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NYDJ’s Fall 2026 denim news is a technology story: shaping is built into the denim fabric itself.

Launched in early October 2026, Shape Sense Denim uses technology developed with The Lycra Company to target support around the waist while preserving the look and movement of everyday jeans.

This is achieved through Lycra’s FitSense, a yarn and garment processing technology that lets you customize jeans with targeted compression shaping in certain areas without sacrificing comfort or changing the authentic look and feel of denim.

The technology is a dual-core structure that wraps Lycra fiber with temperature-responsive fiber. The yarn goes in the weft throughout the entire garment. After a garment is made, manufacturers use a heat press to activate or lock-in shaping power in the desired areas. Activated areas will have lower growth due to the memory set.

Shape Sense is less a new denim silhouette than an evolution in how jeans fit. For Fall 2026, NYDJ is combining familiar cuts with targeted shaping technology – an example of comfort and fit innovation competing with wash and silhouette as denim’s main selling points.

The jeans provide extra lift and support through the front and back waist while maintaining the volume of the lower legs. NYDJ said they keep their shape all day without bagging or sagging.

The collection includes the wide-leg Teresa, the straight-fit Marilyn, and the slim Sheri. The jeans are available in four washes and in regular and petite sizes 00-18. 

You can shop for NYDJ on the brand’s website, at

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MOTHER has teamed up with Amoeba Music for a limited-edition, music-inspired capsule called Off The Record.

Launched this month, the collaboration is part of MOTHER’s Holiday 2026 collection, drawing on vintage record-store culture, band merchandise, and the thrill of discovering something unexpected while flipping through old records.

Building on past music partnerships including Alison Mosshart from The Kills in London and Orville Peck in Brooklyn, the apparel collaboration is tapping into the growing nostalgia for analog culture, era-defining moments in music, and celebrates musical discovery and individuality within record-store culture.

“Music has always been a big part of the Mother world – and music and fashion are forever intertwined,” says Tim Kaeding, cofounder and creative director of Mother.

“We’ve worked with musicians, hosted performances and built collections around different moments in music because there’s such a natural connection between music and personal style.”

Included in this capsule is the Drifter Jacket. A white denim jacket decorated with an assortment of colorful punk-inspired pins. It gives the capsule its thrift-store, customized-denim feel.

And the Carpenter Pants. Cream workwear-inspired denim adds a utilitarian element to the vintage music-store theme.

The unisex styles from this capsule are available through MOTHER’s website and select MOTHER retail locations.

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Following their debut collection, ROA and Wrangler return for a second collaboration, once again uniting Italian technical design with enduring heritage of American denim.

The collection features the Wrangler x ROA Denim Cargo, Denim Hooded Jacket, and Denim 6 Panel Cap. All pieces are available in two Owl colorways: Owl Dark and Owl Light.

Inspired by Edvin, a 26-year-old forestry teacher from Orsa, a small town in northern Sweden, as he prepares for a professional lumberjack championship. Rather than dwelling on the spectacle of competition, the collection reflects the discipline behind it. Training in the woods, maintaining tools, sharpening competition axes, recovery, travel, isolation, and the quiet repetition of daily practice. 

Orte Denim Cargo

Relaxed, straight-leg, high-rise cargo jeans in 100% cotton denim. The owl-camouflage pattern is paired with contrast embroidered rivets at the pockets and knees, plus Wrangler’s signature back-pocket stitching.

Volano Denim Hooded Jacket

A boxy, relaxed denim jacket with a hood, adjustable hem, shaped sleeves, roomy pockets, and a zip-and-snap closure. The washed cotton denim carries the same camouflage motif and collaborative branding.

Denim 6-Panel Cap

A washed denim cap that carries the camouflage print and ROA × Wrangler branding.

This collection is now available to shop for online at roa-hiking.com and on the Wrangler website. 

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A.W.A.K.E. Mode’s Spring 2027 denim is unapologetic ’70s, rock-inspired, and experimental. Designer Natalia Alaverdian showed dramatic flares in medium and light washes, including denim embellished with silver rivets.

The collection also plays with the brand’s signature irreverence – unexpected proportions and garments that seem deliberately turned around or reconfigured.

Denim looks include:

Statement flares – exaggerated, ’70s-style jeans with a more theatrical silhouette than a classic bootcut.

Rivet-studded denim – light-wash jeans with silver hardware for a rock-and-roll finish.

A.W.A.K.E. Mode adds a more flamboyant option to Spring 2027 denim: oversized flares, vintage washes, and silver embellishment. It’s a stronger statement than minimal straight-leg denim, with a clear ’70s rock influence.

You can shop for A.W.A.K.E. Mode at Bergdorf Goodman and at farfetch.

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Raw Selvedge Jeans, Canvas Trousers, and All the Layers You Need in One Prize Pack

I’ve teamed up with Heddels, Sprezza, and Stridewise to give away seven pieces from Iron & Resin worth over $850. We’re talking a prize pack with enough gear for two full outfits.

One starts with raw selvedge jeans and an open shirt; the other leans into workwear with canvas trousers and heavier layers. Here’s how I’d put the pieces together:

The Selvedge Look

Start with the Rider Pant, a bootcut pair of raw selvedge jeans. Add the textured Bird Pocket Tee and wear the patterned Salton Shirt open on top. Jeans, tee, shirt—nothing complicated, but the cuts and layers give it that easy-going California feel.

