Denim reading list
Beagle, P., Lane, T. & Owens, R. M. American Denim: A New Folk Art New York, 1975
Downey, L. This Is a Pair of Levis Jeans: Official History of The Levis Brand London, 1996
Evans, E. (ed.) Blue Jeans London, 1997
Finlayson, I. Denim: An American Legend New York, 1990
Harris, A. The Blue Jean New York, 2002
Hassan, V. Artenergie: Art in Jeans Milan, 1998
Henry, S. & Taitz, E. Everyone Wears His Name: A Biography of Levi Strauss New Jersey, 1990
L'Hommedieu, A.J. From Plant to Blue Jeans (Changes) Connecticut, 1998
Little, D.& Bond, L. Vintage Denim Utah, 1996
Lloyd Kyi, T. The Blue Jean Book: The Story Behind the Seams Toronto, 2005
Marsh, G. & Trynka, P. Denim: From Cowboys to Catwalk London, 2002
Marsh, G. & Trynka, P. Denim: A Visual History of the World's Most Legendary Fabric London, 2005
McPherson, S. S. Levi Strauss (History Maker Bios (Lerner) Minneapolis, 2007
Olson, N., Hoover, D., & Williams, K. Levi Strauss and Blue Jeans (Graphic Library) Minnesota, 2006
Polhemus, T. Diesel: World Wide Wear London, 1998
Raatma, L. Levi Strauss (Compass Point Early Biographies) Minnesota, 2004
Ratner, E. 'Levis', an article in Dress, Journal of the Costume Society of America, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1975
Sullivan, J. Jeans: A Cultural History of an American Icon New York, 2006
Van Steenwyk, E. Levi Strauss: The Blue Jeans Man New York, 1988
Weidt, M. N. Mr. Blue Jeans (Life of Levi Strauss) Minneapolis, 1990
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