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Choose Levi’s for Your Jeans
Some things just never go out of style.
Fads come and go in fashion. High-waisted jeans were fashionable back in the sixties, before making way for baggier styles. However, they have come full circle again to take their place in fashion once more.
The same goes for brands of jeans. Some have fluctuated in popularity while others have stayed at the top of the list.
Let’s take a look at one of these brands.
A Brief History of Levi’s
Levi jeans, or Levi’s as they are commonly known, have held a firm place in the jeans industry for a lot longer than you might think. They might even officially be the oldest jeans brand in America.
Wikipedia discusses the interesting history behind every pair of Levi’s jeans. The name Levi’s comes from the man who created the brand in the first place. His name was Levi Strauss.
The official name of this jeans company is Levi Strauss & Co. This business was founded in 1853 when a man by the name of Levi Strauss immigrated to America from Bavaria. He landed in San Francisco and decided to open a branch of his brother’s already successful dry goods store.
The other store was in New York, so this was a west coast venture of Levi’s. The reason why his Levi jeans are famous to this day is that they have been high-quality from the beginning.
Levi’s vision was to create a jean that was durable and resistant to wear and tear. His unique idea of using copper rivets to secure points of strain on a pair of pants led to the creation of Levi’s jeans.
The rest is now history. Over 150 years later, Levi jeans are still a much-loved, trusted brand in America and the rest of the world.
Where is the Best Levi’s Outlet?
Most things are online these days, including Levi’s jeans. While they have an excellent range available for you to scroll through online, they also have an abundance of stores throughout the United States.
Shopping for jeans can sometimes be difficult. It’s hard to remember your exact measurements. Plus, the size you are in another brand might not necessarily be what you are in Levi’s.
This is why it’s good to be able to try jeans on before you buy them. Thankfully there are upwards of 40 stores nationwide and almost one in every state. It looks like the chances are that you live near to one.
If you live in the San Francisco area, you could also consider taking a trip to visit the original Levi’s flagship store. It is located in Levi Strauss’ hometown and sells a broad range of Levi’s jeans, depending on what you’re looking for.
They also sell remakes of Levi’s original miners pants that he first designed with the innovative rivets. Buy your jeans with a little piece of history.
What to Expect from Levi’s Jeans
When you enter Levi’s store, the choice can sometimes be overwhelming. Because Levi’s brand has worked hard to keep up with what is in style, their jeans will cater to this element.
Like most big brand jeans companies in this day and age, they have grown their collection to suit every personal preference and body type.
If you’re a woman, there are many options available from high rise skinny jeans to original fit jeans. Even within the skinny jeans category, they have sub-categories. For example, you can get skinny jeans as a style, but you can also get shaping skinny jeans. The two are distinctively different, surprisingly.
Levi’s has a similar approach to men’s jeans. You’ve got your good old regular fit jeans that come in a variety of colors. If you want to branch out of the normal and go for something daring, they also have other options available. These include styles like slim fit stretch or comfort fit jeans.
Despite Levi’s jeans originally being made exclusively in denim, there is now also a large variety of colors and material that you can purchase your Levi’s in. From acid-wash denim and light blue to a charcoal grey and even black, you’re bound to find your favorite color.
Owning a Pair of Levi’s Jeans
When you wear a pair of Levi’s jeans, you’re not just wearing any old pants. You’re wearing a proud legacy that has a rich history behind it of creativity, originality and hard work.
Thanks to Levi Strauss and his lateral thinking, you can enjoy some of the world’s finest quality jeans that have stood the test of time for over one hundred years now.
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Top Trend Fall 2026 – Dark Indigo Denim
Dark indigo denim is one of the clearest denim trends for Fall 2026. In fact, it has moved beyond a niche runway direction into a broadly recognized seasonal trend.
What makes the Fall 2026 dark indigo different is that it is cleaner and richer, as opposed to the heavily faded blue we’ve seen in recent seasons.
Think: deep indigo rinse like raw denim, a saturated, almost ink-blue color. The denim is mostly rigid 100% cotton.
