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https://www.npr.org/2023/05/21/ [login to see] /blue-jeans-150-years-old
There's bootcut, skinny, flare, ripped, low-rise, high-rise — even blue jean look-alikes called jeggings impersonating the classic denim piece.
They all lead back a century and a half ago, to a Latvian-Jewish immigrant working as a tailor in Reno, Nev., named Jacob Davis. He had a customer whose work pants kept tearing.
To solve the problem, he added metal rivets at the stress points of the pants, making them stronger. According to historian Lynn Downey, the rivets were only part of what made the pants durable enough to withstand a full day's work.
There's bootcut, skinny, flare, ripped, low-rise, high-rise — even blue jean look-alikes called jeggings impersonating the classic denim piece.
They all lead back a century and a half ago, to a Latvian-Jewish immigrant working as a tailor in Reno, Nev., named Jacob Davis. He had a customer whose work pants kept tearing.
To solve the problem, he added metal rivets at the stress points of the pants, making them stronger. According to historian Lynn Downey, the rivets were only part of what made the pants durable enough to withstand a full day's work.
Durable and enduring, blue jeans turn 150
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel have never had a "thing" for Levi's or any name brand clothing item. We wore what my dad could afford.
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Bought my first pair of Levi's when I was 12 with money saved from mowing lawns and doing chores. Paid $4.50 for them. Never bought another brand through my life, in fact wearing a pair right now. It is my choice for trousers. I wear them until they get raggedy, then make cut-offs out of them.
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