80.176.1

Images (8)

Trendology_34 Left to right 81.211.47 (textile wall), 2008.15.1 (jacket), 84.79.1 (suit), 91.241.95 (dress), 79.147.4 (caftan), P89.48.3 and 88.134.284 and 80.176.1 (vest and top and jeans), 88.1.153 (vest and skirt), 88.29.121 (necklace case), P89.57.57 (shorts wall), P91.79.1 (t shirt hidden), 89.165.74 (poncho ensemble)

Fashion and Politics_14 Left to right P89.57.57 (shorts wall), P88.59.10 (jacket), P89.48.3 (vest), 80.176.1 (jeans), 92.83.2 (dress), P82.32.1 (sandals case), 88.134.257 (bag case), 88.29.124 (bracelet case), 88.29.154 (necklace case), 89.164.4 (boots case), 94.85.23 (textile wall), 91.255.5 (suit), 76.27.2 (grey suit)

Fashion and Politics_16 Left to right P88.59.10 (jacket), P89.48.3 (vest), 80.176.1 (jeans), 92.83.2 (dress), P82.32.1 (sandals case), 88.134.257 (bag case), 94.85.23 (textile wall)

Exhibitionism_2 Left to right 80.176.1 (jeans), 2003.45.2 (denim ensemble), P80.5.7 (coat), P84.14.3 (hat case), 81.88.1 (evening coat), 2016.63.1 (dress)

78.100.14 (skirt), 74.44.21 (red top), 80.181.27 (bag), 88.29.132 (belt,left), 91.210.41 (shoes, left), 80.176.1 (jeans), 92.171.1 (vest), 88.134.215 (belt,right), 88.134.257 (bag,right), 91.229.1 (shoes,right)

Denim_20 Left to right 78.103.2 (overalls), 79.25.1 (jacket), 79.25.23 (shoes case), 88.134.285 and 2015.71.1 (top and jeans), 88.134.286 and 80.176.1 (t shirt and jeans), P89.57.57 (shorts wall), 88.134.284 and 78.100.14 (top and skirt)

Object: Man's jeans

Brand: Levi Strauss & Co. (American, founded 1873)

Designer: Linda Sampson

Date: c. 1969

Medium: Multicolor denim, embroidery, leather, vinyl, rhinestones, beads, and cord

Country: USA

Credit Line: Gift of Jay Good

Object number: 80.176.1

DescriptionEmbellished man's jeans; blue denim five pocket jeans with multicolor overall applique, beadwork, hand and machine embroidery, incorporating leather, vinyl, contrast fabric, rhinestones and cord

Label Text:According to historian Beverly Gordon, rebellious “counterculture youth,” who valued individualism, found a creative outlet in “glorifying their jeans.” Through patchwork appliqué and beading, hippies turned their denim “into visible, vocal personal statements.” Hand embroidery on the inside waistband reveals that these jeans were “lovingly created by Linda Sampson for Jay Good.”

In Collection(s)

Menswear

Exhibitions:

50 Years of Fashion, 1947 - 1997
Trend-ology
Fashion & Politics
Denim: Fashion’s Frontier
Exhibitionism: 50 Years of the Museum at FIT