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Cosmopolitan
7 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
Bella Hadid Convinced Me to Buy 501 Levi's Shorts on Amazon
Aside from the fact that Bella Hadid is a super rich supermodel with a cowboy BF who looks like he galloped straight out of a smutty beach read, I can sooo relate to the Kin Euphorics co-founder. I, too, have dyed my brunette hair a blinding blonde and think women shouldn't have to work on their period. We're two peas in my (delulu) pod. And while her wardrobe might occasionally lean unrelatable—she is still a super rich supermodel, after all—her latest look is not only totally accessible, but has convinced me to finally buy a pair of 501 Levi's cutoffs for myself. Bella was photographed making a quick pit stop to pump gas (see, relatable queen, told you!) in Aspen on Sunday, wearing a medium wash of the style with Classic Micro Uggs, a casual tee, and red varsity jacket. Though, TBH, I don't know her exact shade, I found a pretty (if not exact) match for her shorts on Amazon—and they're only $34. The universally flattering summer staple has that lived-in vintage feel but with a little update from the OGs. The style has a waist-defining high rise fit and 100% cotton fabric that won't stretch out two sizes too big after just one wear. But, even though they hold their shape well, they still have just the right amount of give so you're not uncomfy. Thousands of shoppers raved about the denim shorts. "This is my first pair of Levi's or shorts without stretch so I went through hundreds of reviews to settle on a size and these are perfect," one customer said, before adding that "they make [their] legs look longer" and are "surprisingly comfortable too." Another said that the "fit is amazing" and they're "snug in all the right places without being too tight." Others added that they're "always true to size" and "super flattering on any body type." If you want to complete Bella's entire look, you can snag her Uggs to pair with the denim and toss on a simple red bomber (maybe this one or this one?). I'm certainly going to just in hopes I manifest a cowboy BF of my own. Megan Schaltegger is an NYC-based writer. She loves strong coffee, eating her way through the Manhattan food scene, and her dog, Murray. She promises not to talk about herself in third person IRL.
Yahoo
28-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Costume Designer Arianne Phillips Credits Bob Dylan for Inventing Bootcut Jeans
Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, the subject of eight-time Oscar-nominated Searchlight Pictures film A Complete Unknown, gave the world many creative gifts. But one that's lesser known is his invention of bootcut jeans. 'I learned that from the people at Levi's,' said the film's Oscar-nominated costume designer Arianne Phillips at a celebration held on Feb. 26 most fittingly at Levi's Haus of Strauss. 'It is a DIY detail that really talks about a sweetness between him and his girlfriend, Suze Rotolo — that she would take care to put this insert in his jeans so that they fit nicely over boots.' Dylan started wearing these homemade bootcut jeans in '62-63 — nine years before Levi's debuted the first bootcut style. His use of denim also depicts his evolution as a performer. 'In the beginning of the decade, denim was traditionally always for workwear or recreation, what you change into when you came home from school,' Phillips explained. 'Denim was an expression of the working man, and Bob clearly adopted that style and he's in search of his hero, Woody Guthrie, and he's dressed himself like that. And then as we see over the course of the film, his evolution as an artist is also mirrored in how he presents himself to the world.' While Dylan (played by Timothée Chalamet) initially sports worker dungarees similar to painter pants, at the midway mark of the film, denim becomes part of a generational statement. 'When he's recording a record in the studio and he's wearing jeans, and everyone else is in suits, it was like a youth signifier,' Phillips said. 'If you think about like '67, Summer of Love: It was a real departure from how their parents dressed. It was a social statement and often a political statement, in terms of making a change generationally. And so, that's in tandem with the music that Bob was making at the time, as he was evolving. I think that denim as a textile is a wonderful metaphor for his unpretentious artistry and his youth.' In '63-'64, Dylan wears more recognizable 501 Levi's — which Paul O'Neill, who's in charge of the Vintage Collection at Levi's, identified. 'Then in '65, when Bob has adopted this very mod look, I learned through Paul O'Neill that he was wearing the Levi's Super Slims — which, look very much like a skinny jean that you'd find today,' Phillips said. 'We weren't able to source them because they're highly collectible. So Paul O'Neill and the people Levi's offered to make them for us. That's that very mod slim jean." To Phillips, denim is part of his character arc: "You really can see the evolution of Bob initially as solo folk musician with a guitar and a microphone, and then at the end, where he puts a band together, and he's wearing a leather jacket and skinny jeans, and he really has birthed this rock and roll archetype that we know today as being THE Rock and Roll archetype — Bob Dylan's really responsible for that in so many ways. He had gone to England and hung out with the Beatles and adopted some of that mod style, and I think it's incredible how, 60 years later, it's still relevant.' The film — which marked Phillips' sixth collaboration with director James Mangold (Girl, Interrupted; Walk the Line) and her fourth Oscar nomination — required dressing 5,000 extras and managing 'hundreds of thousands of fittings. 'We had 120 speaking parts, which included our principles as well: Elle Fanning as Suze Rotolo, Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez, Edward Norton as Pete Seeger,' Phillips recalled. 'They had upwards of 20 to 25 changes, and Timmy had around 67 changes. So there's a lot of clothes, but you really need that when you're telling a story over time.' Through her research, Phillips was most surprised to learn how much thought Dylan put into his looks — 'how considered he was,' she says, 'and that he spent a lot of time thinking about what he wanted to wear and how I wanted to wear it.' In her book, Susie Mattel describes the hours he spent in front of a mirror trying to adopt an unfettered worker-man style. She notes, 'When I learned that he was thoughtful about what he wore, it gave me permission to be thoughtful as well.' Phillips' colleagues and friends — including the film's stars Barbaro and Scott McNairy — gathered at the Levi's house over whiskey drinks, hors d'oeuvres and a display of the Levi's designs modeled after the film — to wish the Oscar nominee well heading into the weekend. Next up, she'll be designing a film that Olivia Wilde is directing, that will also star Norton. But for now, she's enjoying the moment. 'I'm proud of being part of a movie that is so moving,' Phillips said. 'This film, I've seen it probably more than any other film that I've designed, and every time I come away with something else, and every time I'm emotional when I see it. The story really is representative for me of so many things — it's about an artist finding their path. And I really relate to that.'
