How Blue Jeans Became a Social Equalizer
<p>Denim is a twill constructed cotton fabric woven with a dyed warp and white filling threads. It comes from the phrase Serge de Nimes or serge from Nimes, a city in France that first reproduced this textile. Denim has been around for so many years, but it only became popular when the fabric was<strong> reinforced with rivets into sturdy work wear</strong>. Businessman Levi Strauss and tailor Jacob Davis were behind this innovation.</p>
<p>In 1873, Strauss and Davis got the patent for <a href="https://www.levistrauss.com/levis-history/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">the jeans we know today</a>. The patent was then called Improvement for Fastening Pocket-Openings, a straightforward way to name Davis’s design.</p>
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