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Best patchwork jeans for serving hippie Sixties style

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Patchwork jeans are a time capsule of Western style.

Synonymous with the hippies of 1960s California, the patchwork trend was an economical, sustainable way of crafting clothing well before the phrase became a Gen Z buzzword. While patchworking had been incorporated into clothing as a means of mending since the beginning of the 20th century, it was the dawn of flower power that bolstered patchwork up the style ranks. 

During this time, an appreciation for DIY handicrafts blossomed. The Sixties became a melting pot of styles, dramatically contrasting the clean-cut, sculpted look the 1950s favoured. Space Age design dominated the decade in reaction

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