When Was the Canadian Tuxedo Popular?
Head to toe denim began as a utilitarian outfit for workers in American industry and on farms and ranches. The crossover into popular fashion began in the 1950s. Around the same time that kids who grew up in the shadow of WWII were rebelling against the system with leather jackets and rock’n’roll, they started wearing bluejeans and denim jackets as fashion.
The pearl snap western shirt and denim workshirt, paired with jeans, became a fashionable look among mid-century country music singers because it was the uniform of the American working class that they sought to represent. Early rock stars took the look from
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