19th century tailor Jacob William Davis created a modern version of these pants & partnered with Levi Strauss to mass-produce them
blue jeans
A setback that later leads to a great outcome is one of these "in disguise"
a blessing
A predatory bird is staring right at you on the cover of Helen MacDonald's acclaimed 2016 book "H Is for" this
Hawk
Similar to the Pride Flag, the logo for KGAY 106.5 FM in Palm Springs also features the colors of this
the rainbow
Hindu belief led to this phrase meaning a person or idea that no one dares criticize
a sacred cow
Suits tailored by Brioni were worn by this character in "The World Is Not Enough"

James Bond
A business opportunity too good to be true or some foods mentioned in the book of Leviticus may not be this
kosher
Giving away the plot, a cover of the 2001 novel "Life of Pi" shows a boat whose passengers are a boy & this animal
a tiger
Known as "The Vine", KVYN is an FM music station that broadcasts from this famed California valley
Napa
Eccentric tailor Nudie Cohn designed "Nudie suits" for country musicians, bedazzled with these sparkly faux gems

rhinestones
Daily Double!!
Hindu belief led to this phrase meaning a person or idea that no one dares criticize
S. Neil Fujita's designs include one that looks like a drop of you-know-what for the cover of this Truman Capote book
In Cold Blood
Sound it out, if it helps: WZLY, a college radio station, serves the school whose alums include this first lady
Hillary Clinton
Harlem haberdasher Dapper Dan illegally used this company's "GG" monogram on clothes in the '80s; decades later, the company hired him
Gucci
My friend Ed reads the sports pages, Roxane Gay's Substack & especially the New Testament this way, with regularity
religiously
A haunting paperback cover of a 1979 V.C. Andrews book shows a girl gazing out of the window of this room
the attic
Borrowing its name from a local delicacy, 105.9 KPOI serves this state capital
Honolulu
This president, Lincoln's successor, rose from poverty by making fellas look unimpeachably fly as a tailor
Andrew Johnson
It's an event no human could have prevented, & it may not be covered by your insurance
an act of God
Patti Smith used a photo booth pic she took in 1969 with this photographer for the paperback cover of her 2010 memoir "Just Kids"
Mapplethorpe
This 4-letter Texas city is home to a country radio station whose call letters spell the city's name
Waco