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The Origin of Denim Jeans

Article Category: Fashion

Author Name: chickie maxwell

The origin of the denim jeans, although a bit nebulous, is quite interesting. The real answer as to where it came from is somehow subject to conjecture, although there are specific clues that are considered relatively reliable.

The word denim jeans is attributed to at least two distinct sources. The word denim is thought to derive from Serge de Nimes, which is a fabric that comes from a French town called Nimes. This fabric is believed to be a mix of wool silk. Denim in the 19th century had a navy weft and white warp. It is considered a sturdy and hardwearing cloth that is well suited for heavy labor.

The word jeans, on the other hand, is believed by most historians to come from the word Genoese. These are Italian sailors who hail from Genoa, who used to wear a blue-colored fustian fabric when riding out to sea. This fabric was made of linen or wool, combined with cotton, and steadily imported to England since the 1500s.

During the 1800s, makers of trousers in the United States used sturdy cotton duck as well as jeans and denim fabrics for local consumption. At some point in time, some of the makers of these fabrics may have replaced these materials in favor of readily acquired and local cotton, which eventually transformed the fabric used into pure cotton.

Jeans as they are popularly known today may have well been invented by Levi Strauss. At least he is the one credited with the invention. Certainly, he and Jacob Davis have the official patent for the distinctive copper rivets that are seen in all kinds of jeans today, whatever its brand name. Strauss came to the United States with his family in 1847, settling in New York. His family's business consisted of selling dry goods like canvas and drapery goods. In the early 1850s, he migrated to San Francisco to take advantage of the gold rush in California. He sought to sell his dry goods there, thinking that business would be good.

He did sell dry goods, but also started selling denim jeans, using his name as the brand name still widely famous even today. Back then, he used to call his trousers waist overalls, because they looked certainly like bib overalls minus the bibs. Jeans in general during those times were loose fitting, not like the fitted jeans of today.

It was twenty years after his migration to California that he and Davis successfully banded together to put the signature copper rivets still seen in all modern jeans. These rivets served to strengthen the points of stress in the trousers that reinforced them and made them less likely to tear due to the hard labor they were subjected to.

Strauss initially used cotton duck and denim for his fabric, but eventually, the denim was more favored because of the comfort it provided. The 1950s saw the boom in the jeans market, by which time they were no longer associated only with workmen. Since that time, jeans have become a fashion staple for people of all classes.

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