Levi’s PET Denim: The Future of Sustainable Jeans?
As one of the world’s leading denim manufacturers, Levi’s has great responsability when it comes to setting industry standards. Back in November we featured an...
Month : December 2012
Red Wing 8268: 11″ Abilene Rough-Out Engineer
Last week, our Dutch friends at the Amsterdam Red Wing Shoes store announced this amazingly beautiful 11″ Engineer boot formerly exclusive to the Japanese Heritage collection...
Levi’s Big ‘V’ Jackets: Putting the Value in Vintage
A few weeks back, our newest member of the Rope Dye team posted an article about how to spot vintage Levi’s denim jackets. This led...
Levi’s Vintage Clothing 1933 501XX
A relic of the Great Depression, the 1933 501XX stems from a time when you literally had to wear both belt and braces, figuratively speaking....
Shop Review: VMC
Switzerland: the world’s multilingual neutral ‘bank reserve’ famously known for its fine chocolate, watches and most recently Roger Federer. As the largest city with nearly 400.000...
Brand Profile: Workers N.Y. – A Simple Thing Done Well
Our good friends over at Norse Projects has captured the essence of what we’re all striving for when they say that, “the mark of true...
The Truth Is In the Details: Denham Taper
Entering de Rode Winkel in Utrecht, the oldest jeans store in the Netherlands, you’re greeted by a 3.5 metre high image of one the best worn in...
Highlight of the Week: Red Wing Event in Brund
After weeks of waiting and preparing, the highly advertised Red Wing event in Brund went down last Thursday. With perfect winter weather, 10 kilos of...
Exhibition: Blue Jeans – 350 Years
Back in November, on the 23rd to be exact, the long-awaited exhibition of the history of blue jeans was opened at the Centraal Museum of...
Rey’s Vintage 50’s
Last week I had the pleasure of meeting Rey Gautier, creative director for Edwin Europe, and while we were talking about the Japanese collections and...