Italy: American clothing originated from denim-like clothing in Genoa, Italy more than 500 years ago.
A recently discovered series of paintings by a Northern Italian artist from the 1650s depict denim-like clothing.
This series of paintings further confirms that denim originates from Italy
France: A town in France named Serge de Nimes tried to reproduce this type of denim but ended up weaving the most primitive type of denim, a very strong, durable combination of silk, wool and cotton.
If you pay attention, you will see a huge difference, which is that denim is woven from 1 colored thread and 1 white thread, while jeans are woven from 2 threads of the same color.
The American West: It was not until the 1850s that denim appeared in America.
Miners in the Far West loved denim overalls
Immediately, they became popular among gold miners and cowboys and were also studded with rivets for even more durability.
Wanting to avoid being imitated by other tailors, Jacobs did not have enough money or production facilities, so he turned to his material supplier, Levi Strauss, to apply for a patent together, exploiting its full potential.
Since then, jeans have become popular among other classes of people, appearing on screen, as a symbol of the spirit of freedom and becoming an indispensable outfit in any wardrobe.
In the late 1970s, the movement to decorate jeans blossomed.
Pants with beaded, metallic, embroidered, painted, etc. began to appear in the 70s and 80s.
Denim images through time:
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