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Lowdown on Denim, The
By Tanya Lloyd Kyi and Clayton Hanmer
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In THE LOWDOWN ON DENIM, narrators JD and Shred take readers on a trip through the history of jeans, demonstrating that, whatever their style, jeans have always driven and reflected popular culture. They use their interest in denim to escort readers from wartime to the rodeo circuit and from environmental concerns to the rock and roll stage.
When blue jeans were invented in the 1870s, they were utilitarian — baggy, only a single pocket and held up with suspenders.
In the 1960s, they were bell-bottomed and embroidered, symbolizing the rebellion of the Woodstock era. Punks in the ’70s held them together with safety pins, while ’80s metal bands wore theirs acid-washed. Then the low-riding style worn by prisoners inspired ’90s hip-hop fashion. Today, denim can be as personalized as an iPod playlist.
With humorous comic-style illustrations throughout, this fun, fascinating social history will make readers think each time they pull on their jeans.
When blue jeans were invented in the 1870s, they were utilitarian — baggy, only a single pocket and held up with suspenders.
In the 1960s, they were bell-bottomed and embroidered, symbolizing the rebellion of the Woodstock era. Punks in the ’70s held them together with safety pins, while ’80s metal bands wore theirs acid-washed. Then the low-riding style worn by prisoners inspired ’90s hip-hop fashion. Today, denim can be as personalized as an iPod playlist.
With humorous comic-style illustrations throughout, this fun, fascinating social history will make readers think each time they pull on their jeans.
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Tanya Lloyd Kyi
TANYA LLOYD KYI is the author of more than twenty books for young readers, including Eyes and Spies and Anywhere but Here. She spent several childhood years in Crawford Bay near Isaac’s imaginary home, and while she didn’t live on a grow-op, there were plenty of habituated bears around. She has yet to forgive the one that wrecked her swing set. Tanya now lives in Vancouver with her husband and two children.
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