As for the fits, straight, slim cigarette, bootcut, barrel, baggy, and wide-leg. The relaxed and baggy fits are definitely the most popular ones.
Also to remember is the fact that deep indigo creates a uniform, saturated color that looks polished and expensive.
Scroll down to find our team’s favorite picks available to shop for. Go ahead and be “fashinably” fashion forward right now!
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DL1961 Pre-Fall 2026 Lookbook
DL1961 has its Pre-Fall/Fall 2026 looks out now, and it is quite relevant to the Fall 2026 denim story.
Meaning, there’s another strong piece of evidence that Fall 2026 is NOT a return to skinny jeans. DL1961’s Pre-Fall looks are actually featuring baggy, loose-straight and tailored straight silhouettes.
DL1961 Fall 2026 denim directions:
Baggy is still very much here
DL1961 specifically says its bestselling Alex Baggy returns for Pre-Fall in new washes, with a slightly lower-on-the-hips, slouchy silhouette. That’s a very direct confirmation of the continued baggy/low-slung direction for the coming seasons.
Loose straight is another major shape
The new Kaylen Loose Straight appears in the richer Savannas wash, paired with a coordinating boxy denim jacket. DL1961 describes Pre-Fall as having richer washes and refined silhouettes.
Straight jeans are getting more polished
The Cate Classic Straight is a high-rise, tailored straight leg with a vintage-rigid appearance but feels actually softer.
Darker/richer denim is important
The Fall assortment is moving away from the very pale, washed-out summer palette toward deeper indigos, dark neutrals and richer seasonal washes.
Have a look at our gallery below to see the best looks from DL1961’s latest drop.
The Pre-Fall 2026 collection is available to shop for right now on the brand’s website. And you can also shop for DL1961 at Nordstrom, Bloomingdale’s, and at Shopbop.
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Tellason Found the Right People to Make the Right Belt
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Built to Outlast Even Your Best Jeans—and Keep Going for Decades
Raw denim and a proper leather belt have always belonged together. Both are everyday pieces that reward being worn hard and kept for years.
Tellason has a habit of adding new categories when the right product and the right people come along, rather than working from a checklist of what the range is supposed to contain. The Valsport sneaker collab is a good example: something outside the brand’s core category that still feels entirely natural once you see it in context.
This Barnes & Moore belt needs less explanation. Full-grain leather, hand-cast hardware, and British production are all completely at home next to a pair of Tellason jeans.
I’ve worn veg-tanned belts for almost as long as I’ve been writing about denim. The first proper one I got in 2011 was made from natural veg-tan leather and, after years of near-daily wear, it’s still going strong. That’s the benchmark I bring to a belt like Tellason’s: not just how it looks new, but what it turns into after years of wear.
Why Collaboration Makes Sense
If a jeans brand is going to add a leather product, a belt is the obvious first item on the list. It lives on the jeans. Making one well is another matter.
Tellason’s founders, Pete Searson and Tony Patella, are refreshingly open about where their expertise stops. Leatherwork isn’t their field. Rather than spend years learning how to make a belt that could live up to their jeans—or simply source whatever was readily available—they found somebody whose expertise starts where theirs stops.
That kind of collaboration is part of the raw denim world. Specialty denim brands regularly turn to other specialists when they move into boots, leather goods, or other categories. Done properly, the point isn’t two logos on one product. It’s two sets of expertise working together so the new product is held to the same standard as the thing the brand is known for.
That’s exactly how the Barnes & Moore belt came together.
How Barnes & Moore Entered the Picture
A few years ago, Pete was visiting Son of a Stag in London when owner Rudy Budhdeo—who also distributes Tellason in the UK—pulled him over to a stack of Barnes & Moore boxes.
Rudy opened one, showed Pete the belt inside, and told him he needed to meet Steve Moss, founder of Barnes & Moore. He passed along Steve’s number, Pete called him, they hit it off—and this belt is the result.
