Denham Finds Inspiration at London’s V&A Museum

Art and fashion continue to collide.

Denham recently collaborated with the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), one of the world’s leading institutions of art, design and performance, on a new collection that explores an “East meets West” aesthetic.

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The London museum’s extensive archives inspired the men’s and women’s collection enriched with prints and patterns. “Researched in the V&A and designed with a modern workwear perspective, the range encompasses a vibrant mix of colorful patterns sourced from an album of Japanese textiles and a seascape by Gustave Le Gray, an early pioneer of photography as an art form,” the Dutch brand stated.

The collection’s hero piece is an oversized rigid-yet-lightweight jean jacket with custom-printed twill on the collar, wrist and pocket flap. The same twill pattern is repeated on the fifth pocket of loose fit jeans, available cropped and full length.

Floral graphics decorate co-branded T-shirts. Another T-shirt features one of Le Gray’s sea images with the word “Vacation” printed on top of it. The V&A’s address is printed on the back. Driving home the inspiration for the collection are two T-shirts with “Textile Research” printed across the front and back.

The collection is available on Denham’s website and retails for $75-$215.

Collaborations are a big part of Denham’s 15th anniversary celebrations. Earlier this year, the brand released a capsule collection with Blackhorse Lane Ateliers, the London-based craft jean maker.

Museums have become a popular collaborator for fashion brands.

PacSun bowed a collection with The Metropolitan Museum of Art last fall. Drawing inspiration from the museum’s collection, the PacSun design team worked closely with The Met to ensure styles like T-shirts, sweatpants and mesh tops stayed true to the original works of art.

Mud Jeans also teamed with the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam last fall for a recycled denim capsule inspired by the famed artist. Items featured lasered details such as the handwriting and phrases from Van Gogh’s letters and embroidered prints of his paintings.

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