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History

Most source books suggest that the word denim derives from the English translation of the South of France French phrase 'serge de Nîmes'. The Serge de Nîmes was originally a wool silk mix, twill weave. While we are talking word origins, it is also thought the name 'jeans' comes from 'Genoese', the name for Italian sailors of Genoa who when at sea dressed in blue fustian fabric composed of a cotton and wool or linen blend.

The history of jeans (search for history of jeans >>> ) is interwoven with the history of Levi Strauss, who is credited with inventing the jeans as we wear it today (incidentally, Levi Strauss’ original name was Leob Strauss, and he changed his first name to Levi later on). Levi Strauss' family (search for Levi Strauss >>> ), which had emigrated to the USA in 1847, sold dry goods such as canvas tenting and drapery goods. Levi Strauss moved to San Francisco in the early 1850s because he thought the canvas tenting business would be brisk owing to the California gold rush (search for California Gold Rush >>>). Many years later, Levi Strauss and a Nevada tailor joined forces to patent an idea the tailor had for putting rivets on stress points (search for Rivets on Jeans >>>) of workman's waist high overalls. This was born the Levi Strauss jeans. (read more on Jeans history from this interesting page @ Fashion Era)

In 1886, the Levi brand sewed a leather label on their jeans - this was the first time the label showed a label was put on jeans. The label showed a pair of jeans being pulled between two horses.

In the 1980's, designer jeans (search for Designer Jeans >>>) became high fashion clothing and famous designers started making their own styles of jeans.

Jeans & Controversies

Jeans & controversies - In the 1950s, jeans for the youth in America symbolised rebellion, and was often the symbol of the teenage rebel in the media. Things came to such a pass that some schools in the USA banned students from wearing jeans!

Jeans Trivia

Jack Spence was the first to prewash jeans, for Lee

Francois Girbaud was the first to stone-wash jeans (search for Stone Wash Jeans >>>). In the beginning, the stones used were pea gravel, and then came pomice, because they floate around with the jeans.

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Web References for Jeans

· Jeans History

· Denim Jeans - Fashion History - Where did the name denim jeans come from? 'serge de names', Genoese, designer jeans, lycra in jeans, designer jeans in the noughties, jeans after the millennium latest fashion trends spring 2007.

· Denim - the history of denim

· History of Jeans - Years: 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990

· The History of Buddy's® Jeans

· The History of Blue Jeans - In 1850, the California gold rush was in full swing, and everyday items were in short supply.

· The History of Jeans Entrance in To Pop Culture

· Jeans Production Method

· Production methods - The following table explains how these production methods are used in the textile industry.

· Levi’s launches organic 506 and 570’s jeans - Produced in Hungary every aspect of the jeans production is based on organic materials, from organic cotton, to coconut shell waist button to non-galvanized fly buttons.

· Jeans Pai Nai, Spotlight on Jeans Fashion

· Manufacture of Jeans - This product is a 100% cotton men’s denim jeans made out of an imported cotton denim fabric.

· Jeans Technology

· Perfect Fit Jeans

· Skinny Jeans, RSS, Oprah and Technology is Power

· Nomensa Staff Gets their Jeans - Nomensa strongly believe in supporting the local community and national projects, including.

· Beam Me Some Jeans

· New Jeans Combine Fashion, Technology

· Stealth Bomb Cellulite Jeans

· Jeans Trends

· Trend Alert! Embellished Jeans - Studs, sequins and embroidery are just a few of the embellished jean looks that are making news. Find our favorites here.

· Blue Jeans: Trends and Tips - Whether you like trendy or casual, check out these tips to give you the perfect fit in your jeans.

· You’re Guide to the Latest Trends in Jeans - You can buy them with embellishments, or stick with the traditional five-pocket indigo variety. This season, waistlines are inching up a bit, but finishes and embellishments are very much in vogue.

· Trend Alert: High - Waisted Jeans

· Jeans - Trends, terms, labels - Jeans transcend age, economic and style barriers. Washes, embellishments, leg openings and labels fluctuate with fashion whims, but jeans themselves have reached iconic status.