Barnes & Moore itself is a relatively young brand built around old methods. Steve launched it in 2015 after years of learning from saddlers around Walsall; the name honours two leatherworkers, Barnes and Moore, who taught him much of the craft.
Pete’s description of the design process is almost disarmingly simple. The goal wasn’t to reinvent the belt. Steve’s job was to choose materials that felt exceptional in the hand and turn them into something that felt at home with denim.
The hand-cast hardware brings in the copper tones Pete wanted, helping the belt feel at home with denim without turning it into a novelty. But the real story is still the materials and the people who know how to work with them.
What You’re Getting
Barnes & Moore is based in Birmingham, England, and makes its belts by hand in its own workshop. The Tellason version uses full-grain J&FJ Baker leather that has been oak-bark tanned over 12 months.
That long tannage is designed to preserve the strength and tight fibre structure of the hide. Each belt passes through 11 separate processes before it is boxed; the hardware is hand-cast, with the copper tones Pete wanted to tie the belt back to denim.
At 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) wide, it has the kind of substantial proportions that look natural on denim. Tellason recommends ordering the same size as your jeans.
The belt retails for $189. For leather like this, hand-cast hardware and British production, I think that represents good value. More importantly, a belt built like this should outlast any single pair of jeans you wear it with. It’s an investment piece in the most literal sense: something you buy to wear for years, possibly decades.
Made to Get Better With Wear
This is where the connection to raw denim goes beyond styling.
The belt I mentioned earlier—the first proper one I got in 2011—is made from natural veg-tan leather, so it started pale and gradually darkened—the opposite direction to raw denim. After years against indigo jeans, the inside also turned blue, except for a pale rectangle where the leather patch on my jeans blocked the transfer. The leather itself softened and polished through use.
The Tellason belt won’t follow exactly the same colour journey, but the appeal is familiar: wear it regularly and the leather should soften, mark and develop its own patina.
Pete has worn his own Tellason x Barnes & Moore belt for three years.
“I have one belt,” he tells me. “It is three years old and 100% awesome. I have yet to oil it (it does not need it).”
Pete’s point is the same one that applies to raw denim: if you want patina, wear the thing. Rotate seven belts and none of them will change very quickly.
Pete says Tellason has no plans for another belt, although a zip wallet with Barnes & Moore might happen eventually. I like that restraint. This doesn’t feel like Tellason trying to become a leather-goods brand. It feels like a jeans brand finding the right specialist to make one very natural companion to its jeans.
If you buy raw denim with years rather than seasons in mind, that’s a pretty convincing argument.
Want More About Tellason? Start With These:
Tellason Jeans Guides – A full guide to Tellason’s jeans lineup, including which fit to choose and what to expect from the denim.
Tellason’s Oxford Shirt – Why this menswear classic belongs in every denimhead’s wardrobe.
Five Iconic Tellason Pieces – Standout garments from the brand, including jeans, shirts, and outerwear.
Tellason’s Fredy Fit Reviewed – An in-depth look at the brand’s wider-leg jean and why the fit works.
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AMIRI Spring 2027 – And What About Denim??
AMIRI Spring 2027 is definitely not the former distressed-rocker AMIRI denim. Mike Amiri shifted the collection toward a more polished, clean 1980’s Los Angeles.
Well, here’s yet another brand swaying from beautifully distressed and ripped denims.
What was once a denim brand known for amazing, truly unique jeans is now just another ex-denim brand digging into the haute couture market. Sad. But we guess it’s all about “evolving”, at all cost.
AMIRI’s Spring 2027 collection includes a couple of denims. To be exact: three pieces. Albeit, nothing even close to what they used to be, these pieces are adhering to the “clean” and tailored trend predictions for the next few seasons at least.
AMIRI’s denim direction for Spring 2027 heads towards relaxed/straight-to-loose blue jeans paired with tailored jackets, rather than being styled as overt streetwear. Denim is deliberately contrasted with luxury tailoring—a key part of the collection’s new Amiri vocabulary.
