10 amazing facts about your jeans and denim

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Denim is one of the most frequently used types of cotton fabrics. People of different ages wear denim clothes all year round. How much do you really know about them?

Everyone has a pair of jeans. They are comfortable and go almost with any other clothing. However, not all of us know that denim and jeans have a long and interesting history.

Before reading the article try to answer these tricky questions about jeans:

1. What year was the patent for copper rivets for denim jeans issued?
2. The patch on which brand of jeans features two horses pulling a pair of jeans apart?

#1 First denim comes from Nîmes, France. However, the first pair of jeans is believed to originate from Genoa, Italy.

#2 This type of pants became popular in 1873. It happened after Jacob W. Davis, a tailor from Nevada, created rivet-reinforced pair of jeans for workers. All previous pants didn't last long so this model was in high demand.

#3 Levi Strauss founded a company that sold fine dry goods including clothes. Together with Jacob W. Davis, who was one of his customers, they patented the new style of pants - riveted blue jeans. Soon the company started mass production of blue jeans.

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#4 It's interesting to learn that Levi Strauss never wore jeans as he was a wealthy man and this item of clothing was meant for workers.

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#5 Indigo is a colorant used to make denim blue. It is one of the oldest dyes used specially for clothes. It was derived from certain plants and now it is produced synthetically.

#6 Blue jeans are forbidden to be worn in North Korea.

#7 The small pocket on jeans was meant for pocket watches.

#8 In the 1950s the jeans were not allowed to be worn at schools as they were considered the symbol of rebellion.

#9 The most expensive pair of jeans costs $250,000. The jeans are decorated with gold and diamonds.

#10 On average, 6 billion pairs of jeans are made every year.

What other facts about jeans do you know? Do you like denim clothes? Share in comments!

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