Denim as used for blue jeans, with a copper rivet to strengthen a pocket.

Denim closeup

Denim denotes a rugged cotton twill textile, in which the weft passes under two (twi- "double") or more warp fibers, producing the familiar diagonal ribbing identifiable on the reverse of the fabric, which distinguishes denim from cotton duck. A popular etymology of the word denim is a contraction of serge de Nîmes in France. Denim was traditionally colored blue with indigo dye to make blue "jeans," though "jean" denoted a different, lighter cotton textile. This is because our usage of jean comes from the French word for Genoa, Italy (Gênes), for whom the first denim trousers were made. In 1789 George Washington toured a Massachusetts factory producing machine-woven cotton denim. Image File history File linksMetadata Closeup_of_copper_rivet_on_jeans. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Closeup_of_copper_rivet_on_jeans. ... Download high resolution version (1704x2272, 1655 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1704x2272, 1655 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Cotton ready for harvest. ... A twill weave can easily be identified by its diagonal lines. ... Sunday textile market on the sidewalks of Karachi, Pakistan. ... Weft or woof is the yarn which is shuttled back and forth across the warp to create a woven fabric. ... WaRp. ... Cotton duck (from Dutch doek,linen canvas), also simply duck, sometimes duck cloth or duck canvas is a heavy cotton fabric. ... Nîmes (Provençal Occitan: Nimes in both classical and Mistralian norms) is a city and commune of southern France. ... Indigo dye indigo molecule Indigo dye is an important dyestuff with a distinctive blue color (see indigo). ... Blue Jeans Jeans are trousers traditionally made from denim, but may also be made from a variety of fabrics including cotton and corduroy. ... 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. ... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... George Washington (February 22, 1732–December 14, 1799) led Americas Continental Army to victory over Britain in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and was later elected the first President of the United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Area  Ranked 44th  - Total 10,555 sq mi (27,360 km²)  - Width 183 miles (295 km)  - Length 113 miles (182 km)  - % water 13. ...

A similarly-woven traditional American cotton textile is the diagonal warp-striped hickory cloth that was once associated with railroadmen's overalls, in which blue or black contrasting with undyed white threads form the woven pattern. Hickory cloth was as rugged as hickory timber and was worn by "hicks," although that is not the origin of that slang word, from a nickname for "Richard". Records of a group of New Yorkers headed for the California gold fields in 1849 show that they took along four "Hickory shirts" apiece. Hickory cloth later furnished some "fatigue" pantaloons and shirts in the American Civil War. Species See text Comparison of Carya nuts Ripe hickory nuts ready to fall, Andrews, SC Hickory is a tree of the genus Carya, including 17-19 species of deciduous trees with pinnately compound leaves and large nuts. ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert Edward Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total...

The word dungarees, to identify heavy cotton pants such as overalls can be traced to a thick cotton country-made cloth, Dongari Kapar, which was sold in the quarter contiguous to the Dongari Killa, the fort of what was then known as Bombay (Hobson Johnson Dictionary). The word entered English with just this meaning in 1696 (OED). Dongri Fort was rebuilt in 1769 as Fort George, Bombay, where the first cotton mill was established in 1854. Dyed in indigo, the traditional cloth was used by Portuguese sailors and cut wide so that the legs could be swiftly rolled up when necessary. Thus dungarees have a separate history. 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. ... OED stands for Oxford English Dictionary Office of Enrollment & Discipline This page concerning a three-letter acronym or abbreviation is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Denim and modern culture

Since the mid-1950s denim jeans have consistently been favorites in American youth culture, but have changed style and significance throughout the years. Blue Jeans Jeans are trousers traditionally made from denim, but may also be made from a variety of fabrics including cotton and corduroy. ...

• In the 1930s dude ranches became popular, and Easterners and city people saw at first hand the jeans they knew from movie Westerns. The tradition of wearing out former good clothes behind the plow disappeared from American life, as "work clothes" were marketed through Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward catalogs.
• In the 1940s US Navy servicemen spent the war years in blue denim "dungarees." (Flight suits and fatigues also became familiar comforts to American men.)
• In the 1950s a "biker" sub-culture among de-mobilized veterans of the Korean War, a tough ("butch") gay subculture in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, the blue-collar style of the Beat generation, widely-seen cult movies starring James Dean and Marlon Brando, and a spate of TV westerns independently made jeans a fixture of American life. Jeans were banned in many US public high schools, adding to their allure.
• In the 1960s young women began wearing jeans as well as men. Hippie women embroidered colorful designs on theirs and for their men. Button-fly Levi 501s were marketed even on the US East Coast.
• In 1970 Elio Fiorucci showed designer jeans in Milan. In 1978 the first "designer jeans" came onto the US market, marketed under the brands Jordache, Gloria Vanderbilt and Sergio Valente. Seasonal novelty variations in jeans were marketed as "design statements". Jeans were being worn by Europeans who were not even radical students. In the Soviet bloc, young American tourists exchanged their jeans for valuable goods. As part of the 1970s "country" look, denim prairie skirts became fashionable, usually worn over lace or eyelet-trimmed petticoats.
• In the 1980s, tight stone-washed and acid-washed jeans were very fashionable.
• In the early 1990s, very baggy jeans were in fashion, due in part to the hip hop and urban culture (either originated in the graffiti scene, so that the writer could carry several cans^{[citation needed]}, or originated in prison, as belts were not allowed to be worn since it can be used either as a weapon or to hang one's self.
• Now in the 2000s pants are much less baggy and the stone-washed and acid washed styles from the 1980s are returning, though with some differences. The lengths are longer to keep from bunching up at the feet, and the stressed fabric patterns are "down the middle" to trick the eye into seeing a slimmer body. Denim pants are sold in many different styles: boot cut, relaxed, skinny, straight, baggy, flare, cuffed, cropped, pegged, etc.
• Expensive high-fashion jeans in the mid-2000s feature hand distressing and other finishing techniques to realistically mimic wear and flatter the figure through optical illusion and shading.
  • Whiskering simulates lightly worn creases from the bottom of the fly to the hips, roughly in the shape of a cat's whiskers, and is marketed as visually slimming the hips.
  • Sanding on the front of the thighs lightens the fabric there and gives the illusion of more slender thighs.
  • Cuffs may be tacked in folds before pre-washing to create natural-looking wear at the ankles.

