Dark spooky air creeping around a thick fog. Music intensifies. Fade in. Sudden silence. Lab coat and arms open wide in a silhouette. A slight grin turns into a villainous laugh. Grey messy hair, spectacles and crooked teeth. An insane discovery! The incoherent scheme of things bore a fruit of a lesser god. Alas! Thunder and lightning sparks a decade of struggle kept within. Fade out. A story begins.

Perhaps among the more recognized stereotypes in history, film, literature, science fiction and pop culture is an archetypal character of a mad scientist. In history and alchemy, among many others, there were Archimedes, Socrates, Sir Isaac Newton and Nikola Tesla. We have seen Dr. Frankenstein by novelist Mary Shelley, Rotwang from Fritz Lang’s movie Metropolis to Dr. Emmett “Doc” Brown from Back to the Future. In pop culture and animation, we encounter Lex Luthor, Professor Hubert Farnsworth of Futurama and even the boy genius in Dexter’s Laboratory. Mad scientists, evil geniuses, famous alchemists, ancient shamans or nutty professors all have one thing in common – passion. They all have an unwielding passion for intellectual challenge, change, discovery and most of all, the gift of imagination.

The “mad scientists” at Denim Design Lab have the same drive for imagination and discovery that shows brilliantly in their works. Based in San Clemente, California, U.S.A., Denim Design Lab‘s blank canvas is vintage denim. Previously authored a well researched book on vintage denim, Denim Design Lab combines their knowledge of the history of denim with a fashion forward approach to style in vintage work wear. The custom finished jeans are neither just hyped up novelty pieces nor instant fashion solutions. In fact, the jeans are designed to last a lifetime. The Denim Design Lab collection is limited only to the most premium denim based retailers around the world.

The fabrics used are one of a kind and authentic. The selvage denim is made from cotton woven on vintage shuttle looms from Cone Denim’s historic White Oak plant in North Carolina, U.S.A.

• The Black Seed (Gossypium Barbadense) Pima Selvage replicates the pre-1920s denim prior to the common “long chain dyeing” technique. This leaves more indigo on the threads and increases its unique more flame-like pattern looks. Black Seed cotton, which has longer, softer and thinner fibers, was grown initially in 1790 in the United States. It then developed into “Sea Island” cotton which in turn made its way to Egypt in the late 1800s. The term Pima was added as an honor to the Pima Indians who worked during the cotton’s reentry at that era.
• The Indigo Selvage has a deep and dark indigo effect that matches mostly vintage piece goods.
• The Black Cast Selvage has a similar texture with the Indigo Selvage but shows a very dark indigo and near black finish with a sulfur top effect.
• The Organic Selvage is made from 100% certified organic cotton.
• The “S-Gene” Stretch Selvage is Cone Denim’s stretch technology often used for women’s styles. The fabric is woven on vintage shuttle looms.

There are unique fitting icons used by Denim Design Lab.

• Mens: Vintage Fit = Full back pocket beaker
• Mens: Slim Fit = Half full back pocket beaker
• Womens: Slim Fit = Full back pocket beaker
• Womens: Slim/Skinny Fit = Half full back pocket beaker

Notable menswear selections feature:

Denim Design Lab “Black Seed” Pima Cotton Selvage, White Oak, North Carolina

Slim Fit Straight Leg: 1950’s vintage influence, 5-pocket, belt loops, exposed front pkt rivets, white thread, button fly

• 515-500-S-M Raw
• 515-500-S-M #2 “Gold Miner” Wash
• 515-500-S-M “EVU” Wash

 
Vintage Fit Straight Leg: 1937 vintage influence, 5-pocket, “cut” cinch back, belt loops, exposed rivets, crotch rivet, genuine leather patch, button fly, repair detailing

• 520R-500-V-M Raw
• 520W-500-V-M L2 Wash

Vintage Fit Straight Leg: 1879 vintage influence, 4-pocket, cinch back, suspender buttons, exposed rivets, crotch rivet, button fly, repair detailing

• 521R-500-V-M Raw
• 521W-500-V-M L1 Wash

Vintage Fit Straight Leg: Modern vintage, 5-pocket, cinch back, belt loops, exposed dome rivets, white thread, button fly

