Destroyed Finish
Artfully shredded jeans, mostly by scissors and knives. This look first gained popularity in the mid-80s when model Katherine Hamnett showed slashed jeans on the...
Category : Glossary
Crushed Denim
Denim that looks permanently wrinkled. A look that is achieved by weaving it with an over twisted weft yarn. The fabric then shrinks when washed....
Crotch Rivet
A rivet attached at the base of the button fly for reinforcement purposes. The story goes that Levi Strauss & Co. removed the crotch rivets...
Crosshatch
An effect in the denim weave created by using uneven yarns in the weft direction combined with uneven yarns in the warp direction. Source: Tellason...
Construction Worker’s Cleavage
The so-called construction worker’s cleavage emerged on the runway in 1996 in an Alexander McQueen show. The trouser is particularly popular in the hip-hop scene....