Home (all) Welcome to DENHAM the Jeanmaker´s website. Each card reveals a story which represents one facet of Denham´s vision. Categorised by the collection, garment library, studio & stores, to press reports & the birth of the Cutter´s Council. Designed in time with no beginning nor end, through resourceful innovation and fearless experimentation. It´s a decorated blog. A tailor-made homepage. We hope to fascinate but are equally prepared to frustrate.
We found this Canadian Cold Weather Army Parka at the Chatuchak market in Bangkok while researching ideas for our Spring 2012 collection. At first glance we thought it was a US Fishtail but soon discovered that this was something different. Among several fantastic features of this design we were impressed by the incredibly simple system used to manage its removable hood. Instead of running the zipper around the collar and stuffing the hood in a collar compartment, this design elegantly drapes one side of a zipper around the shoulders like a scarf. A cool classic system we hadn't seen before and we were able to bring it to life in our own way by engineering it with a sweatshirt hood on our Advisor Parka "Inspired By James Lavelle" Edition.
Before we created we collected.
But we collect not just to acquire; we collect to examine, analyze, and to learn. Decades in the making, the DENHAM GARMENT LIBRARY supplies the raw material for our research, design and development. We can’t benefit from tailoring traditions unless we understand them better, and new ideas crumble if they’re not built on a strong foundation. Each item in the library tells a story and each one represents a starting-point for our collections.
Jason Denham’s single-minded obsession with denim is the primary inspiration for the brand. His conviction that deep knowledge comes with extensive research is central to the whole studio’s design approach. The label’s own growing archive is home for an expansive collection of archetypal jean models as well as workwear, military clothing and travel gear from the last century all the way up until today.
We know our predecessors, our contemporaries and our competitors. We take inspiration from anyone and any place producing relevant ideas but we’re never content simply to reproduce someone else's approach even if that person's name has been safely lost to history. The research feeds our passion and our passion is to progress our tradition ever forward.
WORSHIP TRADITION. DESTROY CONVENTION