Word: denim
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...think of it that way; they were just nonviolent types moved by the spirit of Woodstock?a mingling of festive mood and soulful reflection. Beginning in midweek, by bus, train, plane and car, the kids poured into Washington. Pea coats, bellbottoms, old Army field jackets and blue denim dominated the fashion scene. Those over 25 and conventionally dressed were a small minority...
...moved into Pantycelyn Hall, a dormitory for the University College of Wales at Aberystwyth. The Prince's arrival, in his indigo MG, transformed the sleepy seacoast town (pop. 10,460). Tourists poured in, and so did police and the press, to mingle obtrusively with Aberystwyth's miniskirted or denim-clad locals...
When Correspondent David Schoen-brun appeared, Cavett deftly turned the talk to De Gaulle and the French elections. He put a bearded and denim-wearing Peter Fonda at ease and then drew him out about the American educational system ("It's a mess-but my old lady won: our kids go to school") and the generation gap ("My father and I have gotten much closer in the past few years." At least "we talk to each other on the phone every...
...followed the gold rush to California in 1850. He saw a demand for trousers strong enough to withstand the rigors of mining. Using bolts of tent canvas, he devised what quickly came to be known around San Francisco as "those pants of Levi's." Over the years, denim replaced canvas, and Levi's acquired their distinctive indigo-blue color and low-slung design. Strauss, a bachelor, died in 1902, leaving the company to four nephews...
...they appear everywhere, in all sorts of styles and at all sorts of places. Some hang from the shoulders like farmer's overalls; others hug the hips like an Italian gigolo, or stick to the thighs as if the wearer had just emerged from a shower. In denim and khaki, they go to student protests and love-ins; in lace, they go to dinner and the theater; in twill and flannel, they even go to the office...