• 517-500-V-M Raw
• 517-500-V-M #4 “XX” Wash
• 517-500-V-M #5 “Calico” Wash
• 517-500-V-M #8 “Woodstock” Wash
• 517-500-V-M #9 “Rust Tint” Wash

Vintage Fit Straight Leg: Modern vintage, 5-pocket, belt loops, exposed dome rivets, white thread, button fly

• 518-500-V-M Raw
• 518-500-V-M #4 “XX” Wash
• 518-500-V-M #5 “Calico” Wash
• 518-500-V-M #8 “Woodstock” Wash
• 518-500-V-M #9 “Rust Tint” Wash

Vintage Fit Straight Leg: 1950’s vintage influence, 5-pocket, belt loops, exposed front pkt rivets, white thread, button fly

• 519-500-V-M Raw
• 519-500-V-M #2 “Gold Miner” Wash
• 519-500-V-M “EVU” Wash

Denim Design Lab Indigo Selvage, White Oak, North Carolina

Slim Fit Straight Leg: 1940’s vintage influence, 5-pocket, belt loops, exposed rivets, crotch rivet, genuine leather patch, button fly

• 515-307-S-M Raw
• 515-307-S-M #2 “Gold Miner” Wash
• 515-307-S-M #3 “True Vintage” Wash
• 515-307-S-M #15 “Vintage Dry” Wash

Vintage Fit Straight Leg: 1940’s vintage influence, 5-pocket, belt loops, exposed rivets, crotch rivet, genuine leather patch, button fly

• 519-307-V-M Raw
• 519-307-V-M #2 “Gold Miner” Wash
• 519-307-V-M #3 “True Vintage” Wash
• 519-307-V-M #15 “Vintage Dry” Wash

Denim Design Lab “Black Cast” Selvage, White Oak, North Carolina

• 515-330-S-M Raw Slim Fit Straight Leg: 1938 vintage influence, 5-pocket, belt loops, concealed back pkt rivets, genuine leather patch, button fly
• 517-330-V-M Raw Vintage Fit Straight Leg: Modern vintage influence, 5-pocket, cinch back, belt loops, exposed dome rivets, genuine leather patch, button fly
• 519-330-V-M Raw Vintage Fit Straight Leg: 1938 vintage influence, 5-pocket, belt loops, concealed back pkt rivets, genuine leather patch, button fly

Denim Design Lab Organic Cotton Selvage, White Oak, North Carolina

Slim Fit Straight Leg: 1950’s vintage influence, 5-pocket, belt loops, exposed front pkt rivets, green bartacks, button fly

• 515-O-077-S-M Raw
• 515-O-077-S-M #15 “Vintage Dry” Wash
• 515-O-078-S-M Raw

Vintage Fit Straight Leg: 1950’s vintage influence, 5-pocket, belt loops, exposed front pkt rivets, green bartacks, button fly

• 519-O-077-V-M Raw
• 519-O-077-V-M #15 “Vintage Dry” Wash
• 519-O-078-V-M Raw

Notable womens denim jeans line shows:

Denim Design Lab “Black Seed” Pima Cotton Selvage, White Oak, North Carolina

Slim Fit Straight Leg: 1961 vintage influence, 5-pocket, belt loops, exposed rivets, zipper fly

• 101-500-SL-W Silicone Rinse Wash
• 101-500-SL-W #3 “True Vintage” Wash

Denim Design Lab Organic Cotton Selvage, White Oak, North Carolina

Slim Fit Straight Leg: 1967 vintage influence, 5-pocket, belt loops, exposed rivets, green bartacks, zipper fly

• 101-O-077-SL-W Silicone Rinse
• 101-O-078-SL-W Silicone Rinse
• 101-O-077-SL-W #3 “True Vintage” Wash
• 101-O-077-SL-W #8 “Woodstock” Wash

 
Denim Design Lab Stretch Spandex Selvage, White Oak, North Carolina

Slim Skinny Fit Straight Leg: Modern vintage, 5-pocket, belt loops, exposed rivets, red bartacks, “S Gene” stretch selvage, zipper fly

• 108-005-SK-W “EVU” Wash
• 108-005-SK-W Silicone Rinse Wash

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