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Denim: The Fabric That Built America

by Graham Marsh (Editor), Tony Nourmand (Editor) Format: Hardcover
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The legacy of denim in America, as seen through early FSA photographs of “blue collar” workers

There is perhaps no other fabric so inextricably associated with a country as is denim with the United States of America. First popularized by Levi’s iconic jean designs in the mid-1800s, denim quickly became the material of choice for working-class Americans, spurring an influx of other brands making workwear with the durable and ubiquitous fabric—from Wrangler and Lee to OshKosh and Carhartt. In the 1950s, denim moved from a work fabric to leisurewear. A large part of this transition was a new generation trying to connect with the rugged, patriotic spirit that the ordinary worker had come to symbolize after the onset of World War II.
This volume traces the origins of this shift through a compendium of photos, drawn primarily from the archive of the Farm Security Administration (FSA), featuring American workers in denim. In both black and white and color, we see ordinary American laborers in the fields, dam construction workers, women toiling on the Chicago railroad, unemployed miners and steelworkers preparing the country for war, all donning denim overalls, jeans, jackets and shirts.
The selection of 250 images represents an incredible feat of curation, drawing from an archive of over 170,000 images containing well-known stories and untold histories, but which has never been looked at through the prism of fashion history before. The images have all been rescanned from the original negatives and are reproduced here in exquisite quality such that the details of the denim—the heft of the weave, white stitching stark against indigo, cuffed hems—appear startlingly modern.

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  5. Publication date
    29 Oct. 2024
  6. Language
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  7. Dimensions
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  8. Print length
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Reel Art Press
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 29 Oct. 2024
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1909526975
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1909526976
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 1.13 kg
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 22.86 x 27.31 cm
  • Best Sellers Rank: 143,038 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • Customer reviews:
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  • Geoff
    5 out of 5 stars
    Excellent 👍🏼
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 January 2026
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  • N. Mellett
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    Denim book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 February 2025
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    Fantastic book full of amazing historic images. If you are into Denim, this is a must have.

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  • Brian Engel
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    Coffee-Table Book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 January 2025
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    A great illustration into the famous fabric that has stood the test of time. Starting out as work attire, slowly becoming an everyday must.

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    Brian Engel
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    A great illustration into the famous fabric that has stood the test of time. Starting out as work attire, slowly becoming an everyday must.

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  • Ricky Cesana
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    Libro di ottima qualità.
    Reviewed in Italy on 8 February 2025
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    Foto bellissime. Libro di ottima fattura.

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  • Amazon Kunde
    5 out of 5 stars
    Amazing book
    Reviewed in Sweden on 17 November 2024
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    Amazing book with fantastic pictures. Buy it if you in too old denim

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  • JCosmoAsp
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    Real people wearing iconic denim clothing
    Reviewed in the United States on 18 December 2025
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    Many pages of photographs of real working people wearing denim. Some captions are a bit off or speculative, and I was hoping for more railroad workers depicted, but for the price, it is a good addition to my library.

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  • Jack P.
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    Huge success!
    Reviewed in the United States on 15 December 2024
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    Bought this for my brother who is a Denim Head and he loved it! A must for any fan of Denim.

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  • John H.B. Peden
    4 out of 5 stars
    It's a great topic and a great book !
    Reviewed in the United States on 13 January 2026
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    We all owe a debt of gratitude for the Farm securities administration commissioning all of the treasured photos that they did But limiting this book to only photos from them surely limited the selection. I know I'm nit-picking. It's a great topic and a great book !

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