iconic denim photos

[Iron Horse]

Ron Perlman.

[mpukas]

not funny 

[501XX4EVER]

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Edited June 7, 2019 by 501XX4EVER

[Denimstoyevsky]

Ahem, that's Washington Square Park, buddy. 

[501XX4EVER]

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Edited June 7, 2019 by 501XX4EVER

[Foxy2]

that's most definitely Washington Square Park for most of the pictures - that's the students building at the school of education in the background (now NYU Steinhardt School).

also, the neighborhood shots fit better...

Edited June 7, 2019 by Foxy2

[Maynard Friedman]

Having noticed the source of that information is the Daily Mail, I’d be highly dubious of their reporting accuracy. 

[Maynard Friedman]

 

[Radiohead89]

[Sympathy-For-The-Denim]

since autum is around and the thread is asleep:

young paul weller shows my favorite style for the colder days, a combination of a nice british tailored herringbone overcoat, probably made by aquascutum or burrberry

along with some dark denim.

[Iron Horse]

1930s CCC Daisy Mae hat:

 

Edited January 2, 2020 by Iron Horse

[Maynard Friedman]

[wmb]

Gary Cooper in 'The Westerner'  My favorite Cooper perfomance -- he and Walter Brennan are fantastic together throughout... the first 45 mins of the two of them are great.

 

He is wearing some kind of Levis: movie is from 1940

[Dr_Heech]

Seen this movie twice over the years. Definately a prewar buckleback 501XX. Can't see which way up the yoke is stitched so unsure whether it's  a 1937-39, a 1940, a 1941, or a 1942 model. 

Would need to go over the negs with a fine-toothed combe to have any chance of a proper possible date-of-manufacture.

I have watched far too many old B&W westerns btw 

 

[Maynard Friedman]

More Ramones jeanage for your perusal 

[unders]

The ever cool Leon Russell 

[Double 0 Soul]

Francis Miller / The Life Picture Collection, 1950

Edited May 30, 2020 by Double 0 Soul

[shredwin_206]

perfect fit and my style inspiration all in one photo! 

[Suitedupmon]

Following @Double 0 Soul's LIFE shout out.

Not an iconic denim photo per se, but I really love this Carl Mydans photograph from an assignment he completed for LIFE at the Tule Lake Internment Camp. I was fortunate enough to to help with the LIFE Magazine exhibition where the original print is currently displayed. As the story goes, Mydans reported that this young man was singing "Home on the Range."

Carl Mydans, Young Japanese man strumming a guitar inside the Tule Lake Segregation Center, 1944

 

Edited May 30, 2020 by Suitedupmon

[aho]

Looking for some Gold Rush or Transcontinental Railroad era denim worn by Chinese workers out of curiosity. Any leads?

 

 

 

Edited July 14, 2020 by aho

[buler]

Here is one I found:

 

 

[Duodequinquagesimus]

[CASSAVA PIECE]

 

somebody post this ?btw newman's jeans are also lee. but he wears wrangler shirts in this film (hud)

[aho]

14 hours ago, buler said:

Here is one I found:

 

 

 

So good, much appreciated! Particularly interested in the through lines between what they were wearing (traditional clothing etc.), and what might've eventually inspired Levi's Jackets if anyone has the details. Interested in the denim aspect of it too as I'd always assumed they just wore traditional clothing as typically pictured, but you figure everyone had to be wearing work wear at some point. Super cool to see this was the case

[CASSAVA PIECE]

shirasu jiro in white t and lees...

[Sympathy-For-The-Denim]

Mr. Townes Van Zandt, wearing Levi´s 505s for sure. Nevermind his boots though, it´s Townes!

[unders]

He’s amazing. Huge fan of his music and one of my lads is named after him  

Have you seen the documentary Heartworn Highways? Fantastic scene copied below for others to see, and to keep on topic it includes a very cool modified type 3 worn by a blacksmith friend of Townes.

Edited July 27, 2020 by unders

[Sympathy-For-The-Denim]

Townes is the master of picking styles. thanks for sharing my favorite song of him. great movie. 

[Sympathy-For-The-Denim]

another great musician, who also died too young: Jackson C. Frank 

[Guest]

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Edited December 21, 2023 by justintk