Jeans are trousers made from denim. Trousers are an item of Clothing worn on the lower part of the body from the waist to the ankles covering both legs separately (rather than with cloth stretching across Denim is a rugged Cotton Twill Textile, in which the Weft passes under two ( twi- "double" or more warp fibers Mainly designed for work, they became popular among teenagers starting in the 1950s. Manual labour (or manual labor) is physical work done with the hands especially in an unskilled job such as fruit and vegetable picking road building or any Historic brands include Levi's, Jordache, and Wrangler. Levi Strauss & Co (LS&CO is a privately held Clothing company known worldwide for its Levi's brand of Denim Jeans. Jordache Enterprises Inc is a Clothing company that Manufactures (or contracts for the manufacture of Apparel including Shirts Jeans Wrangler is a manufacturer of Jeans. The brand is owned by the VF Corporation, who also own Lee, JanSport and The North Face Today jeans are a very popular form of casual dress around the world and come in many styles and colors, with the "blue jeans" particularly identified with the American culture, especially the American Old West. In the European tradition casual is the Dress code which emphasizes comfort and personal expression over presentation and uniformity The development of the culture of the United States of America — music, cinema, dance, architecture, literature, poetry

History

The earliest known precursor to jeans is the Indian export of a thick cotton cloth, in the 16th century, known as dungaree. Dungaree may refer to Dungaree a Hindu goddess living on a Dungar a moderate size hill or a small mountain Dyed in indigo, it was sold near the Dongarii Fort near Bombay. Indigo dye is Dye with a distinctive blue color (see Indigo) The chemical compound that constitutes the indigo dye is called indigotin Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial Sailors cut it to suit them. [1]

Jeans fabric was made in Chieri, a town near Turin (Italy), in the 1600s. Chieri is a town in the Province of Turin, Piedmont ( Italy) located about 11 km southeast of Turin (15 km by rail and 13 km by road Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest It was sold through the harbour of Genoa, that was the capital of an independent republic, and a naval power. Genoa ( Genova, ˈdʒɛːnova in Italian; Zena in Genoese and Ligurian; Genua in Latin and archaically in English The Most Serene Republic of Genoa (Repubblica di Genova was an independent state in Liguria on the northwestern Italian coast from the 11th century 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. According to many people the jeans name comes from bleu de Genes, i. e. , blue of Genoa. The raw material used to come from the city of Nîmes (France) de Nîmes i. Nîmes ( Provençal Occitan: Nimes in both classical and Mistralian norms is a city in southern France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. e. denim. Denim is a rugged Cotton Twill Textile, in which the Weft passes under two ( twi- "double" or more warp fibers

Riveted jeans

A German-Jewish dry goods merchant Levi Strauss was selling blue jeans under the "Levi's" name to the mining communities of California in the 1850s. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Levi Strauss, born Löb Strauß, ( February 26, 1829 - September 26, 1902) was a German - Jewish immigrant California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. One of Strauss's customers was Jacob Davis, a tailor who frequently purchased bolts of cloth from the Levi Strauss & Co wholesale house. Jacob W Davis (Youphes was born in Riga, Latvia in 1831 and came to Reno Nevada in June 1868 Wholesaling is the sale of Goods or Merchandise to Retailers to industrial commercial institutional or other professional Business users 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 tof the button fly. Copper (ˈkɒpɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol Cu (cuprum and Atomic number 29 A rivet is a mechanical Fastener. Before it is installed it consists of a smooth cylindrical shaft with a head on one end Davis did not have the required money to purchase a patent, so he wrote to Strauss suggesting that they both go into business together. A patent is a set of Exclusive rights granted by a State to an inventor or his assignee for a fixed period of time in exchange for a disclosure of an After Strauss accepted Davis's offer, the two men received patent #139,921, a patent for an "Improvement in Fastening Pocket-Openings," from the United States Patent and Trademark Office on May 20, 1873. The United States Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO or USPTO) is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that issues Patents to Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

Jeans in popular culture

Blue jeans

Copper rivets for reinforcing pockets are a characteristic feature of blue jeans. A rivet is a mechanical Fastener. Before it is installed it consists of a smooth cylindrical shaft with a head on one end

