Tagged: acne

acne womens autumn/winter 2010

October 27, 2010, 1:42 pm

Tags: acne, aw2010, stockholm, sweden, womens

founded in stockholm in 1996, acne creative director jonny johoansson's ambition was to create and develop a lifestyle brand through desirable products. early adopters of acne's premium denim cuts included swedish elle, which featured the classic acne aesthetic in their magazine. focussing strongly on minimal detailing, clean lines & slim straight fits resulted in sweden's top fashion boutiques picking up the brand leading to its global success.

setting the tone for the brand, the first full acne collection launched in 1998 – subtle luxury and understated items originating from the ethos that the clothes should feel like someone’s wardrobe. cool and personal. the result is that nothing dominates anything else, yet every piece is effortlessly stylish.

we're happily moving forward with acne womens at still life for autumn 2010 with two styles of denim: the kex in wet black hits low on the hip and is cut super slim all the way through the leg. the combination of soft stretch denim and the shape over the seat gives a perfectly tight & comfortable fit. a new model, the flex in wet blue has a narrow, tight fitting, non outer seam leg and a rise which is slightly higher than the kex. additionally we're offering a handful of garments ranging from silk cotton sweaters to long check plaid shirting. units and sizing in acne is limited for our girls, so call soon or pop in to visit the collection at 551 johnson street, still life boutique.

jeans day 2010!

April 29, 2010, 12:49 pm

Tags: acne, denim, genetic, joe's, ss2010, store news, wesc, womens

today, april 29 2010 is the 20th anniversary of the bc children's hospital foundation's jeans day! at the end of every april over the past 20 years bc offices and schools have accepted donations in exchange for pins or buttons showing your support of the bc children's hospital foundation's annual event.

we're thrilled to participate this year, on the foundation's 20th anniversary, by offering a women's premium denim event to coincide with the event. from today, april 29th, on through to mother's day, may 9th, we will be offering 25% off any women's premium from joe's, acne, genetic and wesc with a minimum $5 donation to the bc children's hospital! in addition to your donations, still life has set a $1000 donation goal that we will match and donate to the bc children's hospital in may!

we've got heaps of amazing premium denim in on the women's side of the store right now, so come down and help us reach our goal and get yourself a great new pair of jeans for jeans day 2010!

acne womens spring 2010

April 9, 2010, 12:35 pm

Tags: acne, denim, ss2010, stockholm, sweden, womens

founded in stockholm in 1996 by four creatives, acne’s ambition was to create and develop a lifestyle brand through desirable products. acne was one of the first brands to see the space in the market for denim and used this forward thinking to create 100 pairs of unisex jeans. they were featured in swedish elle magazine and soon, sweden’s leading boutiques wanted to carry the characteristic jeans with bright-red stitching. these are the foundations of acne

with confidence from the success of the jeans, jonny johansson acne's creative director, branched out into other design genres. the first full collection was launched in 1998, and it set the tone for the brand – the subtle luxury and understated items originates from the ethos that the clothes should feel like someone’s wardrobe. cool and personal. the result is that nothing dominates anything else, yet every piece is effortlessly stylish. 

with stores and projects across nine countries, acne is today recognized internationally as a creative collective, unique for its corporate diversity in fashion, graphic design, film production and advertising, as well as product, business and concept development. 

today the full team reaches over 200, each as enthusiastic about the brand as the original four creatives.

premium denim at still life

April 8, 2010, 6:15 pm

Tags: acne, denim, domino, dunderdon, genetic, jeans, joe's, mens, nudie, premium denim, rvca, ss2010, sweden, usa, victoria, wesc, womens

we get through a lot of premium denim at still life. in a city like victoria a great pair of jeans will last you all day every day for years and years. our women's denim display is currently overflowing with denim styles for all our girls ready to get into a new pair of jeans for spring 2010.

for us, spending a little more on jeans works when you realize the fit and longevity a pair of premium denim is offering you. thousands of hours go in to designing the fits offered by denim companies like joe's, acne or nudie, and the quality of construction will have you returning for another pair once you realize you've worn a new jean for 2 weeks straight. getting into premium denim on the women's side we're seeing about 2-3% stretch material woven in with all denim to ensure a nice, snug fit on the thights & bum and allowing for give in the jeans without bagging out and looking frumpy after only a couple of wears.

this spring we're seeing the takeover of the denim legging! joe's jeans and genetic denim are both offering denim legging options at still life, with even more stretch fabric woven through to allow for an ultra snug fit to be styled with an oversized boyshirt or cropped up with a pair of flats or gladiators come summer.

click through our images here to see some styles currently on the rack at still life boutique in beautiful (and sunny!) victoria, bc.

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still life is a men's and women's boutique located on lower johnson street in downtown victoria, british columbia. they have been selling beautiful clothes since 1984 and are all around stand-up folk. this is their blog