Men and Womens Levi Denim Jacket
A denim jacket is classic topper for both men and women. It is warmed up with a sweater under it or a larger coat over it, or cooled down with a soft white T-shirt and jeans. It's an eclectic look when paired with a skirt or worn over dresses; a classic look when teamed with khakis and man's white shirt.
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The denim jacket is more than the sum of its parts. It is myth and legend and speaks of the wild side as well as the trusted and well worn. We see denim jackets made for the snow skiers and cowboys alike.
Motorcyclists wear them for durability and style, and some biker denim jackets and armored shoulder and elbow pads.
Traditionally the first denim jackets were made as work clothing for cowboys, who later headed farther west to California in the Gold Rush. Levi Strauss created the first jean jacket in 1873. Levi and Jacob Davis were partners in producing the first copper-riveted "waist overhalls," as jeans were originally called. The Levi name became synonymous with anything made from blue denim, including what we now call a jean jacket.
The classic jean jacket style is so well known and loved that manufacturers are calling jackets made of other materials like corduroy and linen, jean jackets also – it is a term that defines a whole genre of jacket.
Vintage jackets by Levi, Lee, and Wrangler continue to increase in value and have been marketed heavily to the Japanese.
Originally jean and denim materials were different, but over the years they came to be known as the same. Jean material was used in topcoats and fine trousers while the sturdier denim was used in manufacturing work clothes.
In the 1950s and ‘60s, The Levi Company began to sell nationally, and the customer base changed from working men to teenagers who were more interested in style. Independent, spirited cowboys popularized blue jeans in their movies, a further appeal to teens.
The 1970s brought hippies who decorated their jean jackets and bellbottom jeans with beads, embroidery, and paint to personalize their look. This same trend re-occurred decades later, with a resurgent interest in the retro looks of the hippie era.
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