BOB BOWMAN’S EAST TEXAS A few friends and I were sitting around drinking coffee a few days ago, and the subject of blue jeans came up. We started comparing notes on how old our jeans were. “I’m not sure how old my jeans are, but they’re older than my kids,” Roy said. read more
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Jeans made popular in 1800s by Strauss
PLAINFIELD — The four women, attired in blue jeans and dark-colored T-shirts, gathered in a square outside the front entrance to Plainfield High School. Clasping one another’s hands, they bowed their heads, closed their eyes and began to pray.
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Group gathers to pray for Plainfield students (MyCentralJersey.com)
Now that the cool-guy uniform — skinny jeans, layered Ts, tailored vest and stylish scarf, all in shades of gray and black — has reached every mall in the country, the trendsetters who started it have moved on.
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The turtleneck from designer Marc Jacobs costs hundreds of dollars at Neiman Marcus or Saks Fifth Avenue. But at one Brooklyn bar, the charcoal-gray sweater was free for the taking — along with jeans, belts and shoes.
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His official Marine Corps portrait hanging on the wall above him, Lance Cpl. Ryan Schumann stood in the living room of his family’s Ray Drive home Saturday afternoon in jeans and a T-shirt.
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A joyous homecoming for Marine after Iraq (Asbury Park Press)
On the west side of town, pants are required but jeans are preferred.
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West side has reason to be proud (Pensacola News Journal)
The recession is radically changing behavior among many different types of people, from the Wall Street bankers who are now waltzing into Wal-Mart for the first time to buy their groceries to teens who are now thumbing through the piles of status jeans at secondhand shops to save money. And experts say that such behavior could linger long after the economy recovers.
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Extreme cheapskates: Tightwads revel in frugality (The Shreveport Times)
Even a simple jeans-and-blazer combo can look special with a bold necklace.
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Elegant neck (Courier-Post)
Police say they are investigating a robbery that took place this afternoon at Investors Savings Bank on Route 70. An alarm inside the bank at 425 Route 70 was sounded at about 4:35 p.m., Lt. Michael Mooney said. A man walked into the bank, passed the teller a note saying he had a gun and demanding money. The man was described by police as white, wearing a black baseball hat, blue jeans and a …
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Police investigate bank robbery in Lakewood (Asbury Park Press)
Fashion Week is dusting off the ’80s, with power suits, Robert Palmer-style second-skin dresses and even acid-washed jeans.
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Hello, shoulder pads and power suits (Pensacola News Journal)