How far can stretch denim go? That’s the question driving the fourth edition of Stretch Yourself—the annual design challenge from House of Denim and Jean School Amsterdam, powered by cutting-edge innovations from The LYCRA Company and a selection of the most progressive denim mills worldwide. Stretch Yourself is a unique a collaboration between...
Apr 16, 2025
A denim design exhibition by Jean School in collaboration with the House of Denim Foundation, supported by Kingpinsshow, Denim City Amsterdam, Denim Days Festival & Amsterdam Partners In 2012, the doors of the first and only Jean School in the world opened in Amsterdam. An education during which young, creative and driven people are learning the...
Oct 19, 2022
House of Denim x Jean School, in collaboration with the Lycra Company and seven denim manufacturers, have released a new collection that focuses on the future of stretch denim. The collection entitled Stretch Yourself consists of fourteen designs that will be launched through an exhibition during the denim fair Kingpins in Amsterdam, on the 20...
Apr 14, 2022
Exclusive Collaboration The exclusive denim apron is the latest exciting collaboration by Dutch denim brand Amsterdenim. They joined forces together with the Jean School in Amsterdam, craftsman ByBoaz, sign painter Martijn Krabman, and retailer Black & Blue in Nijmegen, NL. Together they created the ultimate, upcycled denim apron to use for the...
Jun 7, 2021
Even in times of Corona measures and no internships, vocational education in Denim City continues as usual. Also during lockdown, courses are given here in denim, design, sustainability and innovation. Not only the students of Jean School are steadily working on their profession, career or diploma. Thanks to fast acting, the House of Denim...
Apr 29, 2021
A new exhibition from Jean School showcases the work of 30 graduate students. Set at Denim City, Amsterdam's denim hub, the exhibition was launched on July 11 and is set to run until August 12. Supervised by Mira Copini, the students were invited to design pieces inspired by a brand of their choice. Some of the works were inspired by feminism,...
Jul 16, 2018
With the Jean School’s first alumni already having entered the workforce, FashionUnited contacted a few of them to catch up and take a moment to map out for which denim companies they currently work. This week a new alumni with a quick Q&A. Today Ardjoen Mahangoe, Founder at Arjuns Goods. Why did you choose for Jean School? “I wanted to...
Aug 23, 2017
Statistics show that the people of the Netherlands wear the most denim per capital in the world, with Americans coming in second place. It’s surprising when one considers denim’s importance as a symbol of Americana, from cowboys to rock and roll; from James Dean’s rebel image to John Wayne’s rugged horseman to Obama’s “dad jeans”, all...
Aug 21, 2017
With the Jean School’s first alumni already having entered the workforce, FashionUnited contacted a few of them to catch up and take a moment to map out for which denim companies they currently work. This week a new alumni with a quick Q&A. Today Mike van der Zanden, Garment Technician at Garcia Jeans. Why did you choose for Jean School? “I was...
With the Jean School’s first alumni already having entered the workforce, FashionUnited contacted a few of them to catch up and take a moment to map out for which denim companies they currently work. Starting from this week FashionUnited will introduce the alumni with a quick Q&A. Today Dong Thanh Tran, all round at Atelier de L'Armée. Why did...
Aug 18, 2017
With the Jean School’s first alumni already having entered the workforce, FashionUnited contacted a few of them to catch up and take a moment to map out for which denim companies they currently work. Starting from this week FashionUnited will introduce the alumni with a quick Q&A. Today John-Randy Anthony, Product Developer at Pepe Jeans. Why...
Aug 16, 2017
With the Jean School’s first alumni already having entered the workforce, FashionUnited contacted a few of them to catch up and take a moment to map out for which denim companies they currently work. Starting from this week FashionUnited will introduce the alumni with a quick Q&A. Today we start with Niels Mulder, Denim Developer at Edwin...
Aug 14, 2017