Jeans

Guide Note

Jeans are a pant or trousers made from denim, but can be made from other varieties of fabrics such as cotton or Corduroy. Jeans were originally produced as a work pant for laborers and farmers. In 1850 jeans became synonymous with Levi's, founded by Levi Strauss. Blue jeans became popular with the teenagers of the 1950s, where the style was to roll or cuff the bottoms, and wear them with a crisp white T-shirt. Today jeans are one of the most popular article of clothing, available is hundreds of styles and colors.

Fast Facts

1. First marketed by Levi Strauss
2. In the 16th century, jeans were known as dungarees
3. Levi's are the most widely known jean

Levi Strauss, was a German merchant living in San Francisco. Strauss began selling jeans to the California mining camps using the name Levi's. One of Strauss's frequent customers was a tailor by the name of Jacob Davis, Davis often purchased bolts of fabric to reinforce rips and tares in workers jeans. Davis soon came up with the idea of using copper rivets to reinforce areas that were subjected to the most strain such as pockets, outer seams and the fly. Unable to afford a patent, Davis went to Strauss with his idea. Strauss and Davis soon became partners, and in 1873 they received patent number 139,921.

• 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