· Jeans Latest Fashion

· It's All in the Jeans. - They come in lots of great washes, lengths, and styles, so you are sure to find the perfect skinny jeans for the spring and summer.

· Man Fashion Jeans - Highly durable and comfortable, jeans are a great fashion statement. From models to celebrities to professional to college guys all love to dress up in their pair of stylish jeans. Denim fashion man jeans sensation is so deep in youngster's mind, that they cannot virtually live without it.

· Denim Style Tips - High Waisted Jeans are HOT

· Jeans Manufacturing Process

· Jeans Manufacturing, Design and Marketing - Jeans for children and adults.

· Jeans Fabric

· Jeans Fabric: 1201 Products – Jeans fabric manufacture - alibaba.com

· Facts About Denim Fabric - Denim fabric trivia, a bit of history, about denim fabric, denim & the Wild West.

· China Jeans Fabric Manufacturers - Women's Cotton Jean, Made of 98% Cotton and 2% Spandex Denim Fabric.

· Jeans Fabric Comprising Open Sheath Core Friction Spun Yarns and Process for its Manufacture - The invention relates to a jeans fabric consisting of polyester fibers and cotton and containing, at least in the warp, a polyester-cotton mixed yarn. The invention also relates to a process for the manufacture of a jeans fabric

· Jeans Accessories

· The Search for the Perfect Pair of Blue Jeans - At Jeans and accessories we aim to clear up what these classifications really mean and get past the hype. What’s more, we don’t truly believe that there is a “perfect pair”, except as it relates to your specific body type, size and personal style.

· Jeans Accessories Manufacturers, Suppliers

· Cool Jeans

· Guide Top Picks for Five "Totally Cool" Jeans

· Nike Very Cool Jeans - Nike very cool jeans for woman, only bought 3 months ago, very new! 100% Terylene so cool.

· BDG Army Green Denim Wide Leg Jeans - Cool - Add a pair of jeweled sandals and sparkling top for a look that's both feminine and oh so cool

· Cool Jeans with the Lake Norman Teen Council - Cool Jeans: have the coolest jeans in town! Learn how to snazzy-up your jeans and jackets and make them uniquely yours. use fabric, ribbon, beads and tassels to weave.

· Jeans & Celebrities

· Celebs in Jeans

· Men’s Jeans

· Men's Jeans – This site issues 30 men’s jeans models.

· Women's Jeans

· Children’s Jeans

· Get More Use Out of Your Child's Jeans

· Baby Guess & Guess Girls Children's Jeans & Overalls

· Children's Jeans

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Jeans – from Wikipedia

This article is about the type of clothing. For the 1997 Indian film, see Jeans (film).

Blue Jeans (Levi's 506)Jeans are trousers traditionally made from denim, but may also be made from a variety of fabrics including corduroy. Originally intended for work, they became popular among teenagers starting in the 1950s. Historic brands include Levi's, Jordache, and Wrangler. Today jeans are a very popular form of casual dress around the world and come in many styles and colors.

Contents

1 History

1.1 Riveted jeans

2 Jeans in popular culture

2.1 Blue jeans

3 Blue jean insulation

4 Fits

5 See also

6 External links

History

The earliest known pre-cursor for jeans is the Indian export of a thick cotton cloth, in the 16th century, known as dungaree. Dyed in indigo, it was sold near the Dongarii Fort near Bombay. Sailors cut it to suit them. [1]

Jeans were first created in Genoa, Italy when the city was an independent republic and a naval power. The first were made for the Genoese Navy because it required all-purpose pants for its sailors that could be worn wet or dry, and whose legs could easily be rolled up to wear while swabbing the deck. These jeans would be laundered by dragging them in large mesh nets behind the ship, and the sea water would bleach them white. The first denim came from Nîmes, France, hence de Nimes, the name of the fabric. The French bleu de Gênes, from the Italian blu di Genova, literally the "blue of Genoa" dye of their fabric, is the root of the names for these pants, "jeans" and "blue jeans," today.

