Friday, July 20, 2007

Denim, Denim, Denim!

Okay, so there are literally a billion denim brands out there. It's really starting to hurt my head. You can only be on top of the game for so long. But, really, there are some players who've had far too much time in the spotlight, and there are some who deserve more credit than they've been given. Here are 101 denim brands to love, hate and everything in between...

Brands I'm Beyond Sick Of:
- True Religion
- 7 For All Mankind

Brands I'm Rather Indifferent Towards:
- Citizens of Humanity
- Joe's Jeans
- Odyn
- J Brand
- Armani Jeans
- Paige Premium Denim
- Dittos

Brands Long Forgotten:
- Saltworks
- Antik Denim
- Edun
- Yanuk
- James Cured by Seun
- Earl
- Frankie B.
- Blue Cult
- Sass & Bide

Brands Constantly Overlooked (But Worth A Look):
- 1921 Denim
- 575 Denim
- Farmer
- Kasil
- Siwy
- Denim for Immortality
- Fidelity
- Radcliffe
- Wrangler 47
- Levi's Eco

Brands That Are Loud But Don't Actually Suck:
- Genetic Denim
- J. Lindeberg

Brands That Just Suck:
- Grey Ant
- William Rast
- Evisu Genes
- Rich & Skinny
- Meltin' Pot
- People's Liberation
- Taverniti So
- Tag Jeans

Brands That Need To Tone It Down:
- Just Cavalli
- D&G
- Dsquared2

Brands I Still Adore:
- Earnest Sewn
- Habitual
- Union
- Marc by Marc Jacobs

Brands That Bore Me:
- Agave
- Lucky Brand Jeans
- Hugo Boss
- Ermenegildo Zegna
- Hudson

Brands I Still Want More Of:
- Corpus
- Cheap Monday
- Diesel

Brands That Feel Good:
- Loomstate
- AG Adriano Goldschmied
- Goldsign

Brands I Really, Really Like But Can't Afford:
- Iron Army
- A.P.C.
- Rag & Bone
- Rogan

Brands I Really, Really Like But Can't Remotely Afford:
- Dior Homme
- PRADA Denim
- C'N'C Costume National
- Helmut Lang

Brands Nobody Really Cares About:
- Monarchy
- Juicy Couture
- Jean Shop
- LA Denim Atelier
- Affliction
- April 77
- Brown Label
- Crate
- Kentucky
- Red Engine
- Fidelity
- Denim Birds
- Julian Red
- Robin Jeans
- TM Design London UK
- Kill City
- Public Opinion

Brands That Sometimes Look Good But Always Come At A Good Price:
- Paper Denim & Cloth
- Mavi Jeans

Brands I Like But Never Get Around To Buying:
- Chip & Pepper
- Levi's Capital E

Brands That Are Massively Overrated (And Overpriced):
- Gilded Age
- Nudie Jeans
- PRPS
- SBU
- 5EP
- Ever

Brands That Are Great But Still Massively Overpriced:
- Rock & Republic
- Ksubi
- Acne Jeans
- Anlo
- Serfontaine
- Kicking Mule Workshop
- Stitch's
- Saddlelites
- Stronghold
- Superfine

What brands have I forgotten?

No comments: