Blue Jeans

Jeans are trousers traditionally made from denim, but may also be made from a variety of fabrics including cotton and corduroy. Originally work clothes, they became popular among teenagers starting in the 1950s. Historic brands include Levi's and Wrangler. Today jeans are a very popular form of casual dress around the world and come in many styles and colours. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (435x650, 98 KB) from de:Bild:Jeans. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (435x650, 98 KB) from de:Bild:Jeans. ... The origin of modern mens trousers: a sans-culotte by Louis-Léopold Boilly. ... Denim as used for blue jeans, with a copper rivet to strengthen a pocket. ... Cotton ready for harvest. ... Corduroy is a fabric comprised of twisted fibers that when woven lay parallel (similar to twill) to one another to form the cloths distinct pattern, a cord. ... (See also List of types of clothing) Introduction Humans often wear articles of clothing (also known as dress, garments or attire) on the body (for the alternative, see nudity). ... A separate article is about the punk band called The Adolescents. ... The 1950s was the decade spanning the years 1950 to 1959. ... Levis® is a brand of riveted denim jeans manufactured by Levi Strauss & Co. ... Wrangler is one of the oldest and most popular jeans brands in the world. ...

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 Mumbai. Sailors cut it to suit them. [1] Look up Dungaree in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Indigo is the color of light between 440 to 420 nanometres in wavelength, placing it between blue and violet. ... MumbaÄ« (Marathi: मुंबई, IPA: ), formerly known as Bombay, is the capital of the state of Maharashtra, and the most populous city of India and the world, with an estimated population of about 13 million (as of 2006)[1]. Mumbai is located on the west coast of Maharashtra. ...

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 trousers 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 trousers, "jeans" and "blue jeans", today. Country Italy Region Liguria Province Genoa (GE) Mayor Giuseppe Pericu (since 2005-05-30) Elevation 20 m Area 243 km² Population  - Total (as of 2006) 620,316  - Density 2,553/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Genovesi Dialing code 010 Postal code 16100 Frazioni Acquasanta, Vesima Patron St. ... The Republic of Genoa, in full the Most Serene Republic of Genoa (known as the Ligurian Republic from 1798 to 1805) was an independent state in Liguria on the northwestern Italian coast from ca. ... Nîmes (Provençal Occitan: Nimes in both classical and Mistralian norms) is a city and commune of southern France. ...

In the 1850s Levi Strauss, a Bavarian dry goods merchant living in San Francisco, was selling blue jeans under the "Levi's" name to the mining communities of California. One of Levi's customers was Jacob Davis, a tailor who frequently purchased bolts of cloth from the Levi Strauss & Co wholesale house. After one of Jacob's customers kept purchasing cloth to reinforce torn trousers, 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. Jacobs did not have the required money to purchase a patent, so he wrote to Levi 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, and the blue jeans, as we know it today, was born. US139121, patent for jeans This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... // Events and Trends Technology Production of steel revolutionised by invention of the Bessemer process Benjamin Silliman fractionates petroleum by distillation for the first time First transatlantic telegraph cable laid First safety elevator installed by Elisha Otis Science Charles Darwin publishes The Origin of Species, putting forward the theory of evolution... Alternative meaning: Claude L vi-Strauss, the French anthropologist. ... The Free State of Bavaria  (German: Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... This article is becoming very long. ... This page may meet Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Wholesaling consists of the sale of goods/merchandise to retailers, to industrial, commercial, institutional, or other professional business users or to other wholesalers and related subordinated services. ... General Name, Symbol, Number copper, Cu, 29 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 4, d Appearance metallic pinkish red Atomic mass 63. ... A rivetted buffer beam on a steam locomotive A rivet is a mechanical fastener consisting of a smooth cylindrical shaft with heads on either end, the second one formed in position. ... A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state to a person for a fixed period of time in exchange for the regulated, public disclosure of certain details of a device, method, process or composition of matter (substance) (known as an invention) which is new, inventive, and... May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO or USPTO) is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that provides patent and trademark protection to inventors and businesses for their inventions and corporate and product identification. ...

