Designer jeans were a silly little fad of the '80s; fashion designers, accustomed to designing clothes for debutantes were suddenly slapping their names on the asses of the masses, in (gasp) denim! All of the great fashion moguls had lines of jeans: Calvin Klein, Gloria Vanderbilt, Versace...and of course, Willie Nelson and Jerry Reed.
"Willie Nelson is known for his clean lines and bold colors while Jerry Reed prefers muted tones with whimsical patterns. Both are showing jeans this fall that work equally well in the boardroom or at the discotheque." –Vogue, 1982
First of all, what a weird concept. Both Willie and Jerry were regular guys; country boys, first and foremost. Designer jeans were for city boys and designing jeans was best left to women, or to city boys, if you know what I mean, and I think you do. So, who was the jeanius who came up with this marketing ploy? And second of all, who wants to walk around with loaded up and trucking written on their ass?
Gotta say... I needs me a pair of those Jerry Reed Dungarees.
Posted by: Kenn Minter | January 27, 2006 at 12:18 PM
Of course Jerry Reed had designer jeans. After all, when you're hot, you're hot.
Posted by: Joe | February 01, 2006 at 11:12 PM
What about Willie Nelson "Blue Jeans Crying in the Rain" brand jeans?
Posted by: Anna | February 02, 2006 at 02:36 PM
Interesting article :)
Posted by: Alex | September 08, 2009 at 11:13 AM