Jean Queen

The jeans are stiletto-thin — you won’t find baggy pants on these racks — and the customers squeezing into them are looking for denim that makes a bold statement.

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As other jeans makers struggle in the economic downturn, AG appears to be back on track. Through July, sales are up more than 30% from a year earlier. Company executives say their designs are resonating with shoppers. These are tough times for premium denim manufacturers as recovery-weary retailers shrink the number of brands they carry.

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Mother, Levi’s, Denim & Supply Ralph Lauren, PajamaJeans, Gap 1969 are all making moves. Denim, a simple, sturdy and relatively inexpensive material, has been associated with manual labor for much of its 200-plus-year history in the United States. But the indigo-dyed cotton fabric has undergone a transformation in the last few decades, appearing in garments as diverse as sleek, tailored pants …

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What denim brands are slipping into

Straight-leg jeans in exotic prints, popular with 1970s and ’80s rockers, strut back in this fall with wearable looks. There is a wild side to fall clothing and accessories. On the runway, it showed up in fur (real and faux) attached to jackets, boots, clutches and even sunglasses. From high end to mass market, snakeskin and animal prints adorn bags and shoes. And even denim is getting a dose of …

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Animal and snakeskin prints featured in fall denim looks

The denim expert puts the fabric through its paces to achieve an ‘aged’ finish. Looking at a pair of premium denim jeans (you know, the kind that cost upward of $120 and are generally found in department stores and specialty boutiques), it can be easy to miss some of the tiny details, deliberate nicks and distressing that go into the design.

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Leather and glazed denim looks join the designer’s rocker-inspired offerings. L.A.-based designer John Eshaya is in a rockin’ mood. The former vice president of women’s wear for Ron Herman launched his swanky-jeans-and-tees collection, Jet by John Eshaya, in 2008 and has added leather and glazed denim (which resembles leather) to his stable of slim-cut jeans for fall.

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The ’60s and ’70s are back in a big way. Look for bright colors, white ensembles, maxi-dresses and long skirts. Denim jeans come in cropped, flared, bell-bottom and wide-leg styles. Spring merchandise has officially hit the stores, and one trend should be immediately noticeable: bright colors. They were everywhere on the spring-summer 2011 runways, including at the Jil Sander show, where candy …

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Fashion trends for spring

The pitchman and ex-football player says he’s a jeans and T-shirt kind of guy. But when it’s time to suit up, he goes for Hugo Boss and Zegna and looks to icon James Bond for fashion pointers. You know Isaiah Mustafa from those wildly popular Old Spice television commercials — a bare-chested, fresh-from-the-shower Adonis who extols the virtues of body wash in stentorian tones. The man has charm …

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Isaiah Mustafa has style beyond Old Spice

Raven Denim jeans, $218 at Ron Herman; Rails button-down shirt, $114 at www.railsclothing.com; Diesel leather belt, $90 at Diesel stores nationwide. Currently there are no comments.

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The latest jeans, vests and chambray shirts have a heavily distressed, almost vintage look. And they can be worn together now too, providing they don’t match.

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