Fashions come and go, but jeans are never out of style. This season, the overall look is dressy and elegant. Even President “Cool” got teased when he busted his “dad jeans” or as Jimmy Kimmel called them: “Barack O’Mama Jeans” at a recent All Star Game. He admitted hey “I’m a little frumpy, but those jeans are comfortable. For  those who want me to look good in tight jeans, sorry I’m not your guy!”

I recently wore a pair of light blue jeans to the office and Greg (aka The Boss) swiftly chirped, “Nice Obama Jeans…!” Hey at least me and my boy Barack have got something in common! So I decided to do some digging and find out what’s cool/not cool when it comes to denim for the remainder of summer and going into winter…

So who better to turn to for advise… no other than our Huis Genoot Best Dressed Man for Jan, Mr Greg Potterton:

“When it comes to jeans, a bit slimmer fit was big hit on catwalks for this season. Jeans are definitely getting leaner with a slightly higher waist than past years. It also seems that loudly faded jeans are slowly loosing ground. Unfortunately, it seems that embroidering and stitching on jeans is here to stay. ”

He went on to comment that “when mixing styles, it’s okay to combine dressy and casual, as long as you stay within certain limits. Heavy, durable jeans require a heavier weighted top, for example, but you can still use the dress shirt theme. At the moment I personally like checkered shirts. Aim for similar textures and you’ll be fine. But remember If you’re going for a layered or dressier look on top, pair with a slimmer pair of dark jeans. Knits are making a comeback, and there’s no better compliment to a sweater than a sleek pair of jeans. The bad boy look is also a continuing favorite, so compliment any pair of denims with a leather coat and you’re good to go. ”

Wear Designer Jeans With Everything and Anything, Smart Casual is BACK!

Through some more reading and chatting to some of our most coolest of cool grasses I picked up on some general themes, use don’t use it…Smart casual has made an enormous comeback in recent years as men across the globe suit up in a fitted pair of designer jeans accompanied by a textured shirt and or jacket. In the winter season, smart casual can still be worn. With winter around the corner, the guru’s say that a variation of shade must occur (for example, wearing light-blue “summer” denim is still out of order) though light gray and black remain acceptable. Black dyed denim jeans are somewhat bettered by pinstriped or patterned (say, in a slight chevron pattern) cotton flat-front casual pants.

I thought to ask our in house stylist Miss Anthea Poulos to get her thoughts, as she is just blunt and to the point (no harsh feelings folks). When asked what are some of the Do’s and Dont’s she said “the obvious one is that skinny jeans … are just sooo over, if you can see people’s crotches, well then its just a bad jean.  Oh and PLEASE NO DENIM SUITS EVER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. (Got it thanks). Coloured jeans are also so over. Just stick with the simple people, black, grey & blue. No bedazzling of studs & s#$t ! And lastly, white jeans should be left in summer for peeps who weigh less than 50kgs… ”

Well there you have it peeps, from the coolest of cool…don’t say we didn’t warn you, you don’t wanna see yourself featured on the next “Pants on the Ground” installment now do you…

Hey Guys & Gals,

GET EXCITED, because this is Seaon 1 Ep 1 of the coolest, craziest,cheesiest video blog to hit town! Once a week we will be doing a video blog about a trend / office life / cool shit / places to be / fashion tips / do’s and don’ts / and anything else we feel worth sharing with you…

Here is the 1st edition, and it is all about What People are TRYING to do to stay COOL for the rest of summer 2010. Enjoy and feel free to hit us back with comments / suggestions etc… we will be back next week for Episode 2!

The "New" Girl...

Some of you may have heard / seen someone new at IG HQ. Well yes, you heard / saw right.  Her name is Leigh-Anne Jenkins and she is the new face of The Venus Networks.  What is that you may ask… well read more about that tomorrow. This is about LA (Leigh-Anne). She joined us about 3 weeks ago and she was imported straight out of Guernsey. Where??P@#%?? We had no clue either!

It’s a tiny little island just south of the UK which you can read about by clicking: here.  A few interesting facts that Herman somehow knew about this place is that it only has 65 000 inhabitants, and is only 78 square km’s big! For those that are still puzzling, its the same place that Andrew Lawrence King came from. YOU DON’T KNOW who that is… he is only, like THE MOST famous baroque harpist of ALL TIME…

She studied at Stellenbosch University and so this is her first time in a big city! She is currently working on the very exciting Venus Networks, which you will be hearing a lot more about soon and so far she has been a great addition to the IG Famdamily.  Her latest quote is this:

“Everything you see happening is the consequence of that which you are.”

Goodbye 'Wu'

About a year ago we got 2 very cool fish called Wu & Tang and together they lived in The Gravel Pit. They were an awesome new office addition, but a couple months on Tang passed away and left Wu to fend for himself in The Gravel Pit. He was an awesome fish, always up for a big night out, good stories, helping out, and cracking jokes every now and then.

Then on monday we walked in and he had passed. He has gone to join his brother Tang in heaven, some say they both are dolphins now and living a better life… who knows… but they were cool… for 3 seconds.

Here’s a SHOUT OUT to the two fish that, as we like to say here at IG “Drove the Business Forward”

Guys this is pretty cool. Brad is all over technology like I am over Jude Law.

He made this rad video by himself, i think thats pretty fresh, have a looksee.

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Anths

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA3i2WVZjMQ