's drawer and who doesn't have a pair of old jeans just waiting for the snip of a sturdy pair of scissors. 

Denim on the Runway: Fashion Week by Bern: J. Lindeberg

Like Acne, J. Lindeberg also eschewed a traditional runway show for a showcase. This is something we expect to see a lot of when the shows kick off in NY. This showcase, however, doesn't include models or bottoms for that matter. As a consolation, here are some images from the lookbook.