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Dark blue denim jeans styled with brown button down top tied at waist
jeans
Dark blue denim jeans styled with brown button down top tied at waist
Jeans
Brand (American, founded 1968)
Designer (born 1942)
1979
Cotton denim
Gift of Mr. Calvin Klein
Object number80.94.2
In 1978, Calvin Klein introduced a line of “designer” jeans. Based on the “European” style, they were high-waisted and tight. They featured a distinctive stitch pattern on the back pockets and a “Calvin Klein” label that branded the jeans as a status symbol. Klein became known for his overtly sexual advertising campaigns—most famously, those featuring fifteen-year-old Brooke Shields. When asked about his marketing approach, Klein declared, “Jeans are sex.”
DescriptionDark blue 100% cotton denim five pocket jeans with 39.5 cm bottoms; fly front zipper closing; cut 5125
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