Blue Blooded: Denim
Hunters and Jeans Culture Hardcover – July 25, 2016
by Thomas Stege
Bojer (Editor), Josh Sims (Editor), Gestalten (Editor)
Jeans are equal
parts subculture and establishment. Worn as both work clothes and
luxury fashion, they are practically universal. This book contains
everything you need―and want―to know about jeans.
Denim embodies
authenticity, rebellion, workwear, and the old west. Denim hunters
tirelessly search ghost towns for vintage jeans. Families weave
heritage cloth for generations. Craftsman on foreign shores preserve
the old ways while designers back home redefine the iconic
five-pocket look. And all of us trade stories of how we got that
perfect fade.
Blue Blooded is the
story of denim and denim culture: The secrets of selvedge. The true
origins of the Osaka Five. The immigrants and inventors in the Wild
West who created jeans. Exclusive profiles of the independent
designers and makers invigorating the denim scene, like 3sixteen and
Iron Heart, along with forces like Levi’s that shaped the industry.
No other garment has the iconic status of jeans. Jeans are never out
of fashion, and they will continue to outlive other sartorial trends
for the foreseeable future.
A contemporary
overview of our favorite article of clothing, Blue Blooded introduces
traditional brands as well as designers who are stirring up the
industry. The book covers the topic of jeans in its entirety―from
their rivets to their various washes and from their cultural history
to a recommended selection of stores where they can be bought. And,
of course, the things every denimhead needs to know: How to wash―or
not wash―your jeans. How denim is made. And how denim makes us who
we are.
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