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An outdoorsy vibe was felt across the Polo and Purple Label collections — and more neckwear than to be expected on a sweltering day in Milan.

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The Valentino Resort 2027 collection introduces a cast of so-called ‘Villain Teens’ dressed in tartan, sequins, and slogan sportswear. And also in denim.

Set against the faded grandeur of Villa Gaia Gandini, the attitude is clear: it’s playful, irreverent, and rebellious enough without causing too much concern. The Villain Teens’ character, however, remains elusive.

Under Alessandro Michele, denim continues to occupy a supporting but increasingly important role within Valentino’s resort wardrobe. Rather than making jeans the focus, Michele treats denim as another luxurious fabric, layering it into his eclectic, vintage-inspired universe.

What we like about this collection is how denim meets couture. The collection mixes jeans with rich knitwear and jewelry, Victorian blouses, lace tops, and elaborate coats. This creates a perfect contrast between denim and ornate craftsmanship – or haute couture.

Conclusion: Valentino’s approach is soft and more romantic. Denim becomes part of Michele’s maximalist wardrobe. A companion to embroidery, lace, brocade, and vintage tailoring, rather than an isolated trend. With this Resort 2027 collection, the brand suggests that luxury denim in 2027 is moving toward decorative, artisanal, and heirloom-inspired treatments, emphasizing craftsmanship over novelty or trends.

You can shop for pieces from the current Valentino collection at Farfetch, NET-A-PORTER, and at Bergdorf Goodman.

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If You’re Hot in Your Heavy Jeans, Shedding Weight Isn’t the Only Solution

I probably should’ve done this week’s big update in April. But men don’t really shop ahead—not for seasonal things like lightweight jeans, anyway. We don’t really think, in two months, I’ll want something lighter. We think, it’s warm today, I’m sweating in these 21 oz. jeans.

This weekend, on the day most of the world celebrates Father’s Day, the Union trade show kicks off in Berlin. I’ll be heading down on Monday for a couple of days—catching up with the industry and helping out behind the scenes for Brund.

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Warm Weather, Meet Your Match

I’ve just finished a full rewrite of the lightweight selvedge jeans guide—one of the most-visited pages on the site, and one that hadn’t had a proper update since it was published two years ago.

What started as a quick tidy-up—check the links, swap out anything no longer available—turned into a couple days’ work.

I’ve added more brands, restructured it to be brand-first rather than product-first, and built a second section for what I call borderline lightweights.

For several brands, I’ve included more than one fabric—because some make more than one lightweight option, and sometimes a core fabric that sits just outside the criteria is worth putting in context too.

I also spent time thinking through what lightweight actually means, because it turns out there’s no industry standard and the sources I found mostly seem to trace back to the same 2013 article.

The conventional definition is anything less than 12 oz. I’ve made 12 oz. exactly the upper limit here, and included quite a few jeans at that weight—because this is denim, not gold.

But weight is only part of it. Fit matters just as much. A roomy 12 oz. will wear cooler than a slim 11 oz. every time—because what you’re really after is air between the fabric and your skin. So the guide also pays attention to that.

The borderline section covers fabrics that sit above 12 oz. on paper but belong in the conversation on feel—things like Warehouse’s Banner denim or Tellason’s 12.5 oz. Kaihara selvedge, where the weave, the yarn, and the cut do as much work as the spec. Especially in a roomy fit.

I also added a shortlist at the top for easy navigation—the brands I’d look at first—and a FAQ section at the bottom after I noticed a lot of the questions people actually have about lightweight denim weren’t being answered anywhere in the original guide.

Actually, the biggest change might be the smallest one. I’ve introduced a “price indicator system,” showing roughly what jeans from each brand start at. I’d like to know what you think of this before I roll it out across all the guides.

Things Worth Your Attention

Staying with the theme of summer and lighter things, here’s what else caught my attention this week.

Gustin Drops Two Lightweight Denims

Fittingly, two drops from Gustin landed in my inbox the same week I was finishing the lightweight guide.

