Designer Jeans that debuted in the late 1970s—fused with the contemporary essence of femininity, style and edgy. They were subtle for women to speak about their great body features—think of curves and waist. Their construction was based on the timeless blend of prominent fabrics such as cotton, spandex and Lycra to create unique spells such as stretchy and mobile. In other cases—a combination of suede and leather provided a basis of classic designer jeans.
The versatile designer jeans were not limited to only blue color as seen in traditional jeans but they came in a plethora of colors such as blue, black, gray, brown, olive, tan and white. Designer jeans were built with a lingering effect in mind. To care for—there were functional fabric treatments that allowed designer jeans to breathe in a wardrobe for a long span. Such methods included bleach with color faded, acid-wash, stone-wash and bleach with streaks.
Designer jeans were blended with exclusive details such as zippers at their leg bottoms—but isn't always a detail as other designs were deliberately ripped. The time celebrated Gloria Vanderbilt (1924—2019) as an avant-garde jeans designer who meticulously crafted designer's jeans.
Other brands that commanded attention in the 1980s for their artisanal design of jeans included EJ Gitano, Jordache, Guess, Girbaud, Sergio, Valente, Chic, Zena and Sassoon.
The genius of Calvin Klein (80) was not only when it comes to designing democratic appeal designer jeans but also to make them affordable in order to morph the market. Designer jeans pay the homage to the mastery of our fashion designers.
REFERENCES:
Finlayson, Iain. Denim: An American Legend. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1990.
Harris, Alice, and Bob Morris. The Blue Jean. New York: PowerHouse Books, 2002.
Rose bloom, Jonathan. Blue Jeans. New York: Messner, 1976.