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Bldwn shutters after temporarily closing stores

On March 17, premium denim company Bldwn announced on its Instagram account that it would be closing its doors for the time being as a way to slow the spread of the coronavirus. However, the company no longer has plans to reopen. According to California Apparel News, the label—which was founded as Baldwin in Kansas City, Missouri in 2009 by Matt...

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BLDWN opens its doors to first flagship store in Los Angeles

American fashion brand BLDWN has opened its first flagship store in the Melrose Place shopping neighborhood in Los Angeles. The store, which is located at 8424 Melrose Place, boasts a 1,100 square foot space that will serve as an immersive retail and is reflective of BLDWN’s new brand vision of American design. Designed by Montalba Architects...

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BLDWN offers a new meaning to “Made in America” fashion

Formerly known as premium denim line Baldwin, LA-based BLDWN is on a mission not only to reposition itself as an American ready-to-wear brand, but to reposition the understanding of contemporary American fashion design. “For some reason in fashion, there isn’t the same level of respect given to American fashion brands,” BLDWN president Jonathan...

Fashion

Bldwn reinterprets men's workwear

The men's workwear uniform has changed. The era of strictly suits and ties for an office environment is long gone. Just look at the boys of Silicon Valley. The thought of them dressed as banker types is virtually laughable. Joe Sadler, men's design director for Bldwn, like any sensible designer, took notice to how men nowadays were dressing and...

Fashion

BLDWN finds American inspiration for spring/summer 2019

Like a phoenix from the ashes, Baldwin has risen with a new rebrand as BLDWN. This time around it's all about the Americana. For their spring 2019, which debuted at New York Fashion Week this week, the brand reinterpreted modern American design and women's staples influenced by pillars of art, architecture, design and photography greats. The...