iconic denim photos

[setterman]

My girlfriend's father passed away Friday night, and we've been going through old photos of him for a remembrance at the funeral. Found this one, and I can't think of any better description for it than "iconic". I wonder how much thought was put into it when it was taken. 

I remeber him telling me about buying a new pair of Lee jeans after returning home from Japan in the late 40s, I assume that's what he's wearing.

 

[ShootThePier]

Great shot. Car, desert, jeans...

[aho]

Sorry for your loss, my condolences! An epic iconic photo indeed

[Max Power]

Sad news, wishing you the best. The picture itself is great.

[setterman]

Thanks for the wishes guys. We were with him as he went, and as peaceful as it was, it's not an experience I want to go through again any time soon. 

We were digging around looking for a picture I'd seen before, that musta been from the same trip, when we found this one. As soon as I saw this one, I said don't worry about finding the other one. I think this one is fantastic.

[Iron Horse]

Sorry to hear that Setter, best wishes. 

[dilemmaworker]

On 9/11/2014 at 4:43 AM, tmadd said:

The other big problem though is that the kind of production that is sought out for repros etc. used to be a standard part of scaled factory production, before "innovation" paved the way for all sorts of cost cutting measures.  Nobody is making Levi's repros at anywhere near the scale Levi's was in the 50's and 60's, and it's honestly pretty remarkable that some of the Japanese companies do it for the prices they do, at the level they do.  

Don't mean to bring up a dead thread of this discussion but I have to add in that I've also wondered for a long time how Japanese brands are able to make their garments at such high quality and relatively low price. 

Also, to find a good denim factory is very difficult. 

[cusswords]

File this under iconic photos that happen to include denim. I was on instagram the other day and saw some published and unpublished photos from a LIFE magazine story on the aftermath of the Watts Riots in California. These photos are from 1966 and include some fits so clean the Japanese would be envious. 

 

 

Edited February 23, 2017 by cusswords

[Cucoo]

File this under "aren't we glad jeans that tight aren't a thing any more"? ^^ Just stumbled over this shot of Deep Purple. judging by how fucking young Ian Gillan looks this must've been 1969 / early 1970... even "old man" Jon Lord rocking the ball busters. Oh and props to Ian Paice for that sawtooth shirt.

[aho]

^I'd venture to say that level of tightness was popular as recent as a year or two ago, so we aren't THAT far removed ;D

[kicks79]

yeah in some circles tight denim never really went away. 

[somatoform]

[Coolguyzack]

Found while reading about some wine history

http://arrowheadwine.blogspot.com/2013/11/wine-history-part-three-temecula.html?m=1

[mlwdp]

He looks 

9 hours ago, Coolguyzack said:

Found while reading about some wine history

http://arrowheadwine.blogspot.com/2013/11/wine-history-part-three-temecula.html?m=1

Apparently, he can travel through time and landed a magazine cover as well

 

[Iron Horse]

There can be only one.

Wilford Brimley is...The Highlander.

 

[The Chad]

Sorry to bump a dead thread but somebody had to post a Neal Cassady photo here. I assume one could find a plethora of photos with the beats rocking nice cuffs and fades if one were so inclined

Edited January 7, 2018 by The Chad
Close up added

[The Chad]

Hunter S Thompson Hells Angels photos another great source

[501XX4EVER]

We all know that the debate has raged on for so many years now that we've lost count but I think that finally there is an end in sight to all the sleepless nights and there is at long last definitive proof...

Marlon Brando's jeans in the Wild One were tailored, check out the left cuff...

Picture courtesy of RivetHead.com.

[501XX4EVER]

[YossarianRaw]

Yeah, that movie^ is the reason I ended up getting a type 2 jacket. Incredible style in a pretty unsettling movie.

[501XX4EVER]

Not photo's per say, but some very nice footage of Mick Jagger's Type 1 from the '72 Tour...

The Rolling Stones - Bitch (Live) - Official

I don't think it's L.V.C.

He also rocked a very nice Denim Shirt on that tour, I guess the Type 1 needed a wash every now and then.

The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar (Live) - OFFICIAL

[mpukas]

framed photo in the Pioneer Saloon, Ketchum, ID (pls excuse the reflection of the lighting fixture) 

[501XX4EVER]

Nuff said...

 

[somatoform]

[501XX4EVER]

Some nice stuff from rivet-head.com...

Some nice repairs on the right thigh, maybe he was wearing them for a Denim Competition...

Some Type-1 love...

I'm sure this must have been posted before...

 

[Broark]

Awesome photos!

[bartlebyyphonics]

righteous!
always love for the type 1...

[and dog baiting...] 

[501XX4EVER]

Always thought Burt was cool...

[501XX4EVER]

Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present your new Double Denim inspiration, Mr Ettore DeGrazia

With Diego Rivera,

I thought that the jacket was a Levi's Type 1, but as it has a second pocket on the right, ???. The buttons seem to suggest a WW 2  era garment.

[501XX4EVER]

The King likes Cuffs...