Denim jeans and attire have been associated with heavy industry to high fashion and become one of the most versatile and enduring clothing styles in fashion history. Hollywood stars like Katherine Hepburn aided denim’s progress through fashion in the 70’s. And now Savile Row tailors champion its continuing success, as they cut denim suits for some of the most famous names in the world. But what of its origins, Denim and Jeans have travelled the world.
Denim jeans and attire have been associated with heavy industry to high
fashion and become one of the most versatile and enduring clothing styles in
fashion history. Hollywood stars like Katherine Hepburn
aided denim’s progress through fashion in the 70’s. And now Savile Row tailors
champion its continuing success, as they cut denim suits for some of the most
famous names in the world. But what of its origins, Denim and Jeans have
travelled the world.
Captured in denim the Americans invented, commercialised, stylised, or
popularised, in a word, Levis,
American Wild West culture. But the fabric was adopted from another continent
by early Americans who created functional hard wearing work gear. At the same
time they introduced a style without the aid of catwalks and drop dead handsome
models.
Mr Jacob Davis a tailor from Reno Nevada
decided to put copper rivets on the corners of his denim trouser pockets to
prevent them from ripping. Unable to cover the cost of patenting the idea he
sought help from prosperous clothing distributor Mr Levi Strauss. Mr Strauss
added his own style by putting the garment label on the outside rather than on
the inside. Thus a new style was born.
Denim (derived from De-Nimes in France)
had already been styled into bell bottom trousers and worn by Italian sailors
from Genoa and given the name Geans
(Jeans). These trousers had very practical applications. If a sailor went
overboard he could easily slip off his trousers without his feet getting caught
and thus stand a better chance of staying afloat.
The style has gone from De-Nimes, to Denim, from Genoa
to Jeans, from France
to America and
travelled the world. Style knows no cultural or geographic boundaries.
Experience the history.
Now here are a couple of style tips. With this in mind you could chose a
denim shirt by King Gee (Australia), floral designer silk tie
by Timothy Everest (Savile Row London), a pair of grey flannel trousers by
Jaeger (England), for the feet, a pair of blue and white Converse All Stars
(America), dark lightweight Harris Tweed jacket (England) and a leather belt by
RM Williams (Australia) this is the gear you need for working at the coalface,
functionality rules the way. It’s referred to as the lean-clean style,
it’s casual by framework, loose and comfortable, but formalised enough with the
introduction of neckwear. So you can get into action, throw off the jacket,
roll the sleeves up, loosen the tie and get it done.
Once last thing, why not try a pair of Swarovski Crystal
designer cufflinks, just to reflect your mood and to complement your
tie.
Did you know?
Robert Redford stars in the definitive film of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The
Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald was a dedicated customer of Jermyn
Street bespoke shirt maker Turnbull & Asser.
The shirts that reduce The Great Gatsby's socialite heroine Daisy (Mia Farrow)
to tears with their beauty in the film all bear the Turnbull & Asser
bespoke label.
1969Nutters of Savile Row opens on Valentine's Day and unleashes the Tommy
Nutter/Edward Sexton style on swinging London.
Backed by Cilla Black and The Beatles' record company Apple's executive Peter
Brown, Nutters of Savile Row dresses the entire social spectrum from the Duke
of Bedford and Lord Montagu to Mick and Bianca Jagger and The Beatles. Nutters
is the first shop on Savile Row to pioneer 'open windows' and wild displays
executed by Simon Doonan.
Maverick screen actress Katherine Hepburn, whose long-term lover Spencer
Tracey was a customer of Huntsman, takes the extraordinary step of ordering
bespoke denim jeans from her late lover's Savile Row tailor. Hepburn's
commission foreshadows bespoke denim collections launched in 2006 by Timothy
Everest and Evisu.
It’s all about style, a very personal thing, just ask Vivienne Westwood
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