Levi Jeans, 1968
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Denim jeans were the purview of the working class for nearly a century. By the 1960s, jeans--representing independence and the right to self-expression--were enthusiastically embraced by youth culture. The youth market for fashion and music--and the word "teenager"--had begun a spectacular takeoff during the 1950s. Wearing jeans would become a widespread fashion, part of a growing informality in dress.
Denim jeans were the purview of the working class for nearly a century. By the 1960s, jeans--representing independence and the right to self-expression--were enthusiastically embraced by youth culture. The youth market for fashion and music--and the word "teenager"--had begun a spectacular takeoff during the 1950s. Wearing jeans would become a widespread fashion, part of a growing informality in dress.
Artifact
Jeans
Date Made
1968
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
90.97.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mr. Mark Trybus
Material
Denim
Cotton (Textile)
Color
Blue
Dimensions
Circumference: 33 in (Circumference of waist)
Length: 38.5 in (Center back length)
Inscriptions
Levis; Levi Strauss & Co. / S.F. Cal.; TRYBUS
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