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Shirt:
Bershka
Jeans:
TopShop
Back Pack:
Urban Outfitters
Boots:
Ella-Tino
Even though centuries have passed since the first emergence of denim from a
little town in Italy, denim still is a fashion main-stay. Being a child of the
90ies jeans for me will forever be Brandon Walsh smiling “heart-meltingly” in a
denim-on-denim combo, Anna Nicole Smith glancing over her shoulder seductively
in her Guess jeans and Kurt Cobain tramping about in his ripped-jeans-grunge
look. This fashion item has not only survived the cruel readiness of an
industry to cast once hyped fashion trends away into oblivion as quick as one
can say fashion blog; but also has overcome socio-economic boundaries, making
itself attractive to old-young, poor-rich, hot-cold, exciting and boring.
However, the origins of jeans are a far cry from its fashionable flair
today. In the late 1800s denim trousers or “waist overalls” as they were called
back then were only worn by male workers such as cowboys or miners who needed
strong and durable working clothes. Even though denim was a strong material the
pockets easily tore from the trousers and a tailor called Jacob Davis had
figured out a solution. In order to sell and patent his idea of adding rivets
to the trousers he invited a young man named Levi Strauss to join his business
venture. It is this collaboration that would eventually lead to the birth of
jeans as we know them today. It wasn’t until the 1900s when jeans started to become
popular, leaving behind their sole purpose of practicality. During this era
Levi Strauss added his signature red flag to the garment, making jeans the
first item of clothing to have an outside label, Vogue published its first
denim-cover and teen icons like James Dean made denim the symbol of teenage
rebellion. During the 60ies and 70ies Hippies had not only found a way to
express their individuality but also the voice of a whole generation by
personalising their jeans using bright colours, embroidery and patches. Finally
in the 80ies and 90ies jeans had become high-end fashion when designers such as
Calvin Klein, Jordache and Gloria Vanderbilt started to claim a piece of denim
for themselves. Today, denim is as popular as ever. It is worn by anyone to any
occasion, weather a student, a grandmother, a teenager, a lawyer or a factory
worker everyone owns a pair of jeans. When trying to answer the question of
what makes this garment piece so popular, its versatility and adaptability spring
to mind. While, for example, leather trousers only come in one or two styles,
denim trousers provide a huge range of types from boot to straight leg, high
waist to low cut, ripped to stone-washed and boyfriend to skinny. Similarly, corduroys
can be worn to some but not all occasions, while the jeans that were worn to
work today can also be and will be worn to the big night out later that same
day.
If fashion was a living being one can argue that denim is its most
resilient virus, piercing through decades of human life, leaving its counterparts
to the vast desert of “do you remember…”. While the corduroy and leather pants
have vanished from the face of pop culture onto hangers of vintage shops, jeans
have stood the test of time. Therefore, wearing jeans means more than merely
making a fashion statement, it means being part of history.
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