Jeans (Clothing)
[Six plastic bags collected from retail outlets. 1980s]
Date: 1982 - 1985
Reference: Eph-C-BAGS-Plastic-1980s-1
Description: Includes bags collected at Wellington stores, for the following products or companies: I'm sold on the land of the courteous Kiwi [ca 1982] Dressing up with Margot [1985] Keans. Lee Riders (denim jackets and jeans) [1985] Four Square and Discount Group. Pam's top quality products [1985] Peacocks [1985] Felicity Gowns, 298 Lambton Quay, Wellington [1985] Quantity: 6 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on plastic bags. Physical Description: Offset prints on plastic, sizes varying up to 480 x 400 mm.
Skinny Fits. Sizes 4-6. 5 December, 2005
Date: 2005
From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons
Reference: DCDL-0005970
Description: Shows a woman wearing a pair of extremely tight fitting 'skinny' jeans. Refers to the popular fashion of women wearing skinny jeans that are too small for them and creating what is colloquially called the "muffin top" in which the skin hangs over the waist of the jeans. Published in The Press Quantity: 1 digital image(s). Processing information: This cartoon file was donated to the library with no file extension. On recommendation of the Digital Archivist and with the consent of the donor, a ".jpg" file extension was added to this file in order to ensure it was readable and accessible.
"EWW, Jaimee! If I wanted to see something GROTESQUE, I'd go to NATURE'S LITTLE HELPERS...
Date: 2006
From: Buist, Grant, 1973- : [Jitterati digital cartoons published in The Capital Times newspaper]
Reference: DCDL-0008294
Description: "Jitterati" cartoon strip. Shows Jaimee wearing jeans and bending over in front of Debbie. Debbie tells her that if she wanted to something grostesque she go to 'Nature's little helpers' exhibition at the City Gallery. Jaimee looks at her behind and then asks Debbie whether she has been waiting all day to make that crack. Debbie asks her not to say 'crack'. Refers to lower cut jeans which reveal too much of people's bottoms. Also refers to the exhibition by Australian artist Patricia Piccinini at the City Gallery which features beings which are called 'Natures little helpers'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).