Riveted jeans

In the 1850s Levi Strauss, a German dry goods merchant living in San Francisco, was selling blue jeans under the "Levi's" name to the mining communities of California. One of Strauss's customers was Jacob Davis, a tailor who frequently purchased bolts of cloth from the Levi Strauss & Co wholesale house. After one of Davis's customers kept purchasing cloth to reinforce torn pants, he had an idea to use copper rivets to reinforce the points of strain, such as on the pocket corners and at the base of the button fly. Davis did not have the required money to purchase a patent, so he wrote to Strauss suggesting that they both go into business together. After Strauss accepted Davis's offer, on May 20, 1873, the two men received patent #139,121, a patent for an "Improvement in Fastening Pocket-Openings," from the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Jeans in popular culture

Blue jeans

Copper rivets for reinforcing pockets are a characteristic feature of blue jeans.Initially, blue jeans were simply sturdy trousers worn by workers, especially in the factories during World War II. During this period, men's jeans had the zipper down the front, whereas women's jeans had the zipper down the right side. By the 1960s, both men's and women's jeans had the zipper down the front. In the United States during the 1950s, wearing of blue jeans by teenagers and young adults became symbolic of mild protest against conformity. This was considered by some older adults as disruptive; for example, some movie theaters and restaurants refused to admit patrons who wore blue jeans. During the 1960s the wearing of blue jeans became more acceptable and by the 1970s had become a general fashion in the United States, at least for informal wear. Notably, in the mid-1950s the denim and textiles industry was revolutionized by the introduction of the stone-washing technique by GWG (Great Western Garment). Entrepreneur, importer and noted eccentric, Donald Freeland of Edmonton, Alberta pioneered the method which helped to bring denim to a larger and more versatile market. Denim suddenly became an attractive product for all age groups and Freeland became one of the most important innovators in the history of denim and denim products. It should be noted, also, that Freeland contributed to a variety of other denim textile developments throughout his career with Great Western Garments (GWG)[2] Acceptance of jeans continued through the 1980s and 1990s to the point where jeans are now a wardrobe staple, with the average North American owning seven pairs [citation needed].

Being imported American products, especially in the case of the Soviet Union which restricted hard currency imports, jeans were somewhat expensive. In Spain they are known as vaqueros or "cowboys" and in Chinese, jeans are known as niuzaiku (SC: 牛仔裤), literally, "cowboy pants" (trousers), indicating their association with the American West, cowboy culture, and outdoors work.

Jeans can be worn very loose in a manner that completely conceals the shape of the wearer's lower body, or they can be snugly fitting and accentuate the body. Historic photographs indicate that in the decades before they became a staple of fashion, jeans generally fit quite loosely, much like a pair of bib overalls without the bib. Indeed, until 1960, Levi Strauss denominated its flagship product "waist overalls" rather than "jeans".

Blue jean insulation

Recycled blue jean is becoming a popular insulation material in the construction of houses. Due to its low relative synthetic chemical composition and because it is made of recycled materials, it is gaining prominence in green building circles. Like conventional insulation, it moderates temperature and reduces sound transfer between floors or rooms.

Fits

Fits of jeans are determined by current styles, sex, and by the manufacturer. Here are some of the fits produced for jeans:

Ankle jeans

Baggy jeans

Bell bottom/Flares

Bootcut

Boy cut or Boyfriend (for women)

Carpenter jeans

Classic

Hip-huggers

Loose jeans

"Mom" jeans

Original jeans

Phat pants

Relaxed Fit

Saggy

Skinny jeans

Slinkies

Straight jeans

Wide leg

Jorts (Jean shorts)

Rises in jeans (the distance from the crotch to the waistband) range from high-waisted to superlow-rise. Jeans for men usually have a longer rise and zipper, whereas women have a shorter rise and zipper, although exceptions do exist.

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