The Teen Jean Scene – Denim History pt. 10
Baby Boomers abound in this week's Blowout, where we investigate the role teen fandom had in driving denim out of the counterculture and into mainstream.
When we do interviews there’s always so much that gets left on the table, so much deeper that we could go, but that won’t fit on the page. In our podcast, we interview some of the most interesting people working and participating in the denim and apparel world today.
Baby Boomers abound in this week's Blowout, where we investigate the role teen fandom had in driving denim out of the counterculture and into mainstream.
Have you ever seen the iconic denim and leather biker flick The Wild One? Us neither! Listen along as we experience it for the first time.
Bikers, beatniks, and broken American repression, oh my! This episode of denim history delves into the fabric's transgressive roots in the postwar era.
Part pseudo-yearbook, part voyeuristic fan fiction, we talk about the story and legacy of the Japanese classic Take Ivy with author David Marx.
We rundown the top articles of 2020 in Blowout fashion with features editor James Smith, look back with us on a year that will never be forgotten.
Like the light switch and the steering wheel, zippers are one of those things that we interact with so much…
Our history tour continues into WWII with the US government mobilizing denim around the globe and changes back home that would change their look forever.
We talk with Chris Danforth on this episode of Blowout about his research into Navy SEALs use of denim jeans in the Vietnam War.
Our podcast series on the history of denim continues as we explore the role of jeans in the Great Depression and the New Deal programs to end it.
Photographer Eric Kvatek tells the story of how Harley-Davidson lashed out at Japanese bikes and Japanese people in their t-shirts of the 1970s and 80s.