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. 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 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-1960s the denim and textiles industry was revolutionized by the introduction of the pre-washing craze. Entrepreneur and noted eccentric, Donald Freeland of Edmonton, Alberta developed the technique 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. 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. Image File history File linksMetadata Closeup_of_copper_rivet_on_jeans. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Closeup_of_copper_rivet_on_jeans. ... A rivetted buffer beam on a steam locomotive A rivet is a mechanical fastener consisting of a smooth cylindrical shaft with heads on either end, the second one formed in position. ... The term working class is used to denote a social class. ... The 1950s was the decade spanning the years 1950 to 1959. ... A young adult is an informal term used to describe the transition from teenager to adult. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... This article is about the type of fabric. ... In popular usage, eccentricity refers to unusual or odd behavior on the part of a person, as opposed to being normal. ... Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta, situated in the north central region of the province, an area with some of the most fertile farm land on the prairies. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... See also 1990s, the band The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, sometimes informally including popular culture from the very late 1980s and from 2000 and beyond. ...

In Eastern Europe, blue jeans symbolize American culture and "the good life". Being imported American products, especially in the case of the Soviet Union which restricted hard currency imports, they 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. Eastern Europe is the eastern region of Europe variably defined. ... Simplified Chinese characters (Simplified Chinese: 简体字; Traditional Chinese: 簡體字; pinyin: jiǎntǐzì; also called 简化字/簡化字, jiǎnhuàzì) are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Great Basin region, typical American West The Western United States has played a significant role in history and fiction. ...

Fits

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

• Ankle
• Loose
• Straight
• Boot cut
• Baggy
• Phat pants
• Slim Fit
• Overalls
• Boy Cut or Boyfriend
• Bell Bottom/Flares
• Saggy
• Carpenter
• Original
• Classic
• Skinny Leg
• Wide Leg

Rises in jeans (the distance from the crotch to the waistband) range from high-waisted to superlow-rise. Can be spelled either boot cut or bootcut, this is a style of trouser that tapers to the knee and flares out to accommodate a boot. ... Phat pants are a style of pants, worn by men and women that are fitted at the hips/waist and widen all the way down to the ground enclosing the feet due to their width. ... ... Sagging is the fashion of wearing trousers (slacks, shorts or jeans) below the waist, often exposing the underwear. ... Wide leg jeans were a boys style of clothing popularized in the mid-to-late 1990s by boys trying to achieve an alternative style. ...

Types

Besides trousers, denim can also be made into:

• Shorts
• Skorts
• Dresses
• Skirts
• Shirts
• Jackets
• Bags
• Capris
• Cut offs
• Daisy Dukes

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Law

On 10 February 1999 the Italian Supreme Court of Appeal in Rome overturned a rape conviction, stating that jeans are unable to be removed without the wearer's consent. Therefore, they ruled, the supposed victim must have been an active participant in the act. [2] This last verdict, however, was also overturned, on 28 November 2001 by the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation, which finally established that wearing jeans does not excuse rape. [3] February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Nickname: The Eternal City Location within Province of Rome in the Region of Lazio Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Mayor of Rome Walter Veltroni Area    - City 1,285 Your Mom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! km²  (496. ... November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

See also

• Denim
• Designer jeans
• Jeans fetishism
• Lowrise jeans

Denim as used for blue jeans, with a copper rivet to strengthen a pocket. ... Designer jeans are jeans that were marketed as fashion and status symbols. ... Jeans fetishism is a sexual fetish relating to jeans or denim, particularly worn by women but also by men. ... Lowrise jeans are pants made of jeans, with a deliberately low-cut waist, intended to wear low on the hips. ...

External links

• Denimology: for those addicted to hunting for the perfect pair of jeans
• HonestForum: the web's biggest premium denim discussion board
• How Jeans Are Made
• The history of Indigo Dyeing
• Ripped Jeans Guide