ALL ABOUT BILLIE'S JEANS
Jeans were
first seen as
early on as the 1500's on navy sailors. It was in the years of 1870 that the gold rush workers adopted the style for protection and cleanliness.
In the early
1900's, it was the turn of Californian
coal miners to adopt the style. Jeans used to be made of an uncomfortable hemp material but M. Levis Strauss changer its ways and introduced a twilled cotton cloth to the fabric.
In the 60's, the American pop culture popularized the wearing of jeans in the women's fashion culture.
Starting in the
70's those who wore jeans were following a rapid growing fashion trend and by the 80's designers started introducing jeans to their fashion lines as well as onto the catwalks.
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a little history of the story of the jean
LOW RISE:
aka hip huggers, this rise of jean sits bellow your natural waist, it is worn at your hips. Very populat style in the 90's and early 2000's!
MID RISE:
aka waist line rise, measure to about 8-12 inches above hips. This rise goes to about right under the belly button. Very popular style from 70 through to the 80's!
HIGH RISE:
These go to about 12" + abvoe your hips. Usually sits at the belly button or over it and sometimes all the way up to the rib cages. Very popular style in the 50 and 60's!
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SUPPER SKINNY:
aka ultra slim, pencil pants, are like a second skin. They are fitted from the waist to the ankle to create a slim silhouette. The ankle measures about 10" of an oppening.
SKINNY:
aka cigarette legs, are slim and sleek from the waist to the calfs. There is approximately a 12-14" opening at the ankle.
STRAIGHT CUT:
Snug at the waist and the thighs, but it is straight from the knee down. There is an approximate 15-16" opening at the ankle.
BOOTCUT:
Slim through waist and thigh. The snugness breaks at at the knee with a flare all the way down to the ground.
FLARE:
aka bell bottom, is slim through the hip area with a dramatic break at the knee. There is an approxamte openeing at the ankle of 24+''
WIDE LEG:
Fitted at the waist with a generous wide leg through the thigh on top of a flare starting above the knee.
BOYFRIEND:
"borrowed from the boys" inspired look, mid waist plus a loose fitting leg and thigh. The waist is made both loose and tight, all depends on what preferences you have!
