If you haven’t seen this guy below, he is awesome. In fact, he takes awesome to new heights.
He rocks our socks not only because he can bust a move (every move, actually), but he’s dancin’ in denim. Yea, we’re definitely in love. Can we friend him on facebook?
No, seriously. Can we?
posted by: deborah on October 8, 2009 at 2:40 pm
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Yesterday we posted a commentary on President Obama’s jeans and today we’re reaching into the archives to bring you even more presidents in jeans. Jeans certainly have come a long way since their invention. In their first incarnation, jeans were worn only by manual laborers. The sturdy fabric and practical design that originally attracted workers, soon excited a much wider audience. Jeans were successively adopted by cowboys, college students, performers, and presidents. In fact, our most recent presidents (except for the gentlemanly George H.W. Bush) have all worn jeans publicly in hopes that the average American will identify with them.
When wearing suits and ties, presidents hope to convey that they are professional, wise, and experienced. When wearing jeans, they are communicating that they understand the concerns of everyday Americans. Sound calculating? Obviously! That’s what being a politician is all about.
And now, for your viewing pleasure, we’ve prepared a montage of denim loving presidents. Your thoughts?
Well, first off, they all look like prime candidates for an indiDenim makeover to us. . .
Skinny jeans for men have been all over the place recently (in case you are slow to the uptake), being sported by everyone from Kanye to Zac Efron. But the man skinny may not be new to all of us. Indeed, my high school years were spent at punk rock shows where the coolest of cool men wore skin-tight women’s jeans. Back then we always thought, the tighter the jeans the hotter the man. And although I digress, the same skinny jean logic may still apply today.
In our opinion, there are no black and white rules about any jean style—even the skinny jean. Wait, control z. The rule is, if the style makes you look bad, do yourself (and us!) a favor and don’t buy it. When a jean looks bad on you, it hurts us all. Especially those of us who work in the custom jean business. So when you shop for your skinny jean (men this is your cue to listen up), just make sure the jean flatters your body. And for those who like their skinny jeans, well, skinny, please note that the bulge is not yet a fashion statement we endorse. Sorry boys.
Bulges aside… the skinny jean has begun to penetrate white collar conversations, so much so that even The Wall Street Journal felt obliged to weigh in (see video below).
And although you can’t yet get a man skinny at indiDenim.com, we suggest you cross your fingers and wish really hard. Who knows what the future will hold…
We all know guys who swagger down the street, clutching their belts and spreading their legs, so that their sagging jeans, four sizes too big, don’t fall down. Prefer a visual? See the example below.
image by Hiroko Masuike for The New York Times
Hip hop baggy style jeans became popular in the late 80’s, but the style didn’t become mainstream until the mid-nineties. Some people hope that this fashion statement would slip away just like the jeans themselves do in many a wardrobe malfunction. In fact, some hate this style so much that sagging is actually outlawed in parts of Georgia, Louisiana, and Michigan. Unfortunately, I have bad news for those who want to ban sagging—baggy jeans are not a fad; they’ve been with us for twenty years and they’re here to stay. Neither laws nor lectures will keep jeans up.
Baggy clothing itself has been in style much longer than twenty years and has always symbolized wealth and opulence. Excess material shows that the wearer can afford to purchase more fabric than necessary to cover the body.
Some might be surprised to hear that medieval monks preferred clothing similar to the style that upstanding citizens are now prohibiting. That’s right! Monks liked to sag, too. The monks wore their sleeves several feet longer than their arms, dragged their hems on the ground, and had hoods large enough to fit multiple heads.
Need proof? Check out the hip monk with his sweet threads below.
indi is excited to introduce our men’s low rise jean called the Mission (named after another one of our favorite SF neighborhoods). After receiving an influx of emails about a low rise option for men, we set to work on the Mission Low. Now, our current collection includes three basic cuts, each of which can be fully customized to fit your body and style: the Mission men’s low rise jean, the Potrero Classic fit jean and the Potrero Relaxed fit jean.
For all those of you whose denim purchases reflect mall-hatred or an inability to tell mom to stop sending jeans she finds on discount racks at costco, we designed our men’s low rise jeans with you in mind. We’ve created a look that is great for everyday wear, while making a more bold fashion forward statement (all of this without draining your savings account)!
And in case you have forgotten what makes our men’s low rise jean unlike any other denim on the market—just remember that at indi we customize every jean to your style and fit specifications. You can choose from 3 fabrics, more than 25 pocket options, numerous leg opening styles, and finishing options like sanding, distressing, whiskering, tacking, and monogramming. Go ahead and go crazy. Take the design process into your own hands—you’re the expert on what makes you look good.
I’m a pretty green girl. No, not behind the ears. Okay, maybe a little behind the ears, but what I actually meant by that is, you know, energy conscious. As a result, I’m often found on two wheels, or tracks, or at the very back of a big honking zero emissions bus. In any case, these modes of transportation in urban environments like the Bay Area really give you a feel for the city in ways that the car just doesn’t accommodate and in my line of work that often means slamming on the breaks when I see a style that I like. However, you learn pretty early on that AC transit and the compulsion to stare at people’s behinds do not generally mix that well.
That said, I must share about the day that this theory was completely disproved!
Bay Area Rapid Transit or BART for short, is our metro, our tube, our L and, in many ways, the reason why it’s impossible to hail a cab in any of the following zip codes: 94117, 94501, 94601… You get the picture. Anyway, today I got caught staring at the pockets of this guy in really great jeans thinking “indi should be releasing our new denim pockets designs soon and wow, there’s a cute pocket design for men right there, and I should really do a blog post about pockets…” There I am, innocently staring off into the space that happens to be occupied by this individual’s very cute butt and WHAMMO! Sudden eye contact leads to a swift head turn and the excruciatingly long pure, stupid, awkward silence that ensues as I try to find the least perverted thing on which to cast my gaze anew. But get this. Instead of apologizing and going into a long-winded explanation of why I so freely - and indiscriminately I might add! - take the liberty of staring at this particular vicinity of people’s posteriors and, of course, adding the best copout excuse of all time: the “believe-me-this-is-what-I-do-for-a-living” line… I stop and realize that this one is actually checking ME OUT BACK NOW! My thought process comes to a screeching halt and, well, I have a date this Friday night and it’s all thanks to indi.
