Blue Jean [Hardcover]

Alice Harris (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 15, 2002

This volume presents an appreciation of blue jeans, an iconic piece of clothing, from the early days when miners wore them for protection and durability to movie stars and musicians sporting the latest incarnation. Jeans are a canvas which reflect anything the wearer chooses to project on them. They are worn proudly by presidents and punks, cowboys and congressmen, actors and athletes, hippies and hard rockers. This collection of documentary, fashion and art photographs includes seminal images of 20th-century life, including John Wayne riding high on his horse, Gary Cooper and Ernest Hemingway in Sun Valley, Marilyn Monroe on the set of "The Misfits", Martin Luther King Jr and Ralph Abernathy walking towards their arrest in 1963, Jackie Kennedy playing with her dog, Steve McQueen on his motorcycle, hippie chicks in hip-huggers, Farrah Fawcett riding a skateboard, Madonna sucking an ice-lolly, Brad Pitt lounging on a beach, Prince William strolling about, and many others. Illustrating the history of a garment which has transcended class, race and gender boundaries, "The Blue Jean" details the history of jeans and our love affair with them.

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About the Author

Alice Harris worked for many years in the fashion and music industries. She is the author of The White T (1996).

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson; First edition. edition (October 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0500511063
• ISBN-13: 978-0500511060
• Product Dimensions: 12.3 x 9.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,527,972 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting nostalgic review., September 2, 2005

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S. Arnott (Guelph, Ont. Canada) - See all my reviews
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Who would have thought to write a book about blue jeans?

The outcome is a publication that is filled with nostalgia, interesting information and absolutely stunning photography.

These are photographs that should be hanging on a wall. They definately generate conversation.

I would reccommend this book to anyone who loves to look at beautiful, meaningful images.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Classic, just like denim, November 12, 2005

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N. MacQuarrie "ALL ROCK - NO ROLL" (Northern Californ-i-a) - See all my reviews
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I thought this book was great. Jeans are so classic that it's nice to see something that talks about both denims past and where it's at today.