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A denim jean miniskirt worn with thigh-length boots.

A denim skirt commonly known as a "jean skirt" is a skirt made of denim the same material as blue jeans. Some are modeled after the exact style of jeans. Others are constructed more like other types of skirts. Jean skirts were first introduced in mainstream fashion lines in the 1970s and since then have grown in popularity. Today jean skirts are one of the most common type of skirts worn by women in Western fashion ^{citation needed}.

There are a large variety of styles and lengths of jean skirts.

For example full-length jean skirts are commonly worn by women whose religious beliefs prohibit them from wearing trousers. These include Orthodox Jews some Muslims Mennonites Pentecostals and others. In the sixties hippies first came up with the idea of recycling old denim pants or jeans into long denim skirts by opening the inseams and inserting pieces of triangular denim in the front and unless a tall slit in back is preferred also in the back of the opened-up trousers. ¹

Shorter skirts made of denim are commonly worn by teenagers and young adults interested in a more sexy appearance.

Styles of jean skirt

The classic style of a jean skirt resembles a common pair of jeans with a front fly a fitted waist belt loops and pockets. There have been a large number of other styles constructed over time to resemble other types of skirts.

Types of skirts more common in denim than in other fabrics include skirts with a variety of panels going beyond the four panels most common with other fabrics. These include chevron diagonal diamond horizontal multiple vertical panels and combinations of the above. Denim skirts not made from pants are often designed as though they were made from pants i.e. with front and back triangular denim panels.

To tone down the rough and somewhat masculine look of the denim fabric denim skirts are sometimes designed with alternating cloth panels which can be diagonal triangular vertical or there can be cloth panel trim at the bottom of the skirt. Also to make the skirt look more feminine denim skirts are trimmed with fringes lace leather fringes or decorated with embroidery patchwork rhinestones writing or even painting. Prints are quite rare on jeans skirts. Deviating from the front fly and button closure is common though with back or side zippers or a column of front buttons being common.

One style jeans skirts shares with jeans is the ripped or destroyed look which is more common with short denim skirts than with long ones.

Another style shared with jeans and jeans cutoffs but maybe even more popular in jeans skirts is the rough hem. This is achieved by not hemming the skirt and washing the skirt by machine several times. The resulting edge of the skirt will have a frayed or unraveling look popular with teenagers and young women. The longer unraveled threads are usually cut off for an even fuzzy look but some teenagers leave them hanging on their shorter skirts.

References

1. Cain Chelsea. 2004. The Hippie Handbook: how to tie-dye a T-shirt flash a peace sign and other essential skills for the carefree life. San Francisco: Chronicle Books pp. 46-49: How to make a skirt out of a pair of old jeans.
   OSullivan Joanne. 2004. Hippie Crafts: creating a hip new look using groovy 60s crafts. Asheville NC New York: Lark Books A Division of Sterling Publishing Co. 1st edition. ISBN 1-57990-603 pp. 18-19: Forever in Blue Jeans Skirt

See also

• Jeans
• Jeans fetishism
• Leather skirt