The Sleeveless Denim Shirt

Denim is a perpetually recurring trend since the Malboro man and miners wore them for the first time. In an afternoon looking for someone trendy around Greenbelt 5, we caught this guy, Alex, who wore a leather cap with horn studs, dark knee length shorts, vintage khaki nike shoes, a gold watch, a fringe hobo and a sleeveless denim top with mock sleeves tied up in the waist. He was someone that was definitely hip with the addition of an interesting tattoo on one arm.

We must say that we love the look especially the cropped denim shirt. Currently, in the Spring 2011 shows, Dries Van Noten has shown denim, possibly for the first time in his years doing fashion shows. His men’s wear collection also featured denim in another style, snow bleached. Richard Chai, a recent CFDA Swarovsky awardee also showed a similar silhouette (although not entirely denim) for his current collection.  And back in 2009, Gaultier even became creative with button down tube tops for men stemming from the sleeveless shirts.

This trend probably belongs to the increase in population stage in the local market with people wearing it more and more (but relatively still being fresh in the runways). Entirely, there are a lot of brands dedicated to denim so this look is can be recurring for them. Acknowledging its popularity, it came about with the masses wearing it first, historically, with the miners , then stylized by the designers who now sell them as much as $200.

Another way to use this item is with long sleeve chinos underneath, probably with cool denim jeans or a casual pair of twill pants, a pair of dock martens, and aviators for a chic relaxed look.

-Dan Ryan Duran & Tabitha Mungai-Pladet