The Vidalia Superlight at 10 oz.—all-American, woven on vintage Draper X3 looms at Vidalia Mills—and the Japan Heavy Linen at 11 oz., which is 100% linen. Both fit squarely in the lightweight denim guide.

That’s the thing with Gustin. New fabrics launch all the time, which makes it hard to include any single option permanently in a guide like this—but it also means there’s almost always something interesting to watch for.

SOSO: Order TBOL Jeans Now, Get a Free Tee

For a limited time—until June 30th or while stock lasts—every purchase of a TBOL (The Breaker of Legs, their 33 oz. selvedge jeans) or TBOA jacket comes with a free limited-edition 11 oz. tee worth $129. Stock on the tees is already running low.

Yes, 33 oz. in the middle of summer sounds a little counterintuitive—especially in the same issue as the lightweight guide. But SOSO is made to order, and the lead time right now is around 7–8 weeks.

Order today, and you’ll have them sometime in August, which is a much more reasonable time to start thinking about the heaviest custom-made jeans on the planet.

Cultizm Just Got a Fresh Drop from SOSO

Speaking of SOSO: a fresh delivery just landed at Cultizm, headlined by the 33 oz. TBOL—now in a new left-hand twill construction—and the TBOA jacket in the same fabric.

The drop also includes Sashiko Denim Chinos; the 25 oz. Ghost Selvedge, the heaviest “normal” denim in SOSO’s lineup, as Cultizm puts it; and a blanket-lined selvedge denim jacket in 13.5 oz. And there’s more still!

Iron Heart: Kersey Is Back, Baker Pants Are Basically Gone

Two things from Iron Heart this week. The 14 oz. indigo Kersey work and western shirts are back in stock—rope-dyed yarns, deeply ridged twill, fade potential you’d normally only get from denim. Warm, yes, but that’s part of the appeal.

The Baker Pants are a different story. A 4 oz. cotton/nylon fatigue-inspired cut, Iron Heart’s first Baker in over a decade—and already nearly sold out before they could even send a proper newsletter about it. If there’s a size left in yours, move fast.

Brooklyn: John Lofgren Champion Sneakers Are Back

The John Lofgren Champion Sneaker just landed at Brooklyn Clothing in two new colours—olive and black. Built in Japan at Moonstar, one of the last remaining vulcanised sneaker factories in the world, from 12 oz. Japanese chino selvedge.

Double-thick soles, double stitching throughout, and the kind of construction that ages well rather than falling apart. If you run large, size down half a size.

Sales Season Has Started

Two worth knowing about. KATO has kicked off their annual summer sale with up to 50% off select items—and if you’re travelling, they’ll hold your order until July 7th. Cultizm has also added new items to their summer sale, up to 50% off.

Brund’s Copenhell Merch Is Raising Money for Cancer Research

Brund has put together a limited metal-inspired merch capsule—a black trucker cap and a black crewneck tee, very few of the latter left—designed by Johan, their in-house merch wizard, for the crew heading to Copenhell this year.

All proceeds go to Kræftens Bekæmpelse—the Danish Cancer Society, which funds cancer research and supports patients and their families across Denmark. Worth a look if you’re after something to wear in the pit.

From the Archive: What’s This “Oz.” All About?

If the lightweight guide left you wanting to go deeper on the numbers—what denim weight actually means, how it’s measured, and why the ounce figure doesn’t tell the whole story—this is the one to read next.

What Is Denim Weight? How Ounces Work, and Why They Matter

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Red denim is one of the breakout denim trends of Summer 2026, especially in Europe and among fashion editors tracking runway-to-street adoption.

The color red has moved beyond a simple “pop of red” accessory into full denim statements: jeans, denim skirts, and denim in general. And if you check out our lookbooks for the coming seasons, you will see that it’s a dominating color for the coming fall and winter season as well.

But note that not all reds are trending equally. For the fashion forwards among you – tomato red. poppy and racing red. led by a bright vermillion. And if you want to go for a more commercial and less attention calling, then burgundy and/or rust red is your best option.

