Reading Blue Jeans: Clothing and Culture
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Browse Full-length Non-member TitlesInscribed on every pair of jeans is the story of how a worker's garment became one of the most universal fashions of the world. The biography of the blue jean is the story of changing attitudes toward work, fashion, leisure and gender.
Media Details
Runtime: 24 minutes 20 seconds
- Topic: Business, Counseling and Self-Help, Home and Family
- Subtopic: Clothing, Consumer Education, Human Behavior, Industry, Manufacturing
- Grade/Interest Level: 6 - 12
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- Release Year: 2009
- Producer/Distributor: Learning Seed Company
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