LORDS OF DOGTOWN

I've had this picture for absolutely ages (you might be able to tell...), so I can't even remember which magazine it's from, sorry. I really really love this style of rip, it looks rubbed rather than slit. The loose knit striped mohair jumper is also bang on. And with the bit of 1990's grunge stuff mentioned recently, it seemed right. Perhaps it's the pose, but they totally remind me of skater jeans. And when you're reminded of skater jeans...

MAD MAX

A timely entry in the I'm great category, as British Vogue publishes this Mad Max story showcasing some serious hardcore hardware. They've gone with the title 'Iron Maiden', and although it's always hard to resist alluding to heavy metal, I think we all know who they're channelling here. I know Mad Max doesn't really classify as a Blue Movie, but I'd like to think that if Mel had a second fabric choice after leather, he'd have gone with denim. Can you imagine that biker jacket & motorcycle pants ensemble re-imagined in a sunbleached wash?

THELMA AND LOUISE

All this pale high rise denim with seams is reminding me of Thelma & Louise.

High rises. Midriffs. Sleeveless shirts. Pale blue acid washes. Am I imagining a pair of very tight, very short shorts making their appearance on Darryl?

http://images.starpulse.com/Photos/Previews/Thelma-Louise-ps06.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v704/jessicawalmsley/thelmaandlouise.jpg http://www.univie.ac.at/Anglistik/easyrider/data/graphics/ThelmaLouise.jpg

THE OUTSIDERS

I re-read The Outsiders at Christmas which made me want to find some pictures.

It was hard picking out the best ones/the ones where there wasn't something weird going on with Tom Cruise's lip.

I forgot how much the film was all about the denim. Each character has their own denim outfit, Ponyboy has the western denim jacket & jeans, Tom Cruise has that insane denim gilet & jeans, Patrick Swayze's in the chambray muscle shirt & jeans, and the leg lengths look super cool. The aesthetic of 1960's denim done in the 1980's is so great.

Stay gold, Pony.

I'm going to hunt out some denim gilet fashion images and see if I can put something together.

Pictures from The Outsiders:www.cthowell.net/The_Outsiders/the_outsiders.html, http://www.theoutsidersbookandmovie.com, http://groups.myspace.com/stayinggolden2

3 DAYS OF THE CONDOR

I love spy films and have just discovered my local library, where DVDs rent for the princely sum of £1 a week. First film out the gate was 3 days of the Condor, and... the jeans, the jeans.
I found myself mentally scanning my wardrobe and deciding that Robert Redford's capsule wardrobe of grey tweed jacket, denim shirt, high rise tight bright blue flares, aviators, pea coat, contained everything I might need.
Although I also spent some time wondering how the running and fighting worked in the tight jeans. They're tight. And high.

Sadly, I couldn't find a full body shot of the denim shirt, tight denim flares combo that Robert Redford sports for the second half of the film. It looks great though. An unironic denim shirt that's properly blue, and tight flared jeans that manage to look really cool on a man. I really like the mid blues as an antidote to all the raw darks in mens jeans, and it was good to see how they could be worn without looking too self-consciously vintage.

As for my own 3 days of the Condor capsule wardrobe jean, I have a great pair of high waisted 18th Amendment jeans which require some planning to get into, but which I've been inspired to wear with a shirt & a navy round neck jumper.
I also have a pea coat, a men's Schott with the great anchor buttons, which I was smugly pleased about finding and paying very little for.
It was, as always, great to find out that I was treading a well worn path of being a dick. http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/10/02/111-pea-coats/

Pictures from the film from: harrymosebyconfidential.blogspot.com
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