Tip - Bib Overalls: From Farmwear to Fashion Icon - Modern Farmer

First appearing in the U.S. in the 1700s and known as ‘slops,’ overalls became the uniform of the working stiff. Over time, their baggy silhouette served as an emblem worn by railroaders and depression era farmers -- as recalled in Grant Wood’s American Gothic. Later, they became emblematic of 1960’s hippies, college students of the ‘70s, and even rappers, hip hop and other recording artists, who wore them with one shoulder unfastened.