2015.51.8

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Denim_22 Left to right Left to right 2015.51.9 and 2015.51.8 (top and jeans), 91.256.2 and 2010.74.29 (sweater and jeans), 92.10.2 (ensemble), 99.122.2 (gold coat ensemble), 2013.62.6 and 2013.62.8 (ensemble), 2000.86.1 (jeans)

Denim_07 Left to right 86.151.1 (jacket and skirt), 2012.19.1 (beaded ensemble), 2013.36.2 (jacket hidden), 2015.63.1 (jeans), 90.150.20 (light jeans), 2015.51.9 and 2015.51.8 (top and jeans), 91.256.2 and 2010.74.29 (sweater and jeans), 92.10.2 (ensemble hidden), 99.122.2 (gold coat ensemble), 2013.62.6 and 2013.62.8 (ensemble hidden), 2000.86.1 (jeans), 93.58.78 (poster)

Object: Jeans

Brand: Diesel (Italian, founded 1978)

Date: c. 1995

Medium: Cotton denim

Country: Italy

Credit Line: Gift of Pepper Hemingway

Object number: 2015.51.8

DescriptionBleached stone washed five pocket RR55 denim jeans; off white with large blue jean silhouette area at front and back; brown topstitching; logo buttons and labels; hidden button fly closure

Label Text:Italian denim brand Diesel was launched in 1978 by Renzo Rosso and Adriano Goldschmied. Diesel first made a name for itself during the 1980s and 1990s, selling jeans that looked and felt like vintage denim, but the company quickly garnered a reputation for more experimental finishes. These jeans have been stone-washed and then bleached in a pattern that effectively reverses the typical look of wear patterns.

Exhibitions:

Denim: Fashion’s Frontier