Denimology brought my attention to these very cool looking jeans. For their Spring 09 show, Ed Meadham and Benjamin Kirchhoff revealed their intricate take on denim, creating a sort of patchwork effect and integrating leather and cutouts. Very cool!



Prices range from about $390 to $2220. I haven't been able to find these outside of the UK, so if anyone knows of where we can purchase these in the US, please give us a heads-up!





I expect to see these on our celebs very soon...

For more photos from their show, click here

*cue Sir Mix A Lot's Baby Got Back*

Little in the Middle jeans were created for pear and hourglass figures (small waist and fuller in the hips). I will admit that I was taken aback at seeing Jean-O-Type's tag line Jeans for All Genes associated with this denim line, but I'm still going to try my best to report on it without bias...although I must say that if these jeans are just for pear and hourglass shapes, then they aren't jeans for ALL genes are they now? *wink*

This is taken from the About Us section of their website:
Inspired by her decades of dilemma in finding the right jean to fit her curvy figure, visionary entrepreneur Lee Ann Park launched the Little in the Middle ™ website in 2002. What was her goal? It was to determine if there was a need for clothing that truly fit a woman's curves. The first production was delivered in the fall of 2005. Finally, there was a jean on the market created one size smaller in the waist than the hips, appropriately honoring the moniker, Little in the Middle ™ .


“ Jeans that embrace your waist and hug your assets!” “High fashion does not have to be high priced!” - Lee Ann Park

Now, I'm curious to know if Lee Ann has considered the hourglass figures that have booty too. If any of you have tried these jeans, I'd love to hear your feedback!


And I'm not even going to comment on the tackaliciousness creative interpretation of the woman in the red jeans...

Little in the Middle can be bought in the US at True Jeans.

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London-based avant-garde designer Hussein Chalayan has signed a collaboration deal with premium denim firm J Brand. That's right, he's doing JEANS now *crickets*. The women’s styles will be retailing in the fall.

Now this should be interesting. Avant-garde is the opposite of RTW (ready-to-wear), so this is so out in left field for me. I imagine that we'll know them when we see them though. Designers are pulling out ALL of the stops to make some $$$.

Actor, Mark Indelicato (who plays the endearing character of Justin Suarez on ABC hit show Ugly Betty), is not too different from his fashionisto character of Justin. He was seen at several fashion shows during New York Fashion Week (Z Zenga and Badgley Mischka to name a couple) and announced his plans to launch a denim collection of his own next year.

Here is the catch: He is working with Disney (yes, Mickey Mouse Disney) on this line. However, they have yet to officially green-light the project.

Sooooo....I'm kinda confused... Who is the target market here? Disney is obviously associated with children, but the 18 year-old himself was wearing a prototype of the line (although they do look pretty snug). Would Disney back a contemporary (read: young adult) line? We'll just have to see what happens with this one.