Denim - Some Trivia
Aug 4, 2020 11:04:33 #
1CanonGuy wrote:
Funny I thought Levi Strouse invented denim wow learn something new every day thks Jerry.
Nah!!! He just composed waltzes!
Mark
Aug 4, 2020 11:07:38 #
Bunko.T wrote:
I don’t know if the trend is from America or it’s ... (show quote)
Similar to the 80's movie "So Fine".
Aug 4, 2020 11:56:24 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I watched a TV show about denim. A town in France named Nimes combined different color threads to produce what we now call denim. Why "denim"?
"Nîmes is historically known for its textiles. Denim, the fabric of blue jeans, derives its name from this city (Serge de Nîmes)." "de Nimes" became "denim."
"Nîmes is historically known for its textiles. Denim, the fabric of blue jeans, derives its name from this city (Serge de Nîmes)." "de Nimes" became "denim."
Aug 4, 2020 12:02:13 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I watched a TV show about denim. A town in France named Nimes combined different color threads to produce what we now call denim. Why "denim"?
"Nîmes is historically known for its textiles. Denim, the fabric of blue jeans, derives its name from this city (Serge de Nîmes)." "de Nimes" became "denim."
"Nîmes is historically known for its textiles. Denim, the fabric of blue jeans, derives its name from this city (Serge de Nîmes)." "de Nimes" became "denim."
Real men wear Wranglers......
Aug 4, 2020 12:10:40 #
Watosh wrote:
Real men wear Wranglers......
Real men do not care, they are self confident in anything.
Aug 4, 2020 12:58:25 #
1Feathercrest
Loc: NEPA
jerryc41 wrote:
He used it to make the tough pants that the California miner wanted. People search for denim pants in the ruins of mines, and they can sell for $1,000, depending on the style.
I thought that Levi Strauss used a canvas for his work pants. They were not called denims or jeans. They were utilitarian "work pants".
Aug 4, 2020 17:48:54 #
Bunko.T wrote:
I don’t know if the trend is from America or it’s ... (show quote)
Guys wear those torn and excessively worn denim pants also. I'd much rather see them with a few holes, except for the buttocks, than the ones who wear them down below their butt and showing their under shorts.
Aug 4, 2020 17:55:29 #
Flying Three
Loc: Berthoud, CO
In the 50's, Levis were not sanforized. The girls would buy a tight pair, put them on and sit in the bathtub until they were well soaked. They would get out and let them dry on for a tight, form fit. Yep, they were. . . .
Aug 4, 2020 20:59:52 #
From their invention until the 50's, jeans were a dark navy blue, like much clothing, because indigo was the cheapest dye available. Then someone had the idea to use blue threads in one direction and white threads in the other, it gave it the soft blue we know today, which made them suddenly popular. At the same time, cheap cloth dyes in a wide range of colors were invented.
And the rather staid 50's gave way to the psychedelic '60's.....
And the rather staid 50's gave way to the psychedelic '60's.....
Aug 5, 2020 07:55:06 #
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