Read more jeans stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/11659/jeans.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:00:41 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72823/say-goodbye-to-600-jeans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf you couldn't afford a pair of "premium jeans" last year, maybe you can now. Though the basic components of jeans haven't changed in decades, prices skyrocketed early in the decade—but thanks to the recession, designer denim that might have gone for more than $300 two years ago is...http://www.newser.com/story/72823/say-goodbye-to-600-jeans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Oct 2009 11:53:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72805/now-in-halls-of-power-jeans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJeans used to be the uniform of teen rebels but they're now the pants of choice for world leaders and top execs trying to signal that they're serious but modern. "Dad jeans" and stonewashed denim are still no-nos in the halls of power, but crisp, pressed "power jeans" paired with...http://www.newser.com/story/72805/now-in-halls-of-power-jeans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Oct 2009 4:43:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67921/new-ck-jeans-give-you-the-back-or-front-you-want.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGood news for the flat-bottomed: Calvin Klein’s Body jeans do for your lower half what a push-up bra does for your upper half, the New York Post reports—and both men and women can get a lift from the new line. The ladies get a rounder, more flattering look for...http://www.newser.com/story/67921/new-ck-jeans-give-you-the-back-or-front-you-want.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Aug 2009 12:06:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66930/new-gap-jeans-compete-with-designer-denim.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGap is taking on the reigning kings of designer denim with its new jeans revamp in an effort “to reinvent Gap as a place of authority on denim,” the company's president says. Gone are the old designs—all of them. In their place are six new styles that include features...http://www.newser.com/story/66930/new-gap-jeans-compete-with-designer-denim.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 14 Aug 2009 11:43:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64932/obama-on-the-jeans-im-a-little-frumpy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama will go to bat for his health care plan, but he won’t defend his pants. Asked on NBC’s Today Show about the “dad jeans” he wore at last week’s All-Star Game, Obama punted. “I’m a little frumpy,” he confided. “I hate to shop. Those jeans are comfortable. For...http://www.newser.com/story/64932/obama-on-the-jeans-im-a-little-frumpy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Jul 2009 11:00:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63669/skinny-jeans-craze-puts-the-squeeze-on-guys.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe market for skinny jeans is expanding, as more and more men looking to show off their assets are pouring themselves into tight fitting styles, the Wall Street Journal reports. But as they target a crowd beyond the usual hipsters, skaters, and hip-hoppers, manufacturers are giving customers a bit of...http://www.newser.com/story/63669/skinny-jeans-craze-puts-the-squeeze-on-guys.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Jul 2009 12:02:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62674/calvin-klein-yanks-orgy-ad-after-gripes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCalvin Klein has ditched a controversial Manhattan "foursome" billboard after angry New Yorkers complained that the ad was too much even for them, reports the New York Daily News . The ad, showing a teenage girl wearing only her Calvins making out with two stud muffins on a couch, as a...http://www.newser.com/story/62674/calvin-klein-yanks-orgy-ad-after-gripes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 24 Jun 2009 2:42:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59861/skinny-jeans-health-hazard.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSkinny jeans might be crushing nerves in the very thighs they’re supposed to flatter, MSNBC reports. Experts say they’ve seen a spat of young women suffering from meralgia paresthetica, or “tingling thigh syndrome,” caused by wearing ridiculously tight jeans. It occurs whenever constant pressure is applied to the lateral femoral...http://www.newser.com/story/59861/skinny-jeans-health-hazard.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 22 May 2009 14:50:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59794/designer-jeans-thrive-in-tight-times.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe economy may be tight, but consumers aren’t cutting their pricey denim loose, the Los Angeles Times reports. Sales of premium brand jeans climbed 17% in 2008 and continued a smaller increase into this year—one of the few bits of good news for retailers. A new “focus on fit”...http://www.newser.com/story/59794/designer-jeans-thrive-in-tight-times.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 22 May 2009 9:16:32 CDT