Initially, blue jeans were simply sturdy trousers worn by workers, especially in the factories during World War II. Working class is a term used in academic Sociology and in ordinary conversation to describe depending on context and speaker those employed in specific fields or types World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including 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. zipper (data structure A zipper ( English: zip fastener or zip) is a popular device for temporarily joining two edges of fabric. In the United States during the 1950s, wearing of blue jeans by teenagers and young adults became symbolic of mild protest against conformity. The development of the culture of the United States of America — music, cinema, dance, architecture, literature, poetry For the 2008 British film by Noel Clarke see Adulthood (film. 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 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 Co.). Denim is a rugged Cotton Twill Textile, in which the Weft passes under two ( twi- "double" or more warp fibers A textile is a flexible material comprised of a network of natural or artificial Fibres often referred to as thread or Yarn. For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" Stone washing is a textiles manufacturing process typically utilized by the fashion industry in order to give a newly-assembled cloth garments a worn-out appearance The Great Western Garment Co (GWG was a Canadian Denim and western wear clothing company founded in 1911 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. In popular usage eccentricity refers to unusual or odd Behavior on the part of an individual Edmonton (ˈɛdmɨntɨn is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. Denim is a rugged Cotton Twill Textile, in which the Weft passes under two ( twi- "double" or more warp fibers 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. Denim is a rugged Cotton Twill Textile, in which the Weft passes under two ( twi- "double" or more warp fibers 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. A textile is a flexible material comprised of a network of natural or artificial Fibres often referred to as thread or Yarn. Career is a term defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as an individual's "course or progress through life (or a distinct portion of life"

Being imported American products, especially in the case of the Soviet Union which restricted hard currency imports, jeans were somewhat expensive. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 In Spain they are known as vaqueros or "cowboys," in Danish cowboybukser meaning "cowboy pants" and in Chinese niuzaiku (SC: 牛仔裤), literally, "cowboy pants" (trousers), indicating their association with the American West, cowboy culture, and outdoors work. Danish ( d̥ænsɡ̊ is one of the North Germanic languages (also called Scandinavian languages a sub-group of the Germanic branch of the

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 (sometimes called Cotton Batt insulation) used in the construction of houses. A selection of insulation materials can aid in Building insulation. Due to its low relative synthetic chemical composition and because it is made of recycled materials, it is gaining prominence in green building circles. Green building is the practice of increasing the efficiency with which buildings use resources — Energy, Water, and Materials — while reducing building Like conventional insulation, it moderates heat transfer and reduces sound transfer between floors or rooms. Blue Jean insulation has an excellent R-Value of 3. The R value or R-value is a measure of Thermal resistance (K·m²/W used in the building and Construction industry 7, making it a preferable insulator to typical fiberglass batts even without taking into account the environmental considerations.

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
• Low-rise jeans
• Original jeans
• Overall
• 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 (Low rise can be called Low Riders). Jeans are Trousers made from Denim. Mainly designed for work, they became popular among Teenagers starting in the 1950s. Bell-bottoms is a Trousers that become wider from the Knees downwards Bell-bottoms is a Trousers that become wider from the Knees downwards Carpenter jeans are Jeans with many pockets and loops which can be used to carry objects such as tools and are often loose around the Leg to be able to accommodated Hip-huggers are a style of pants worn by both men and women generally made of Denim and fitted tightly around the hips and thighs while flaring out towards the lower Low-rise jeans, worn by both men and women are Jeans intended to sit low on or below the hips. Originality is the aspect of created or invented works by as being new or novel and thus can be distinguished from reproductions, clones forgeries, or Distinguish from Overhaul. An overall is a type of Garment which is usually used as Protective clothing when working Phat pants or phatties are a cut of jeans worn by ravers that are fitted at the waist but get wider down the legs all the way to the ground where they enclose the feet due Sagging is a manner of wearing Pants or Shorts below the Waist, revealing some or all of their underwear. Skinny jeans have a snug fit through the legs and end in a small leg opening Wide leg jeans are a style of Clothing popularized in the mid-to-late 1990s especially by men trying to achieve an "alternative" style A Jort (or Jorts, plural a portmanteau of "jean-shorts" is a garment worn by women or men that covers the pelvic area the buttocks and the upper part of the legs Jeans for men usually have a longer rise and zipper, whereas women have a shorter rise and zipper, although exceptions do exist and this is largely a function of current trends. In decades past, when high-waisted jeans were popular, it was often the women's that featured a longer rise.

External links

• How Jeans Are Made