Vintage Helmut Lang 1998 Iconic Painter Blue Jeans sz US 26

Here is an Helmut Lang Vintage original from the first production in 1998 (not the re-edition of 2017) Iconic Painter jeans and Rare to find. Five pockets Robust Buttoned fly and belt loops Beautiful vintage wash color and blue broken denim japanese fabric decorated with white paint splatters design Straight relaxed cut in a very good condition

Size tag 26 - 100 % cotton - Made in Italy

Measurements taken flat • cm | Inches

 • Waist 36 cm 14.17" - Total waist 72 cm - 28.34"

 • Hips approx. 48 cm - 19"

 • Length at side 108 cm - 42.5"

• Inseam 84 cm - 33"

 • front rise 24.5 cm - 9.64"

• opening 19 cm - 7.48"

Very good vintage pre owned clean condition

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Helmut Lang first released the Painter Jean in 1997 for his spring Summer 1998 menswear collection. A classic cut Five pocket denim Jean, it takes inspiration from tje rigid Levis 501 XX. Helmut Lang's Painted jeans adopt the signified associations of hard work and ruggedness linked to the garment's original purpose as a workwear staple within different context: art and fashion. Their sleek style is characteristic of the austrian creativés minimalist approach to avante-garden design, reconstructing an American classic and reworking its meaning through playful destruction. Lang sells the artist's studio look with a sense of refinement and purity. Helmut Lang Painter Jeans over Time The popularity of the Helmut Lang Painter Denim remains high today, with a cult following and continued updates to the silhouette featuring throughout the late 1990s and 2000s. The most classic are the indigo denim and white paint colourway, as well as the rarer mimitary paint of 1999. How the Painter jeans influenced Mainstream Fashion. Established fashion houses,whether inspired by Hellut Lang have developped Painter Jeans for their own collections over the years. Dior Homme, Junya Watanabe are just few names. The Enduring popularity of the jeans In 1999, Alexander Mqueen was pictured posing in his personal pair of Langs Painter jeans, a mark of garments worth being worn by such a coveted designer. The cover of the 2001 album 'Get ready' by New Order featured Nicolette Krebitz in a pair of indigo Painter jeans. 2017 saw the Helmut Lang ´re-edition' collection, in which a remake of the original spring 98´ Painter Jeans features as a key component.