Denim has also been a traditional material used in England and Wales for many years. Due to its hard wearing nature its been highly popular in agriculture since the 1900’s. Dude Ranch is a blink-182 album that was released on June 17, 1997 by Cargo Music/MCA. This was blink-182s second album, containing songs such as Dammit and Josie that helped the group gain popularity. ... The Western is an American genre in literature and film. ... Sears, Roebuck and Company (NYSE: S) was founded in Chicago, Illinois as a catalog merchandiser in 1886 by Richard Sears and Alvah Roebuck. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Although the term refers to any motorcycle enthusiast, sometimes the word biker is sometimes used to mean an outlaw biker, or bikie, who is a member of a 1%er or outlaw motorcycle gang. ... Combatants United Nations: Republic of Korea United States United Kingdom Canada Australia The Netherlands France Philippines Communist states: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea People’s Republic of China Soviet Union Commanders Syngman Rhee Chung Il Kwon Douglas MacArthur Mark W. Clark Matthew Ridgway Kim Il-sung Choi Yong-kun... Butch and femme are terms often used in the lesbian and gay subcultures to describe a persons approximate adherence to traditional masculine and feminine gender roles respectively, within a same-sex relationship, or to describe an individual generally. ... Nickname: Big Apple, City that never Sleeps Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Nickname: The City by the Bay; Fog City Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California City-County San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom Area    - City 122 km²  (47 sq mi)  - Land 121. ... The term Beat Generation refers primarily to a group of American writers of the 1950s. ... James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) was an American film actor who epitomized youthful angst. ... Marlon Brando, Jr. ... Singer at contemporary Russian Rainbow gathering Hippie, occasionally spelled hippy, refers to a subgroup of the 1960s counterculture that began in the United States, becoming an established social group by 1965 before declining in the 1970s. ... Levis is a brand of riveted denim jeans manufactured by Levi Strauss & Co. ... Designer jeans are jeans that were marketed as fashion and status symbols. ... Jordache is a brand of designer jeans that started in 1978 by the Nakash brothers in New York. ... Gloria Vanderbilt, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1958. ... White lace is often used in collars and other fabric borders. ... An eyelet is a small hole in material, the edge of which is protected by a ring of metal (eyelet), through which a piece of string, a shoelace, etc. ... Madame de Pompadour in an elaborately embroidered gown with matching petticoat, 1760s A petticoat or underskirt is an article of clothing for women; specifically an undergarment to be worn under a skirt, dress or saree. ... 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 late 1980s and shortly after the year 2000. ... Breakdancer in Ljubljana, Slovenia. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... 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. ... In sewing, to tack or baste is to make quick, temporary stitching intended to be removed. ...

Many blue jean companies had this name as company name.

1980's hit pop star Tiffany wearing a denim jacket

Denim jackets (or jean jackets), originally worn by cowboys as an alternative to a cotton duck "chore coat", have also gained fashion status since the 1950s. Many pop-culture icons are closely associated with the denim jacket, including: Image File history File links Tiffany-I_Think_We're_Alone_Now-12in. ... Image File history File links Tiffany-I_Think_We're_Alone_Now-12in. ... Tiffany Renee Darwish (born October 2, 1971 in Norwalk, California; sometimes mistakenly reported as being born in Oklahoma, where she has some relatives), professionally known as Tiffany, is an American singer who had a number of teen pop hits during the late 1980s. ... The 1950s was the decade spanning the years 1950 to 1959. ...

• James Dean
• Deborah Gibson
• Status Quo
• Tiffany
• George Michael

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See also

• Denim (color)
• Designer jeans
• Dry denim
• Jeans

Denim is a shade of blue that resembles the shade of blue used in Denim. ... Designer jeans are jeans that were marketed as fashion and status symbols. ... Dry denim, as opposed to washed denim, is denim fabric that is not washed after being dyed during its production. ... Blue Jeans Jeans are trousers traditionally made from denim, but may also be made from a variety of fabrics including cotton and corduroy. ...

External links

• Denimology: for those addicted to hunting for the perfect pair of jeans
• HonestForum: the web's biggest pemium denim discussion board
• The Denim Blog
• Pioneer 1847 Companies
• Denim pants in 1847 Bingham painting
• Levi-Strauss and denim "jeans"
• Gap Inc and Gap "1969" denim
• The Hobson Johnson Dictionary
• 'Denim Listing'
• Style Forum - Streetwear section discusses modern premium denim jeans and their main predecessor, the 1947 Levis 501