If you haven't watched Thelma & Louise for a while, do yourself a favour and revisit it now. The performances are amazing, the plot is amazing, the ending is amazing and, last but not least, the denim is AMAZING. You'll see it in every scene, from Thelma's embellished jacket to Brad Pitt's these-are-definitely-coming-off jeans. Here's your comprehensive guide.

1. The 'my denim overalls repel your rudeness' dungarees

This is scene-setting denim. Thelma's husband is an absolute, bona fide tool, and has an early rant at the gardener. As you can see, in his denim onesie, the gardener stands tall, his dignity intact.

2. The 'I’m plotting a road trip because I'm sick of fretting about my boyfriend' 10-inch-zipper jeans

Louise tries to call Jimmy but can't get through. This is not the first time. To protect herself from the disappointment, she's wearing jeans that are so extravagantly high-waisted, they almost form a shield over her heart.

3. The 'I’m asserting my freedom with this pearl embellishment' denim jacket

Did Thelma tell her husband she was going away? Nope. And does she care whether we approve of the dangling pearl boobs on this jacket? You're damn right she doesn't.

4. The 'make sure you capture the lace detailing' selfie

A carefree shoulder shake to kick off the road trip. At this stage, we're expecting fishing, girlie heart-to-hearts and absolutely no murders.

5. The 'double denim is actually the dress code here' jacket

We're in Hicksville, and there ain't no other fabrics allowed in this here bar.

6. The 'What are a couple of dolls like you doing in a place like this?' jeans

In 1990s Arkansas, a real man announces his arrival with an enormous belt buckle and a Simon Cowell silhouette. Thelma's face says it all.

7. The ‘Is our waitress wearing a bejewelled denim collar?’ bejewelled denim collar

It's not easy being a waitress. Sometimes to keep your spirits up, you take on a craft project. One week it's embroidering your gun holster; the next it's using Uhu to add denim, rhinestones and fringing to your T-shirt.

8. The ‘I’ve just shot someone, and now I'm starting to suspect that this mini-break might not end very well’ denim meditation

Having left a dead rapist in the pub carpark, Louise takes five therapeutic minutes to stare at the soothing denims of her jacket and jeans. 

9. The ‘I am furious with you but at least I still have my peasant dress’ denim waistband

At some point in this movie, Thelma stops dressing like she runs a saloon in the Wild West. That moment has not arrived yet.

10. The ‘I haven't even met Gwyneth Paltrow yet, let alone Jennifer Aniston’ denim shirt

Oh hello, Brad. For decades to come, when middle-aged ladies mention Brad Pitt and then sigh wistfully, it will be this Brad Pitt that they are thinking of. This golden-hued, cowboy-hat-wearing, six-pack-flaunting, chest-waxing, wispy-moustache-owning whippersnapper.

11. The ‘Am I topless? I hadn’t noticed’ jeans

I mean, you could serve up a cheeseboard on that chest.

12. The ‘I have to break up with Michael Madsen even though I love him’ jeans

You know what they say about jeans: cropped to the shin says 'We are never ever getting back together'.

13. The ‘Can you tell I had sex last night?’ boyfriend shirt

There really is nothing smugger than showing up to breakfast wearing enormous sex hair, a dreamy grin and Brad Pitt's shirt.

14. The ‘You steal my money. I rip the sleeves off your shirt’ washcloth

Once a sex trophy, Brad's shirt has now been torn apart and turned into a flannel for an angry Louise. People in the deep south are so tough, they wash their faces not with muslin washcloths but with grainy old scraps of denim. Preferably streaked with sweat, engine oil and vengeance.

15. The ‘I’m resourceful when I’m angry’ neckerchief

Louise also ties scraps of the shirt around her neck. This is the denim equivalent of slapping warpaint on your face and galloping into the horizon shooting a gun at the sky.

16. The ‘It looks better sleeveless anyway’ shirt 

Things have taken a definite turn for the sartorial better since the wench dress of, er... the day before yesterday. Also, who has a stomach like this? I mean, really.

17. The ‘I’m about to blow up your truck’ hair tie

Thelma has now gone fully feral, and we love it. Rock-and-roll sleeveless T-shirt, weather-beaten tan, a gun in her waistband and (yet another) scrap of Brad's shirt tied in her hair as battle spoils. I am Thelma, hear me roar.

18. The ‘I can’t believe you blew up my truck’ jeans

Yeah, pervy redneck, explain that to your boss.

19. The ‘Let’s go out in style, against a denim-blue sky’ finale

Not technically denim but definitely from the same area of the colour wheel. You might even call this a stonewashed sky. So long, noble warriors. 

 

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