Denim

Now republished in a smaller and more affordable format, Denim is a pictorialxploration of the rich history and culture of the fabric that has become aniversal talisman of youth and modernity. It tells how the first pair ofeans came about and documents the material's rise from humble beginnings asorkwear in 19th-century America, through its love affair with 1940sollywood and its adoption by a rebellious generation of teenagers in the950s, right up to its emergence as a high-fashion...
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Now republished in a smaller and more affordable format, Denim is a pictorialxploration of the rich history and culture of the fabric that has become aniversal talisman of youth and modernity. It tells how the first pair ofeans came about and documents the material's rise from humble beginnings asorkwear in 19th-century America, through its love affair with 1940sollywood and its adoption by a rebellious generation of teenagers in the950s, right up to its emergence as a high-fashion fabric in the 1990s. Theuthors have dug deep into the archives to unearth many rare, previouslynpublished pictures ranging from archive photographs from the early dayshen brands such as Levi's Lee and Wrangler were first establishinghemselves to portraits displaying the gritty glamour of denim-clad iconsuch as Robert Mitchum, Marilyn Monroe and Chet Baker. Other images reflectenim's role in sub-cultures such as 1950s motorcycle gangs, the London's Modcene of the mid-60s and pop music of the Woodstock era.;For this new editionhe final chapter has been updated to take account of the latest fashion