Jeans are pants (trousers) made from denim.Originally intended for working people and laborers,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, with the "blue jeans" particularly identified with the American culture, especially the American Old West. Jeans is a 1998 Tamil musical and romantic film. ... “Young Men” redirects here. ... Levis is a brand of riveted denim jeans manufactured by Levi Strauss & Co. ... Jordache is a brand of designer jeans that started in 1978 by the Nakash brothers in New York. ... Wrangler is one of the oldest and most popular jeans brands in the world. ... For the football culture, see Casuals. ... This article very generally discusses the customs and culture of the United States; for the culture of the United States, see arts and entertainment in the United States. ... The cowboy, the quintessential symbol of the American Old West, circa 1887. ...

History

The earliest known precursor to 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] 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. ... 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. ... Look up Dungaree in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Indigo dye indigo molecule Indigo dye is an important dyestuff with a distinctive blue color (see indigo). ... This article or section should be merged with Mumbai Mumbai (previously known as Bombay) is the worlds most populous conurbation, and is the sixth most populous agglomeration in the world. ...

Jeans fabric was made in Chieri, a town near Turin (Italy), already in 1600s. It was sold through the harbour of Genoa, that was the capital of 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. According to many people the jeans name comes from bleu de Genes, i.e. blue of Genoa. The raw material was coming from the city of Nîmes (France) de Nîmes i.e. denim. Chieri is a town in the Province of Turin, Piedmont (Italy), located about 13 miles SE by rail and 8 miles by road from the town of Turin. ... Torino redirects here. ... For other uses, see Genoa (disambiguation). ... 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. ... This article is about the material denim. ...

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 #139,921, a patent for an "Improvement in Fastening Pocket-Openings," from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Alternative meaning: Claude L vi-Strauss, the French anthropologist. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... 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. ... For other uses, see Copper (disambiguation). ... Solid rivets Metal wheel with riveted spokes and tyre. ... For other uses, see Patent (disambiguation). ... is the 140th day of the year (141st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... PTO headquarters in Alexandria 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, 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 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.). 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]}. Image File history File linksMetadata Closeup_of_copper_rivet_on_jeans. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Closeup_of_copper_rivet_on_jeans. ... Solid rivets Metal wheel with riveted spokes and tyre. ... The term working class is used to denote a social class. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Zipper slider brings together the two sides A zipper (British English: zip fastener or zip) is a popular device for temporarily joining two edges of fabric. ... This article very generally discusses the customs and culture of the United States; for the culture of the United States, see arts and entertainment in the United States. ... “Young Men” redirects here. ... See Adult. ... This article is about the material denim. ... For other uses, see Textile (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into jeans. ... The Great Western Garment Co. ... This page refers to eccentricity in behavior and popular usage. ... 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. ... This article is about the material denim. ... This article is about the material denim. ... For other uses, see Textile (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

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", in Danish cowboybukser meaning "cowboy pants" 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. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Great Basin region, typical American West The Western United States has played a significant role in history and fiction. ...

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. 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 heat transfer and reduces sound transfer between floors or rooms. Blue Jean insulation has an excellent R-Value of 3.7, making it a preferable insulator to typical fiberglass batts even without taking into account the environmental considerations. A selection of insulation materials can aid in building insulation. ... This article is about green building construction. ... R-value is a term predominantly used in the building industry to rate the insulative properties of construction materials and building assemblies. ...

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 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. ... A bootcut, alternatively spelled boot cut, this is a style of trouser and/or jeans that tapers to the knee and flares out to accommodate a boot. ... 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 the affixed items. ... Hip-huggers are a style of pants typically worn by females. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Originality refers to something being new or novel. ... Look up overall in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Raver wearing his phat pants Phat pants covered in reflective material. ... A male sagging his pants to reveal his plaid boxer shorts. ... Skinny jeans are a style of jeans that have a snug fit all the way through the legs and end in a small leg opening. ... Wide leg jeans were a boys style of clothing popularized in the mid-to-late 1990s by boys trying to achieve an alternative style. ... This page is a candidate to be copied to Wiktionary. ...

External links

• How Jeans Are Made