575 Denim is a vintage-inspired denim line for the true jean lover (aren't they all?). But this company, based out of a forty thousand square foot warehouse in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles, sets itself apart from the rest by producing all of their jeans in house. There are 200 employees on-site sewing, grinding, sanding, tagging and washing every pair of 575 jeans, which are made out of Italian and Japanese fabrics, individually.
The line is perfect for men and women who lead a laid-back California lifestyles (or want to appear as if they do) and like a soft, comfortable jean. And the celebs can't get enough of them, frankly. Cameron Diaz, Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez, Usher, Felicity Huffman, and Claire Keim are fans, and, during the Sundance Film Festival 2006, 575 Jeans were featured as one of the top four jeans for celebrities in Hollywood Life Magazine. The jeans have also been featured on television shows such as Love, Inc., The Heist, Good Day LA, E!, Entertainment Tonight, The Insider, Access Hollywood, Extra, and the Ellen Degeneres Show.
The jeans debuted at the beginning of 2005 at Barney's New York. 575 Denim was founded by "denim guru" Frank Mechaly in an effort to create a unique and versatile vintage-inspired denim line that would appeal to fashionistas, rockers, style mavens, and your average jeans enthusiasts around the globe. Mechaly is no stranger to denim. Jeans have been in his, umm, genes for three generations. His father, David Mechaly, runs the butt-friendly Blue Cult Jeans. Mechaly joined the denim business in 2000, at the age of 28, when he left his native France to join his dad. He soon developed his own signature collection at Blue Cult called Sacred Blue. Later, along with Shaun Hurley, a member of the Sacred Blue sales team, Mechaly left Blue Cult to launch 575. The rest, as they say, is history.
For the ladies we're in no short supply of beautiful couture women's wear. Perpetual favorites like Frankie B jeans, Juicy Couture, cute bikinis by Susan Holmes and Nolita skirts are available in many sizes and colors.
The meticulously achieved wear and tear on 575 jeans makes for a classic, yet trendy look. Whether you go for "The Painter," which is splattered with paint or "The Farmer," which actually looks like someone has been wearing them while working the fields, it's likely 575 Denim has something for everyone's inner and outer Californian.