After the Second World War, biker culture in America exploded. One of the first Black motorcycle clubs formed in America, the East Bay Dragons, was established in 1959 in Oakland, California, right near the home of Levi’s® brand. In Black biker culture, there is an outsider sense, a danger, a pride, a respect, a commitment to […]
Celine Men S/S 2023 Denim And Leather
For those of you guys who don’t really love the oversized denim and leather looks seen in most fashion shows, there is Celine. Keeping it skinny, or at least, slim, most of their jeans and leather pants are actually fitted, with only some of them in a slouchier relaxed cut. Celine also brought back the […]
Ferragamo Pre-Fall 2023: Exploring the Latest Denim and Leather Trends
Continuing with our previews of the newest denim and leather trends for this coming fall and winter, today we are featuring another haute-couture brand, Ferragamo. Like countless other super high-end classic couture icons, Ferragamo’ designer, Maximilian Davis, has included some cool denims and leathers in his pre-fall 2023 debut. There’s denim and black leather as […]
Prada Spring 2023 – Denim And Leather
Asked backstage of the spring 2023 fashion show, what he and Mrs. Prada were thinking when they put together this collection, Raf Simons cheerily countered: “What do you think we’ve been thinking?” With a charming appearance of regret, Mrs. Prada smilingly added that under current Prada protocols, post-show critical comment is “forbidden.” So, to get to the […]
Balenciaga – S/S 2023 Lookbook
Demna Gvasalia, Balenciaga’s creative director, showed his spring/summer 2023 in a quite muddy environment! That was last October in Paris, Backstage Demna called the show a companion piece to last season. When snow melts it turns to mud, and there were literally tons of mud, piled up at the sides of the stadium space, and […]
Purple – Black Label Collection
Purple Brand is a collection of men’s denim and luxury basics that creates accessible apparel with a mix of streetwear meets luxury fashion. They focus on producing premium denim pieces with unique fits, detail-specific hardware, and distressing. The brand’s latest capsule just dropped and it’s all about cherry colored and white leather sets – guys, it’s […]