Denim- Interesting facts
Denim has always been great choice to fill the closet, it is comfy, stylish and durable. There are different styles you can create on, numerous designs you will find in the market both for ladies and gents.
But as with everything else in the world, there’s some strange facts and figures when it comes to these universal blue trousers, here are few facts I found very interesting-
- The first jeans came in two styles, indigo blue and brown cotton “duck”.
- First name for jeans was “waist overalls”.
- Indigo that is used for the coloring of denim for jeans is a very old color which was made from plants but now is synthetically made
- Jeans were first colored with indigo because darker color better hides the dirt
- Rivets are used on jeans to make them stronger especially on pockets. In the beginning Levi Strauss & Co. Placed rivets on all pockets, front, and back but people complained that rivets on the back pockets scratched saddles and chairs so at first they covered them and then removed them altogether from the back pockets.
- Making of one pair of pant requires 37 separate sewing operations…
- The oldest known pair of Levi’s jeans were found in 1997 and were 100 years old.
- The world’s longest jeans were made by the Chinese. It measures 68m in length, 35 meters in width and weighs 3 tons and has managed to enter the “Guinness Records Book”.
- In a time when the jeans were worn by factory workers, jeans for men had zippers on the front, but jeans for women had zippers on the side.
- 20 thousand tons of indigo are produced annually for the purpose of dyeing of jeans.
- From one bale of cotton 2-15 to 225 pairs of jeans can be made.
- Over 50% of denim is produced in Asia, specifically China, India, and Bangladesh.
- Blue jeans were banned at certain places like schools, theaters, and restaurants in the ‘50s because they were seen as a form of rebellion against conformism.
- Stretch denim is a type of denim that is used for skinny jeans. It is not made from the pure cotton, but it has an elastic component such as elastane.
- Around 7.5 billion feet of denim fabric is produced every single year.
- If you’ve ever wondered why the inside of denim garments are white, this is because only the outside (warp) is dyed indigo. The weft (interior) is not dyed.
- In 2001, George W. Bush decided that staff in the Oval Office were not allowed to wear jeans anymore.
- One of the common features of Levi’s jeans is orange stitching, which is sometimes seen on their jeans. This was first used to match the copper rivets which were first used on jeans.
- Soldiers during World War II would wear jeans when off duty, as they were comfortable and casual and allowed them to worry less about getting dirty.
- Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikikaisha is the company which makes 90% of the world’s zippers for jeans. The initials YKK can often be found on the zippers.
- Blue jeans are illegal in North Korea.
denim jacket going casual
Denim pant paired for with bikers gear
denim pant paired with half saree
Jeans
Denim jean with long coat
Denim Jeans and Jacket
Here I have shared few interesting facts about denim that we widely use, thanks to Google
will be discussing the consequences created by denim on the environment
stay tune…
Thank you for your time
Will Shine One Day!!!
View more on the sustainable fashion at Fashionktm Abir store;
T-shirt Collection at Fashionktm;