Denim: An American Legend

by Iain Finlayson

Looks at the history of denim and the Levi Strauss company, describes how jeans were portrayed in motion pictures, looks at jeans ads, and discusses the current image of jeans

126 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1990

About the author

Acclaimed author and journalist, Iain Finlayson is the author of several books including Writers in Romney Marsh and a life of Boswell. He lives in Hay on Wye.

Reviews

[Angela · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting look at Denim across time. It starts out with the history, with Levi's being for the "working man", and ends with jeans being phallic and everything is about sex. It was a wild ride to get there.