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There is a work clothes – a trivia jacket picked up from the flea market, maybe some leather boots for your off-season – and then Work clothes. Perennial favorite in the latter category? Work clothes.
Bib-style work clothes we are familiar with today date back to the 1800s, with roots far from the advent of their fashion. Originally designed from denim or heavy canvas, the work clothes are strictly used for work and are worn almost entirely by men.
Cut to this day, work clothes appear to be informal outfits from the farmers market last weekend, and more recently fashion week performers. Soon, we will likely see them on movies and TV screens, too. Sarah Jessica Parker That’s itwhile Katie Holmes wears oversized retro style in her upcoming trilogy Happy Time. It seems that it is not intended to wear work clothes, for example, tilling soil or chopping logs does open the clothes until a style opportunity.
Of course, the beauty of work clothes is that they are democratic. “From birth to adulthood, there aren’t many people who can wear it, whether they are peasants, painters or disciples of Alexa Chung, who can be shaped and embraced by people.”
Find the right one
But where to start? Use zero stretch, one. “I personally prefer a pair that is very practical and classic; I don’t like a pair without a pocket, or it has weird proportions or details in any form,” Grasso said. Art historian Ruby Redstone covers co-hosts of the fashion podcast, and the old-fashioned author of The Newsletter also votes for solid materials – “only solid denim or canvas!” – which keeps them clear all day, she says. If denim or canvas is not your business, other structured fabrics, such as suede or corduroy, are a softer option.
Choose a solid outline
When it comes to shape, art historian Sarah Isenberg, who has work clothes, suggests looking for a pair of retro pairs with waist and leg shapes. Like Grasso and Isenberg, structured fabrics are a must, and the legs should have loose directness. As for the bib, “it has to be wide enough to go from nipple to nipple, otherwise, if either tailor is too slim, it looks cheap.” In doubt, Redstone recommends sizes of “more space.”
