A Man's Denim-

Gents the denim jacket is BACK!!!! Not that it ever really went anywhere, but lets just say it's making a bigger and better statement than before. For over 50 years the Denim jacket has been an iconic piece of clothing that's apart of Fashion and simply brings a certain "bad boy" character out of any guy that wears it. It could be the rugged, washed, worn out look that personifies the jacket to scream toughness.Or the cropped, metal button, popped collar style that whispers smooth. Either way, denim does something different for every man and is now back to expand it's horizon's. Denim originates in the french city of Nimes and was created by the André Family in which the fabric was originally named Serge de Nimes, serge meaning sturdy fabric. The fabric itself is a rugged cotton twill textile in which the weft passes under two or more warp threads.  Ever since the late 18th century, when denim was first used by Americans, denim has been known as the sturdy fabric that once dyed to an indigo blue color, is used to make jeans. As time went on makers of denim learned that by cutting out certain parts of the creation process, they would end up with a different type of denim. For example, after dying the fabric in the indigo color, makers of the fabric would then wash the material. They later learned that by not washing the fabric after it's dye job, you would end up with what they call Dry or Raw denim. After several types of experimenting, creators of the fabric would learn to make other types of denim such as Selvage denim, stretch denim, and color denim (colors other than indigo). Although you may not see a grand usage of denim in couture collections, you will most definitely see it in the street style of major cities or on the runways of designers who also gear their collections towards everyday wear. However, this season seems to be all about THE DENIM JACKET! Guys are grabbing their jackets from boutiques, department stores, vintage/thrift shops, or even out of the closets of some of their friends and putting their take of the denim jacket on display. From cut-off sleeves, print designs, and boy scout pins, to embroidery, different shades, and different fades, they all create an attention grabbing effect ...I even seen a guy one time take his jacket, throw it in the dirt and step on it, after he picked it up, he ripped a few wholes in it and then put it in his bag. Whether you decide to wear a pair of chinos with some lace-up dress shoes and a collard button down with your denim jacket, or you want to rock out with a pair of old jeans and a t-shirt with a spiked belt and your denim jacket, it's all about what it does for you! From Celebs to regular Joe's, every guy should have a denim jacket on stand bye...remember the world is one big look book and this month features, YOU!