Red denim is probably the biggest new color story in denim this summer, while white denim remains the safest and most widely adopted trend.

For someone tracking runway denim closely, red denim feels similar to where white jeans were a year earlier: not yet universal, but clearly moving from runway novelty to mainstream adoption.

In our gallery below you can find some amazing options for red denim. We hope you find your new “passion” right here:-)

AGOLDE Arc Jeans ($258)

GAP High-Rise Barrel Jeans ($44)

superdown Davey Denim Jacket ($72)

Madewell Low Slung Baggy Crop Jeans ($148)

Paige Anessa Wide-Leg Jeans ($144.90)

7 For All Mankind Shrunken Jean Jacket ($298)

TOVE Senna High-Rise Straight Leg Jeans ($357)

Liverpool Los Angeles Hannah Crop Slit Hem Flare Jeans ($109) – size inclusive

rag & bone Featherweight Phoebe Drawstring Jeans ($288)

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Although Diesel’s creative director, Glenn Martens, incorporated sportswear, tailoring, and utility references throughout the collection, denim remained the undisputed foundation of Diesel Resort 2027.

Under Martens, Diesel’s Resort 2027 collection doubled down on the house’s experimental approach to denim while making it more wearable. Martens described it as a blend of “all the Diesel codes” with “a little bit more millennial clothes.

This latest Diesel collection suggests that the next phase of denim is less about extreme destruction and more about controlled distortion. Utility over chaos, trompe l’oeil finishes, elevated workwear, hybrid construction, and denim used beyond traditional jeans.

Check out the key denim pieces from Resort 2027 in our gallery below.

You can shop for the current Diesel collection on the brand’s website.

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6397’s Resort 2027 collection is about what the label has always done best. Elevated American basics with just enough unexpected detail to make them feel new.

Designed by Lizzie Owens, the collection focused on ease, optimism, and subtle experimentation rather than dramatic runway statements. Rather than chasing overt trends, Owens focused on pieces that most people wear daily, refining them through thoughtful finishing and proportion.

Owens wanted the collection to feel very light in response to the heaviness of the current moment, introducing peppy colors and playful details into the brand’s minimalist vocabulary.

Denim was treated as part of a complete wardrobe rather than a standalone category. The jeans felt quintessentially 6397: practical enough for everyday wear but elevated through thoughtful construction.

If there was one theme running through 6397 Resort 2027, it was that denim doesn’t have to shout to feel new.

6397 has long built its identity around understated denim, and Resort 2027 reinforces that philosophy. Instead of introducing an entirely new silhouette, the label proposes that the next evolution of jeans may come from small interventions—like a single dart, a subtle shift in proportion, or an unexpected seam placement.

You can shop for 6397’s current collection at Bergdorf Goodman, SSENSE, and at Neiman Marcus.

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Studded jeans are emerging as one of Summer 2026’s re-emerging denim trends.

The resurgence is tied to two larger movements: The ongoing indie sleaze revival, which embraces hardware and embellishment. Combined with a “lived-in” rock-and-roll attitude. And there is also the Y2K maximalism returning in a more polished way.

Rather than the heavily bedazzled skinny jeans associated with the early Y2K era, today’s versions use embellishments as accents rather than as the entire story. Unlike the heavily embellished jeans of the 2000’s, Summer 2026 versions are definitely more subtle and refined.

Fashion has been shifting away from quiet luxury toward pieces with more personality. Fashionistas are highlighting embellished denim as one way consumers are refreshing classic jeans without going to extremes.

Abercrombie & Fitch 90’s Straight Studded Jeans ($40)

ALLSAINTS Frankie Studded Jeans ($173)

Banana Republic Low-Rise Studded Cropped Jeans ($119.99)

Reformation Cary High-Rise Slouchy Wide-Leg Jeans ($218)

Joe’s Jeans The Margot Studded Straight Jeans ($208.60)

BLANKNYC Franklin High-Rise Straight Jeans ($168)

But – if you’re up to VERY studded – get your bad boys right here (below)!

MANGO Straight Fit Jeans With Studs ($139.99)

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