Jeans : a cultural history of an American icon / James Sullivan.

Author/creator Sullivan, James
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Gotham Books, ©2006.
Descriptionix, 303 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Contents The perfect fit -- The sans-culottes: before the blue jean -- Tug-of-war: "those pants of Levi's," and the competition -- Dudes: selling the western frontier -- Modern pioneers: at work and play -- "A Hollywood-style tough": the 1950s and the fabrication f the teenager -- Classlessness: the politics of fashion -- After the gold rush: stylizing denim -- The diffusion of glamour: designers in the mass market -- "Thought abhors tights": sex in advertising -- Hand-me-downs: vintage and reproduction -- Wrapped in the flag: "America's gift" in the global era -- Bottoms up: blue jeans at a premium -- The process.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [269]-277) and index.
LCCN 2005035698
ISBN1592402143 (hardcover)
ISBN9781592402144

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks GT2085 .S85 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold