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Oh Glory!
I ask you– what is better than a shop that combines vintage bikes, service and supplies, and pairs it with selvedge denim and greaser-style gear? ~*~ A walk through Glory reveals greaser-style jeans...
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Junya Watanabe Fall 2009- Hunting for Americana
Junya Watanabe is still up to taking iconic American sportswear and giving it his signature funky twist– playing with texture, scale & functionality. ~*~ The Japanese have a thing for Americana,...
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Great Depressionista
Recesionista is one of those buzzwords of 2008 that’s getting a little overplayed. In my small world, it’s feeling more like Great Depressionista– in regard to fashion and the economy. Looking at...
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Got Rips?
It’s become pretty obvious through the search queue, that there are many among us looking for a way to repair our favorite jeans. I know that I definitely have a couple pairs of vintage Levi 501s in...
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THE “REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE” CURSE | A CURIOUS CAST OF CHARACTERS
James Dean in 1955’s “Rebel Without a Cause” The 1950s were a very cool time, I only wish I could have experienced them for myself. It is a time in American pop culture that is highly idealized for...
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LEVI’S 501 DAY | CUTTING FROM A GREENER DENIM CLOTH
* If you had to pick just one article of clothing to represent pure American style– what would it be? For me it would without a doubt be the Levi’s 501 jean without a doubt. It embodies so much of...
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AUTO UNDERDOG AMC | WALLY BOOTH’S GROWLIN’ GREMLIN STREET CRED
* * That’s right, it’s a Gremlin– without a doubt one, of the ugliest, least respected, aerodynamically-challenged cars ever produced on American soil. Wisconsin-based AMC had never been known for...
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HISTORY OF DENIM THROUGH THE AGES | WESTERN WEAR GOES HOLLYWOOD
I was in 5th or 6th grade, 10 years old, when I started making my own money. I’d go with my Mom on the weekends to the restaurant where she was working at the time out at little ol’ Litchfield Airport...
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LEVI’S PHOTO WORKSHOP | CELEBRATE NYC – THE PHOTOGRAPHER’S MUSE
* EMBRACING AND CELEBRATING THE MODERN-DAY PIONEER SPIRIT OF AMERICA, LEVI’S FOLLOWED-UP THEIR SAN FRANCISICO PRINT SHOP WITH THE NYC PHOTO WORKSHOP @ 18 WOOSTER STREET IN SOHO AS PART OF THEIR “READY...
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TEXAS’ OWN “GONE WITH THE WIND”| GEORGE STEVENS’ 1956 EPIC–“GIANT”
Icons James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor and Rock Hudson sharing the silver screen– ‘nuff said? Not quite. While I love the glamour, legend, and lore behind the making of “Giant” (and trust me, we’ll get to...
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