Author: UNGER, MARJAN (CONCEPT) & R. HOVIUS (TEXT),
Title: Spijkerboek [Blue Jeans Book]. [Eerste druk; First edition].
Description: S.I., Drukkerij De Raat en de Vries/C. & A. Nederland/Stichting Indigo, 1985. Small 4°. Original coloured limp wrappers (picture of Blue Jeans). Numerous captioned monochrome illustrations in text featuring portraits of 1950s pop singers, posters advertising blue jeans and other promotional gadgets, english texts of popsongs about blue jeans in text, technical directions about indigo dyeing of jeans, table of contents. Dutch language illustrated survey about the early history and development of Blue Jeans manufacture and fashions focused upon 1950s culture on behalf of dutch teenagers, which includes a number of popsongs about blue jeans by Diana Ross, Bruce Springsteen, Keith Richard, Tina Turner, John Lennon, Status Quo (et.al.), promotion and sales of blue jeans, early manufacture and changing forms of fashion. Very fine copy.

Keywords: blue jeans history fashion promotion manufacture dyes indigo deying fashion popsongs promotion culture heritage survey teenagers popstars denim spijkerbroek