July

2010

of Valet.

School of

Denim

Few items of a man's wardrobe are as essential as a pair of jeans. This series offers up style tips and history lessons about America's greatest contribution to the world of fashion.

Photo: Courtesy of Warner Bros.

Great Moments in Denim History

Marlon Brando

The young actor's turn as the animalistic auto-parts salesman Stanley Kowalski in the 1951 film "A Streetcar Named Desire" made the 27-year-old Brando a star. A skilled method actor, Brando's wardrobe was key to developing the character. A brute, blue collar kind of guy, Kowalski would of course wear jeans with his sweat-soaked undershirts. What we really appreciate is the touch of Southern gentlemanliness in the spectator shoes. Well played.