The Workwear Look

Swap the jeans for the Canvas Double Knee Journeyman Pant, then pair it with the Stock Tee and the substantial Conejo Shirt worn as an overshirt. The duck-canvas Sanjon Jacket, with its contrasting corduroy collar, adds a final layer when the temperature drops.

Of course, you can style them however you want. The jacket looks right at home with the jeans too, and both shirts can work with either pair of trousers. Seven pieces leave plenty of room to make the combinations your own.

How to Enter

Entries are open from 19 to 26 October 2026. Just submit your email through Heddels using my entry link. Heddels will draw one winner on 27 October, and the winner will have 24 hours to confirm their details before Iron & Resin fulfils the prize.

By entering, you’ll be subscribed to the newsletters of all four participating publishers: Heddels, Sprezza, Stridewise, and Denimhunters. You can unsubscribe after the giveaway ends.

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Yes, low-waist bootcut jeans are a genuine Fall 2026 denim trend. The look combines a lower-sitting waistband with a tight fit through the hips and thighs and a subtle flare a bit above the ankles.

American Eagle Low-Rise Kick Bootcut Jeans ($41.97)

But you can also consider a low-waist slouch bootcut. Especially if you love relaxed and baggy jeans.

Bot styles, the fitted as well as the more relaxed, are totally trending

The 2026 bootcut taps into early-2000s nostalgia but feels more streamlined than the exaggerated flares of that era.

What makes the Fall 2026 version different:

The rise: low or low-mid, rather than the high waist that dominated many recent denim collections.

The leg: slim through the thigh, with a controlled bootcut—not a huge bell-bottom flare.

The wash: clean medium blue, vintage faded blue, and especially – dark indigo.

Our trend verdict is that the low-waist bootcut is one of Fall 2026’s more interesting alternatives to both oversized baggy and skinny jeans.

Good American Low Rise Bootcut Jeans ($110.99)

Levi’s Superlow Low-Rise Bootcut Jeans ($74.99)

rag & bone Kinsley Bootcut Jeans ($278)

Hollister Curvy Bootcut Jeans ($49.95)

Pacsun Low-Rise Baggy Bootcut Jeans ($42.22)

True Religion Becca Big T Flap Pocket Low-Rise Bootcut Jeans ($144)

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Tellason Stock Jackets, Year 5 Fade Findings, and a Flannel Surprise at Kingpins

For more than a decade, Kingpins has meant looking for stories for me. This week, I was there looking for fabrics I could actually use for Weirloom.

Tellason made a sourcing call along those lines back in 2017. Pete and Tony wanted to buy more denim from White Oak and keep feeding their San Francisco factory, so they added a non-selvedge Cone fabric.

And then there are the shirts. At one stand, some flannels looked strangely familiar. There was a reason for that.

What Changes When You Take Out the Selvedge?

Tellason’s Stock jackets cost roughly $100 less without moving production out of San Francisco. The only real difference is the denim.

The interesting question isn’t whether the edge is there. It’s what changed to get the price down—and whether that changes how good the jacket is.

I spoke to Tony Patella about the decision. It hits especially close to home because I’m making almost the same call for some Weirloom AW27 jeans.

So Much for the Six-Month Rule

One fader from the IIY5 went the whole 365 days without washing or soaking his jeans. Another washed or rinsed more than 15 times. Both finished with fades that put them in the Top 20.

I like that kind of slight contradiction, because it takes a lot of the commandments out of raw denim.

More than 2,500 people started Year 5 of the Indigo Invitational, and over 650 finished. This new guide looks at what the Top 20 actually did—and where their answers disagree on fit, weight, washing and durability.

If there’s one thing I’d take from it, it’s that the pair you can actually live in for a year beats whatever rule sounded clever before you started.

Things Worth Your Attention

Five things I’d click on this week:

Loopwheel goes well beyond T-shirts – Levi’s x LOOPWHEELER x BEAMS have made a jacket and trousers from Tsuriami sweatshirt fabric. Same recognisable Levi’s shapes, completely different drape. If the construction is the interesting part, my loopwheeled T-shirt guide explains what genuine loopwheel knitting actually is.

Black over indigo – Samurai’s 15 oz. Aoki Tachikage starts black on the outside but wears towards blue as the top dye gives way. That ageing story is the reason I’d look at this one.

Super soft selvedge – CIOTA’s jeans use Suvin cotton to push Japanese selvedge in a softer direction. Useful reminder that selvedge tells you how the cloth was woven, not how it has to feel.

Plaid, but pick the fit first – KATO has the Ripper and Brace shirts back in different checks. I’d start with whichever cut suits you, then choose the fabric.

The Elephant 2 name is back – Naked & Famous has revived the 22 oz. denim, with jeans and a jacket in the range. The interesting part is that they brought this specific heavyweight cloth back rather than replacing it with another new one.

Building My Brand: The Flannel Plot Thickens

Earlier this week, I posted four Japanese checks I’ve picked for Weirloom AW27 samples. They’re going into two of the three shirt styles I’m developing.

When I got to Kingpins, I spotted some flannels that looked very familiar. Turn out it was the producer of “my” flannels, and those familiar flannels were just the SS28 colourways.

Before I left, he pointed at the heavyweight flannel (from another brand) that I was wearing, and told me he’d made the fabric. Small world, and just confirmed I’d made a good choice with my selection.

From the Archive: Heavy Flannels to Consider

Given how much of this week I spent looking at flannel for shirts that won’t exist until AW27, this one earns its way back.

If you’d rather buy one now, the heavy flannel guide brings together the shirts we keep coming back to, and where to find them.

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