Once again mastermind JAPAN and Lee get together to work on some denim pieces. For Fall 2011 the two present raw denim jeans and matching jacket, as well as a washed denim. All three pieces feature the mastermind JAPAN skull and bones logo, embroidered, keeping it overall rather subtle, especially compared to the usual pieces of the Japanese brand. The collection will be available exclusively at the mastermind JAPAN Zozovilla store.

Check out all pieces in detail after the jump.

SuFu brings news of a solid new addition to the SoHo NYC retail scene. Scott Morrison, founder of Paper Denim & Cloth, and Earnest Sewn has opened a new denim-focused endeavor called 3 x 1 Made Here. The name stems from the standard denim weaving construction of 3×1 right hand twill.

The retail concept and flagship store encompasses a gallery space/jean manufacturing facility where shoppers can view craftsmen working on their custom and bespoke denim pieces – all denim is limited edition and made in-house at 3 x 1 Made Here.

Stop by 15 Mercer St if you’re in town.

For Summer 2011 once again Stussy and Levi’s get together. In this latest series of products, Stussy chose items that have disappeared from Levi’s store shelves over the last years and customized them with their own aesthetic. The outcome is a custom capsule collection, featuring 505 denim, shorts, shirts and pants. All items feature special embroidery and patch details. Look out for a release this week.

Via honeyee.

Australian fashion label ksubi, celebrate the return of their coloured denim range, with a short film directed by Daniel Askill starring models Bambi Northwood-Blythe, Cisco Gorrow and Heidi Harrington-Johnson. Using a Phantom camera, Askill captures the action at 1500 frames per second. Check it out!

From Selectism – “Liberty of London continues their aggressive collaborative campaign – the latest in the form of selvedge denim with the Edwin line. “These classic Edwin ED-55 denim’s are made from our exclusive 140z Japanese Red Selvage, with the subtle addition of the classic Liberty print used in the detailing of some of the internal components of the denim. This is a truly beautiful pair of jeans, limited to just 100 pieces.”

More looks follow here.

In a new collaboration fragment design has teamed up with Vanquish to work on a capsule denim collection. Featured in the line are heavily distressed styles, coming in several washes with print details. For our taste there is a little too much going on in the collection.

Have a look for yourself, all denim is previewed after the jump.

CLOT will release their latest Levi’s collab on March 3, 2011. The WWIII Denim features various combat influences details such as gun and hand prints, burn hem, luminous paint marks, an RGB paint strip, savage tears, zipper side pockets and functional D-rings. There’s way too much going on here for our taste – in terms of both the concept and product itself – but we’re sure they’ll find their fans.

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NEXUS VII presents from their Spring/Summer 2011 the Repaired 44 Denim, a truly reproduced pair of 1944 vintage denim. The Japanese brand wanted to perfectly imitate the worn feel and look of the denim and included details such as the star embroidery on the back pocket and leather patch on the back.

Take a more detailed look at the jeans after the jump.

Today Neighborhood presents the new releases for March 2011 from their Spring/Summer 2011 Collection. Next to some interesting new shirts, quality denim, the accessories are of most interest to us. The Buco Racer Custom helmet, seen here above, is both the most unexpected and impressive piece among the new product from the Japanese brand.

Take a look at what else will be releasing in the coming weeks after the jump.

Japanese retailer nano universe commissioned iconic American denim label Wrangler to produce a series of exclusive jeans. Though the pants follow archival details, they’ve been updated with in 6 modern finishes, each of which includes a more subtle version of the usual rear pocket branding.

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