Paddington
Australian denim label founded in 2009 by friends from Melbourne and Stockholm; its Sydney retail outpost, the Neuw Service Store, is on Oxford Street in Darlinghurst, on the edge of Paddington.
Best for Modern denim with vintage washes.
Denim of Australia
5 stores · curated ORBIS register
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Melbourne-founded Australian denim label created by Sarah Gilsenan and Andy Paltos, who set out to revive the aesthetic of the defunct label Faberge using the same denim laundry, naming the new brand Rolla's after a naming conflict with the jeweler Faberge.
Best for Vintage-inspired Australian denim.
Rolla's was founded by Sarah Gilsenan and Andy Paltos, who bonded over a shared admiration for Faberge, a defunct Australian denim label. They set out to bring its spirit back, reportedly using the same denim laundry, and built a new label around it. Because the name Faberge conflicted with the jewelry house Faberge, they named the new brand Rolla's instead. Rolla's positions itself around laid-back, vintage-inspired Australian denim, and has introduced sustainability measures including recycled materials for pocket linings.
Visit official site ↗Palm Beach / Sydney / Online
Australian sustainable brand since 2006 — organic fabrics, local manufacturing, slouchy tees, oversized denim. Sustainability before it was a buzzword.
Best for Australian sustainable luxury basics
Visit official site ↗Australia / Sydney & Melbourne / Online
Japanese-denim specialist with shops in Sydney and Melbourne, carrying a deep selection of Japanese jeans and workwear and shipping the same brands across Australia and abroad.
Best for Sydney Melbourne, Southern Hemisphere, Aussie gateway.
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Sydney denim and streetwear label founded in 1999 by surfers Gareth Moody, Dan Single, Paul Wilson and George Gorrow, known for hand-distressed jeans and its box-cross logo. Stores in Paddington and Bondi, Sydney, and in Melbourne.
Best for Australian denim and jeans
Ksubi began in 1999 on Sydney's Northern Beaches, started by a group of surfer and DJ friends - Gareth Moody, Dan Single, Paul Wilson and George Gorrow - who were dissatisfied with the denim fits available on the market. Working out of a garage in North Sydney, the group screen-printed their own tees and hand-distressed denim using tools as basic as sandpaper and grinders, developing the axel-grinded, heavily worn finish that became the label's signature. Their first proper collection landed in 2000, and the brand debuted at Mercedes Australian Fashion Week the following year, quickly becoming known for a DIY, rebellious attitude paired with its box-cross logo. The brand today keeps stores in the Sydney beachside suburbs of Bondi and Paddington, plus one in Melbourne.
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