A 4th generation retail entrepreneur, Fox was raised in a home of rockers, hippies, and vintage fashion, where she naturally fell in love with denim. “Denim is arguably the most amazing fabric ever created,” she says. “It was created so long ago. It has such a history. I love the development of where it was in the beginning, from people working their asses off in the field building railroads, to the elite not touching it – that only happened within the last 15 or 20 years.” 

According to her website, she has been designing for the last 10 years in places like New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Shanghai, and Paris. She has also been repairing, repurposing, and recycling denim for years for friends and family. But it was only after meeting Jeff, in 2011, that they put their talents and passions together to create the Foxhole. Their first date was actually at a swap meet so you can pretty much say they were supposed to meet and put their love of denim and finding fun junk together.

“Jeff and I do anything we can do to create and give back,” says Fox. “Jeans are such a special garment so it just makes me so happy when people say these jeans make them feel so good. That’s the part of designing that I really love: the smaller, more personal aspect of it. At Foxhole, I can follow my piece. The customers will come back and tell me about it. I like to know that people are happy and feeling good. I don’t like making money just to make money. I like making money to have people feel good about themselves, and to build something special.”

Even if you don’t get to visit Foxhole we recommend you look into their Instagram page – an unofficial shrine for all things denim.

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Berry tends to create melancholic urban scenes, often depicting a lonely or less glamorous side of city living. As such, his use of denim – an urban, everyday fabric – is poignant.

But his first denim artwork was the result of chance. Noticing a pile of old jeans and the contrasting shades of blue, Berry took a pair of scissors and glue and began experimenting. “At first it was just the simple observation, seeing the old jeans I used to wear piled up at my childhood home,” he further explained in an interview with Carved in Blue. “I decided to use the contrasting shades to make some simple artworks, but then while using it, it made me think of my own connection to denim. It was the only material I felt comfortable in and I transferred that to my work. Then I noticed other people’s reaction to denim and I feel there is something that draws them in, and that’s the denim. It’s so democratic and people seem to find a connection with it.”

His creations soon caught the attention of many, and while the works are painstaking to make he had been able to take a few commissioned portraits: Debbie Harry, Jennifer Saunders, Giorgio Armani, Lapo Elkann, and Brazilian model Giselle, to name a few.

“People often think I am a denim ‘geek’’ or fanatic,” he jokes. “I’m not in the same way as many. I’m also not as clued up on the ins and out of the industry as some would think. So in knowing what it needs, I don’t fully know from a really great insight point of view. That said, I really do think that much of the good work some people are putting into sustainability is important. I am fully aware of the dualities of denim, and it saddens me to see some places in China and India where there is so much pollution. From an art point of view as well as denim, I really am interested in the combination between the laser machines and laundry techniques.”

Take a look at some of his original artwork:

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A 4th generation retail entrepreneur, Fox was raised in a home of rockers, hippies, and vintage fashion, where she naturally fell in love with denim. “Denim is arguably the most amazing fabric ever created,” she says. “It was created so long ago. It has such a history. I love the development of where it was in the beginning, from people working their asses off in the field building railroads, to the elite not touching it – that only happened within the last 15 or 20 years.” 

According to her website, she has been designing for the last 10 years in places like New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Shanghai, and Paris. She has also been repairing, repurposing, and recycling denim for years for friends and family. But it was only after meeting Jeff, in 2011, that they put their talents and passions together to create the Foxhole. Their first date was actually at a swap meet so you can pretty much say they were supposed to meet and put their love of denim and finding fun junk together.

“Jeff and I do anything we can do to create and give back,” says Fox. “Jeans are such a special garment so it just makes me so happy when people say these jeans make them feel so good. That’s the part of designing that I really love: the smaller, more personal aspect of it. At Foxhole, I can follow my piece. The customers will come back and tell me about it. I like to know that people are happy and feeling good. I don’t like making money just to make money. I like making money to have people feel good about themselves, and to build something special.”

Even if you don’t get to visit Foxhole we recommend you look into their Instagram page – an unofficial shrine for all things denim.

The post Jeans Lovers Rejoice! This LA Store Is Dedicated to Denim appeared first on PlayJunkie.

Berry tends to create melancholic urban scenes, often depicting a lonely or less glamorous side of city living. As such, his use of denim – an urban, everyday fabric – is poignant.

But his first denim artwork was the result of chance. Noticing a pile of old jeans and the contrasting shades of blue, Berry took a pair of scissors and glue and began experimenting. “At first it was just the simple observation, seeing the old jeans I used to wear piled up at my childhood home,” he further explained in an interview with Carved in Blue. “I decided to use the contrasting shades to make some simple artworks, but then while using it, it made me think of my own connection to denim. It was the only material I felt comfortable in and I transferred that to my work. Then I noticed other people’s reaction to denim and I feel there is something that draws them in, and that’s the denim. It’s so democratic and people seem to find a connection with it.”

His creations soon caught the attention of many, and while the works are painstaking to make he had been able to take a few commissioned portraits: Debbie Harry, Jennifer Saunders, Giorgio Armani, Lapo Elkann, and Brazilian model Giselle, to name a few.

“People often think I am a denim ‘geek’’ or fanatic,” he jokes. “I’m not in the same way as many. I’m also not as clued up on the ins and out of the industry as some would think. So in knowing what it needs, I don’t fully know from a really great insight point of view. That said, I really do think that much of the good work some people are putting into sustainability is important. I am fully aware of the dualities of denim, and it saddens me to see some places in China and India where there is so much pollution. From an art point of view as well as denim, I really am interested in the combination between the laser machines and laundry techniques.”

Take a look at some of his original artwork:

The post These Artworks Are Made Entirely Out of Denim appeared first on PlayJunkie.