So we’ve never seen any of The Black Keys’ videos before, but these three brand spanking new creations from their latest album Brothers are just delightful. Funny and clever. You choose your fave.

Brothers is a little more bluesy than their previous albums. We hear R&B influences and hints of soul, perhaps inspired by their latest collaboration with hip-hop greats Mos Def, Q-Tip, and RZA just to name a few, under the guise Blakroc.

These Akron boys continue to do us Ohio folks proud. So show ‘em some love and buy their latest, Brothers.

“Tighten Up” by The Black Keys from new album Brothers

The second “Tighten Up” video by The Black Keys from new album Brothers

“Next Girl” by The Black Keys from new album Brothers

HighStreet.Cincinnati

It’s 2010, and denim is everywhere. Ripped, stained, bleached, wrinkled, patched, dyed, and embellished. It seems that the designers are up for trying every new technique they could think of on this staple fabric. Both heavy experimentation and sticking with the untouched classic blue jean are important looks this year.

Denim is becoming more formidable, moving beyond the confines of pop culture.  Today, people are wearing jeans for every occasion. Take Steve Jobs of Apple for example, he is not seen in anything but blue jeans and black turtleneck for every new Apple introduction. The Wall Street Journal took note of this “Power Jeans” trend within high-ranking business and political circles. It has become appropriate to wear jeans in business.

Among the various denims we saw on the runway, the very dark, almost black dyes would transition well into a business look. When we need to look professional but want the functionality and durability of a pair of dungarees, we dress our denim up by throwing on a blazer, a button down, and a pair of boots.

We have been seeing some refreshing and rich new indigo washes on the runway (Gaultier, Marc Jacobs, and Burberry Prorsum). We also saw some interesting greys, and extremely faded, almost white hues (Acne, William Rast, Boy by Band of Outsiders). Some designers went a step further, experimenting with dyes that were Crayola-esque (Louis Vuitton).

With many now on a budget due to the economic climate, focusing on updating a staple wardrobe piece seems to make sense. You can see the designers are having fun playing with this classic textile. Marc Jacobs dyed, bleached, and frayed his looks for Louis Vuitton, and even embossed the LV logo into the fabric. Jean Paul Gaultier tried new silhouettes, overalls and bustiers with Madonna-inspired built-in cone bras, while D&G was all about the ripped, ruffled, and rustic (they introduced an interesting brown wash seen throughout the collection.)

Some designers decided to go denim head to toe: Shirts, dresses, skirts, jackets, bags, even shoes, were spotted in the textile. Some of these ensembles were in matching fabrics, but most were composed of mixed denim colors, often rendered in a sort of a patchwork bohemian look, somewhat reminiscent of the 80’s.  In the 1980’s denim was a legendary muse in the design world.  It was a great source of artistic experimentation and there was little that wasn’t done with the material.  With the explosion of innovation we’ve seen this year with this fabric, well, what can we say?  Looks like it’s coming around again.

Katherine Tyznik. HighStreet. New York

Fashion designer John Galliano presented his most recent show to a packed house. For this collection, Men’s Spring 2010, Galliano took his inspiration from Napoleon. In true Galliano fashion, the show was dramatic and theatrical, demonstrating his signature layering of fabrics, prints, and color. We really dug the Arabian themed looks at the beginning of the show which included turbans, loose pants, and military detailing. All of the accesories in this collection were fresh, especially the layering of belts around the waist and over the model’s turbans. Never a bore, Galliano always knows how to have fun with fashion.

Click to check out the rest of the show, or watch the video below.

Katie Tyznik. HighStreet