Levi Staruss and Denim

 

Levi Strauss is known to be the inventor of the original American set of jeans used by hard laborers who worked during the California gold rush in the 1850s. These tough jeans were held together with metal rivets to add a longer life to the pockets used often by the working people. His manufacturing was based in San Francisco. Today, Levi's brand blue jeans are known throughout the world.

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Care of Denim

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Denim is a rugged fabric. It can be washed in hot or cold water and dried on high or low heat. Since denim is made of cotton, it has a tendency to shrink when first washed. To reduce the risk of shrinking, wash in cold water and dry on a low heat or hang to dry.

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Uses for Denim

Denim fabric has been made into jeans, shorts, overalls, skirts, jackets, bags, capris, shoes, dresses, duvet covers, curtains and shirts.

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Dry Denim

 

Dry denim is denim that is not washed after being dyed after being produced. It is known to fade slowly as the consumer wears the article made of denim. Some consumers prefer this type of denim because they can "age" their denim in a more natural way rather than buying a piece of denim clothing that is pre-distressed by the manufacturer.

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American Denim History

Americans started falling in love with denim as a working material in the 18th century. It is recorded that George Washington toured a production line of denim in Massachusetts in 1798. Slaves and blue color laborers wore denim because of its durability and strength. During the 19th century, the miners of the California gold rush needed strong clothing to handle the harsh work environment so Levi--he was called Loeb at birth--Strauss developed a pair of "jeans" that started a huge fashion craze in America.

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French History of Denim Fabric

There was a fabric made in Nimes, France by the Andre family called "serge." This fabric was made of silk and wool, but woven in the denim fashion. This is thought to be the first denim fabric produced. This denim fabric was originally called serge de Nimes, but later was called denim to give it a shorter name. Soon after the Italians from Genoa wore this denim as trousers finally the name "jeans" came to be after the Genoans who wore these pants.

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Facts About Denim Fabric

 

Denim is a rugged fabric made of cotton in a twill fashion. The difference between denim and cotton twill is the diagonal ribbing on the reverse side of the fabric. Denim has been the fabric of the clothing of slaves, laborers, rebels, hippies, celebrities and everyday people for centuries.

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Facts about Jeans...

The YKK that appears on many zippers stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikikaisha. The company, Yoshida Industries Limited, makes 90% of the world’s zippers across 52 countries.

Facts about Jeans

Every American owns, on average, 7 pairs of wearable Jeans. Americans buy about 450 million pairs of Jeans each year.

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Indigo dye was first used for jeans because of its durability and ability to hide dirt when not washed.

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Iconic movies such as Rebel without a Cause and The Wild One first made jeans popular with teenagers, a demographic that was only starting to emerge as a distinct group in the 1950s.

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Denim fabric seems to have been reserved for work clothes, when both durability and comfort were needed. Common uses included overalls made of blue denim, worn by mechanics and painters.

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The orange thread traditionally used to sew Levi Strauss blue jeans was intentionally selected to match the copper rivets that doubled the durability of the jeans...

 

El hilo de color naranja utilizado tradicionalmente para coser  los Levi Strauss jeans color azul fue seleccionado intencionalmente para que coincida con los remaches de cobre que duplican la durabilidad de los Levi's jeans...

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Authentic blue denim takes its characteristic color from interweaving indigo (blue) and white threads. The term "bull denim" refers to colored/dyed denim.

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At least 225 pair of denim jeans can be made from one bale of cotton.

Por lo menos 225 pares de pantalones de mezclilla se puede hacer de una paca de algodón.

Almeno 225 paio di jeans può essere fatto da una balla di cotone.

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Italian sailors from Genoa wear cotton trousers and the French call Genoa and the people who live there, "Genes." The name "jeans" was applied to the pants as well.

 

Los marineros italianos de Génova usaban pantalones de algodón y los franceses los llamaban Génova y las personas que viven allí, "Genes". El nombre "Jeans" se aplicó a los pantalones también.

 

Marinai italiani da Genova indossano pantaloni di cotone e francesi chiamano Genova e le persone che ci vivono, "geni". Il nome "jeans" è stato applicato ai pantaloni pure.

Men's Jeans Fact

The average American owns seven pairs of jeans.
While once relegated to casual wear only, times have changed and denim is now a daily necessity, with most men sporting jeans from the time they wake up straight through to the cocktail hour. No wonder most men own more pairs of jeans than they do suits.