 | DENIM - FROM COWBOYS TO CATWALKSPosted Jun-08-08 21:15:35 PDT Updated Jun-28-08 20:09:07 PDT DENIM - FROM COWBOYS TO CATWALKS
This book is a short history of the world's most legendary fabric - denim! My first pair of blue jeans in 1969 were Lee Riders and I practically lived in them at uni. Over the years I've worn Lee, Levi, Wrangler and an assorted variety of 'designer' type jeans. My favourite western jean jacket - Levi, with it's matching side slit skirt - Calvin Klein, and my denim halter top - no name - all in a stonewashed light denim! My favourite black jeans today are Levi 550 - Made in Canada! I bought this book on eBay because I am interested in selling collectible denim in my BAR GR WESTERN STORE AND MORE plus the history of jeans truly fascinates me. Jeans ARE western wear, jeans have been historically and ARE designed for Cowboys and Cowgirls, jeans have been and ARE worn by many western movie stars and country & western singers! This book contains lots of photographs of the big three brands of jeans (Levi, Lee and Wrangler), the makers, early advertisements, and the movie stars and singers who made them popular! The table of contents include: Introduction, A Riveting Tale (When Jacob met Levi - and created a legend), Let's Go to Work (Overalls, workwear and two-dog labels), Home on the Range (The denim industry and the American Cowboy), From Wartime to Playtime (The uniform of war and peace), What've You Got? (Rebels, rockabillies and other menaces of society), Intellectuals With Attitude (Denim and the Counterculture), Indigo Girls (The Fabric of Fashion), The Cat's Whiskers (Stonewashed, sandpapered and distressed), and Denim Details and Glossary. I loved every one of its 128 pages of fascinating facts and cool photographs. My fav chapter is 'Home on the Range' and my fav photo is Marilyn Monroe snoozing in Levi's on the set of one of the two westerns she starred in - 'The Misfits'. It doesn't have my fav photo of James Dean wearing Lee Riders on the set of of his famous western - 'The Giant' - but then no book can be perfect! Written by Graham Marsh and Paul Trynka Published by Indigo Productions [Product.eBay.com]: Denim by Paul Trynka (2005)  |
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