To sum it up, AMIRI’s denim remains present but is no longer the rebellious centerpiece. The collection’s emphasis is on fit, tailoring, polish and glamour. That makes AMIRI another strong indication that Spring 2027 men’s denim is moving toward refined, dressed-up denim rather than simply cycling back to overly distressed jeans.
You can check out the complete fashion show in our video below.
You can shop for AMIRI at FARFETCH, SSENSE, and at Neiman Marcus.
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PacSun Collaboration With L/AB c/o Off-White
PacSun, the purpose-driven specialty fashion retailer rooted in youth culture, teamed up with L/AB c/o Off-White
, becoming a retail partner for the label as it continues to expand its presence since debuting this summer.
As the experimental arm of the Off-White universe, L/AB c/o Off-White brings a fresh expression of the brand’s iconic design language to Pacsun’s community. It’s all about connecting young people with brands and creative voices shaping fashion and culture.
PacSun’s L/AB c/o Off-White launch is a strong Fall 2026 denim/streetwear story. The timing is especially relevant because PacSun describes this partnership as the experimental arm of Off-White, thus making PacSun a retail partner.
Built around the idea of the “Laboratory of Fun,” L/AB c/o Off-White approaches fashion as a space for experimentation, individuality, and play. The 41-piece capsule includes t-shirts, hoodies, tracksuits, sneakers, outerwear, and underwear for men and women. And, of course, denim!
The standout is the L/AB c/o Off-White Low Rise Extreme Baggy Jean. PacSun absolutely confirms that baggy jeans are absolutely not out! Instead, the Fall 2026 direction is becoming more specific: low-rise + exaggerated volume + streetwear branding.
Drawing from Off-White’s recognizable visual language, including its diagonal stripe and quotation-mark graphics, the collection reinterprets these signature codes through a fresh, everyday lens.
You can shop for this collection at the PacSun store in NYC, Soho, and online on the brand’s website.
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Lee® x Marilyn Monroe Capsule Is So HOT♨️
We’ve already mentioned several times that the iconic denim brand Lee® was one of James Dean’s favorites. And today Lee is making us remember another movie star, long gone, but never forgotten….
Lee® celebrates Marilyn Monroe’s 100th birthday with a capsule reimagining her most famous looks.
The Lee x Marilyn Monroe Collection is a limited-edition capsule celebrating one of Hollywood’s most enduring icons. Created in honor of Marilyn Monroe’s 100th birthday and available to fans around the world, the collection reimagines some of her most recognizable looks.
The collection is inspired by images of Marilyn wearing Lee’s iconic Storm Rider jacket, photographed by Eve Arnold on the set of her final film. These famous photos have informed everything from the trims, labels, and graphics to the campaign creative and of course, a new version of that jacket.
“The photos of Marilyn in the Storm Rider jacket have inspired Lee for decades. Her natural beauty and strength shine through as does the timelessness of denim. Our goal for this collection and campaign was to capture the essence of Marilyn’s aesthetic and the styles she made famous through a modern Lee lens. It’s a reimagining, not a replication and it will excite our consumers and her fans around the world,” said Vivian Rivetti, Vice President of Global Design, Lee.
Like Marilyn, Lee has stood the test of time. The capsule honors a shared legacy rooted in authenticity, individuality, and timeless style, celebrating the confidence, glamour, and grit that defined Monroe and continues to inspire the Lee woman today.
“For a century, Marilyn Monroe’s influence has shaped film, fashion, and pop culture,” said Dana Carpenter, Executive Vice President of Entertainment, Authentic Brands Group, owner of the Marilyn Monroe estate. “The Lee x Marilyn Monroe collection thoughtfully celebrates her enduring style through iconic archival inspiration while introducing these timeless designs to a new generation of fans.”
In addition to the Storm Rider, the collection includes dresses, jeans, and tops. Size range is 24-34 for bottoms, XS-XL for other apparel. Premium fabrics, exclusive trims and palette, custom labels, signature lip embroidery and archival photography make the collection a wearable tribute to Marilyn’s lasting impact.
You can check out and shop for the complete collection here.
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