DENIM BITS N' PIECES

Fall is so big on skirts, boots and coats for women that jeans seem to have been banished in favor of a more formal aesthetic. However, when have real women ever listened to those looney people in fashion? Jeans will still continue to sell as long as there are lives to be lived. The August issue of Harper's Bazaar has a little item called "New Jeans to Know About" in their fashion news page. One line featured is, of course, Citizens of Humanity, but there are two more: Chip & Pepper and Yanuk. Naturally, all are at Barneys. And of course they all feature various distressed washes, sanding, and what have you. But my big question is: Is it possible to find a fashionable jean that isn't distressed anymore? Wandering around the men's department in Barneys Co-op with Peter Rojas, the stylish editor of Gizmodo, I saw that every single style of jeans in there had some sort of distressed effect, which looked a little overdone and fussy. It's hit critical mass, folks, and it needs to stop. Peter made off with the only pair of non-distressed rinse jeans in there, a pair of Levis cut precise and lean. I'm predicting that by next big jeans season, a darker, more uniform rinse will find its way back onto the streets of style, sort of like cleansing the palate and starting over. (I'll let the career hipsters resurrect acid wash for themselves.) At any rate, I'm going back to my A.P.C. jeans for fall, the ones so stiff and dark blue that they could stand up on their own, as well as my old Earls and Katayone Adelis. (Which, by the way, can be found at bluefly.com.) It will be good to earn those fadings and creases.

Posted by Kat in Denim
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