A denim skirt, sometimes referred to as a 'jean skirt' or 'jeans skirt', is a skirt made of

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, the same material as blue jeans. Denim skirts come in a variety of styles and lengths to suit different populations and occasions. For example, full-length denim skirts are commonly worn by

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whose religious beliefs prohibit them from wearing trousers, including Orthodox Jews, some

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s and

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s, among others. Shorter skirts made of denim are commonly worn by teenagers and young adults. Some skirts are modelled after the style of

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, with a front fly, belt loops and back pockets. Others are constructed more like other types of skirts, with a column of front button, closures on the side or back or elastic waists. Like jeans, denim skirts vary in shades of blue, ranging from very pale to very dark, or occasionally in other colors. During winter and colder months, denim skirts are often worn with

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History

In the 1960s,

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s first came up with the idea of recycling old denim jeans into long denim skirts, by opening the inseams, and inserting pieces of triangular denim (or any other fabric) in the front and, unless a tall slit in back is preferred, also in the back of the opened-up trousers. Denim skirts were first introduced in mainstream fashion lines in the 1970s. In the 1980s, denim miniskirts—with a pencil skirt silhouette—became a popular teenage fashion. They were initially in darker blues, but eventually pinstripes (light blue on darker blue, red on black) and acid wash. The trend faded in the late 1980s when knit miniskirts were dominant. Denim miniskirts re-emerged in the latter portion of the 1990s. Marnie Bjornson, a well-known figure in the Reykjavik style scene, is credited with reinvigorating the denim skirt in 1996. The same year, Pamela Anderson wore a light washed denim skirt in a promotional photo shoot for the film ''

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''. The denim miniskirt of the early 21st century was shorter than its 1980s counterpart. In the late part of the 2000s to early 2010s, it was popular for short denim skirts to be worn with capri length leggings and ballet flats sometimes with socks or sometimes sneakers with socks or Sperrys boat shoes.

Gallery

Falda Jean Azul Cassoli.JPG, Back view of a longer denim skirt showing jeans styling, 2012 Amanda Françozo 17.jpg, Amanda Françozo in a denim skirt, 2005 Luscious Lopez.jpg, Luscious Lopez on the set of Girls Day Out, 2007 Guy in a Skirt playing a Saxophone.jpg, A man in a band, wearing a skirt and playing a saxophone, 2005 Falda Jean Negra.jpg, A woman wearing a skirt, that is 35 cm long, 2011 Girls wearing seifuku in Tokyo.jpg, Girls wearing seifuku in Tokyo, 2007 Sign language interpreter - CSD 2006 Cologne 5.jpg, Sign language interpreter at the "Heumarkt" in Cologne, in Germany during Cologne Pride, 2006 US Navy 080915-N-1508S-102 A Haitian woman carries a case of canned goods given to her by U.N. officials during relief efforts in areas of Haiti devastated by recent hurricanes.jpg, Haitian woman in a skirt carries a case of canned goods, 2008 Kathy Tan Her Lin at CIMB Artober Fashion Week 2023.jpg, Kathy Tan Her Lin at CIMB Artober Fashion Week 2023

References

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