Bread and Butter trends: denim shirts and dresses

Double denim is still big news and khakis are continuing to gain ground. Add in the profusion of military-inspired olive shades and you have one heck of an opportunity to sell denim shirts. So it was unsurprising to find them still looking pivotal to the collections of denim and young fashion lifestyle brands alike. Both dark and light shades were on offer and a greater level of detail was used as brands sought to differentiate their offer. Though Anachronorm took the crown on that score.

While this is a unisex category it does naturally fall more in the male category. No matter though, for women the denim shirt dress is emerging. Hanging loose or – more often – softly belted it is developing a sort of prairie theme on womenswear

Pictured from top: shirts: Anachronorm, Blue Bell, Blue Blood, Campus, Diesel, G-star, Pepe Jeans London; dresses: G-star, Levi'sSource URL: https://icip2idayusof.blogspot.com/search/label/Blue%20Blood
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Bread and Butter denim report: rip and repair

A massive trend. Machined and hand ripped distressing has been keeping denim creators busy in the run up to this show, with every significant brand getting far more aggressive with the detailing on their denim. Conspicuous repair details have then followed on from this destructive process, creating ripped-and-repaired looks that reference the archive denims which were only on the stands of Bread and Butter’s more niche denim players a year ago.
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Bread and Butter denim report: lighter washes

A spectrum of washes has been on show at the last two editions of Bread and Butter but this time round there was more of a consensus on show as the general pitch of all denims lightened away from the raw looks that have dominated. It’s more about worn-down dyes than super light looks though, with whitened thighs, heavy moustache creases and frayed edges all pulling the blue down a shade or two.
Pictured from top: Levi's, Blood and Glitter, Blend, Blue Blood, Firetrap, SuperdrySource URL: https://icip2idayusof.blogspot.com/search/label/Blue%20Blood
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Bread and Butter denim report: cinch backs

With heritage detailing taking its cue from workwear, cinch backs were used on jeans as well as elsewhere in the show on chinos and trousers.
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Bread and Butter denim report: waistbands

Waistband detailing was a new area for detailing at the show, with brands inserting elasticated and drawstring waists on their denim. Mostly one for menswear, these super comfy styles have an eye on the younger generation, taking their cue from the sweats favoured by urban teens and mallrats. More mature and offering a luxe touch was the internal waistband, like the leather detail pictured here from G-Star.
Pictured from top: Blue Blood, Replay, G-starSource URL: https://icip2idayusof.blogspot.com/search/label/Blue%20Blood
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