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Questions and Answers
Maria: Rory, do you wear jeans?
Rory: Yes, I do. I wear them every day, actually.
Maria: How often do you wear jeans?
Rory: Like I say, I wear them every day. They’re like the bread and butter of my outfit.
Maria: What types of jeans? do you prefer?
Rory: I don’t really have a huge preference, to be honest. Although the normal mode, I guess, is bootcut. I guess that’s what you’d call them. Usually not skinny jeans. Although I am wearing them today.
Maria: Did you ever wear jeans at school?
Rory: No, not really. We would have them on dress-down or casual days. But usually we wore uniform. In fact, jeans were expressly prohibited. It was really a bad idea to have jeans.
Maria: Rory, why do people wear jeans?
Rory: Well, you can buy them everywhere. They’re in all of the shops. You could take a step
outside right now and you could find them there. The other thing is, I think a lot of people wear them as a fashion statement. Certain brands like Levi’s, for example, are extremely popular despite the fact that they cost so much. And I think the reason why is it allows people to show off and express that aspect of themselves.
Maria: Why are jeans popular all over the world?
Rory: I think it’s partially connected to the fact that, like I say, they’re very accessible. Anybody
can wear jeans, but they’re really quite an American product. And obviously there’s this ascendancy of American culture right now where this is, like, a product that shows that you’re modern and Western, almost like an American. And I think people really connect with that, so that would explain, in addition to the utility of jeans, also the idea of jeans, why they’re so popular around the world.
Maria: Why do some people spend more money on jeans?
Rory: It’s like I said, it’s a fashion statement, really, I think… I personally think that people spend too much money on some brands of jeans, but that’s their choice. And I think the choices based on the fact that it’s a fashion statement for them.
Maria: Would you pay a lot to buy jeans? Be honest.
Rory: I will! Normally, no. If you’d asked me that question before I went to Paris, I would say no, I
wouldn’t pay a lot for jeans. I don’t like to spend that much. But when I went to Paris, my partner introduced me to a shop called “Weekday”. And there they had like really nice pairs of jeans. And I bought my first ever pair of skinny jeans and I’m wearing them now. And I think I look quite good in them.
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