/fa/ - Fashion

>>14250925

>Jeans

I'm sure you're wondering where jeans fit into all of this. In the 40s, they were considered low-class workwear for the poor and farmers; however, they caught on with teenagers by the late 40s, and gradually became more acceptable throughout the 50s. It would be uncommon to see an adult man wearing jeans outside of a blue-collar neighborhood until then.

Fit was loose practically everywhere except the waist, and the waist was HIGH. They draped more like dress pants than the jeans of today, and give a much different appearance overall. Due to the standardized sizing of jeans at the time, most people simply rolled or turned up their cuffs, or hemmed them after shrinking. Not going to go into selvage because it's a lot to go over.

Rigid indigo was the only color available until the mid 50s when Elvis popularized black Levi's. Light was was only popular with surfers in the later 50s, and was considered to be a symbol of the counterculture by the 60s.

For purchase today, standard Levi's 501s have been altered so much throughout the years that they are practically unrecognizable, but a number of companies make reproduction cuts from the era. However, if you don't mind a more western appearance, Wrangler 13MWZs have retained their look almost completely, and come in the same rigid coloration as when they were Blue Bell

>>13698850

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