Object: Man's jeans
Brand:
Landlubber
Date: c. 1974
Medium: Cotton denim, cotton, velvet, suede, synthetic, and silk blend
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Julia Bloodgood Borden
Object number: 2015.71.1
DescriptionMan's distressed denim bell bottom jeans with patchwork crazy quilt design overall in a mix of patterns, colors and fabrics including cotton, satin, terry cloth velvet and suede, high waisted, waistband, belt loops, brass metal Land Lubber logo snap closure at CF, fly front, metal zipper closure, front patch pockets with suede flaps and embroidered flowers at right pocket in pink, yellow and green, hidden back pockets, topstitching, machine zigzag stitching and hand overcast stitches, welt seams, finished and torn distressed hem
Label Text:These worn, torn, patched, and embroidered jeans highlight techniques employed by the 1960s counterculture movement that shifted denim’s cultural identity. “Hippies” would often wear pre-owned clothes, which they would patch and embroider by hand. The personalized garments functioned as political statements against the material-driven consumer culture of postwar America. Denim was particularly favored because of its working-class connotations, natural cotton fibers, durability, and ease-of-care.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Denim: Fashion’s Frontier