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how jeans were first made.
when jeans were first invented they were made with a coarse cotton-wool. when they made the overalls they were made out of cotton duck , cotton duck is what we call now a days as canvas. JEans prices started at 1.25 -
fun facts
in the 18th century trade, slave labor, and cotton plantions increaed. the word jeans came from a french word "nim". Jeans did not get the name jeans until 1960's. -
early 1900s
Gold miners would wear jeans and overall. They wanted things like these because they were storng and wouldnt tear. -
Leob Stratuss
Leob Sttuss started a whole sale buisness (clothes) . Stratuss changed his name a few years later to "LEVI" . levi is now what we call our brand of jeans. levi are one of our most popular pairs of jeans still to this day ... -
1940s
in the 1940s fewer jeans were being made during the WWII. But a lot of soliders would wear them in there free time. THe type of style they used in this time frame was the cuffed the bottom of the jeans and wore them short ( highwaters ) !! -
1950s
In the 1950s is when the younger ggeneration would begin to wear jeans. It was also a sign as a rebel. People would wear jeans at leisure occations and to boating events . Prices of jeasn were in the range of 5-7 $ ~ -
1960-70s
Time frame of cold war and the hippies . the types of styles that came out were ....
~embrodered jeans , painted jeans, hip huggers, and bellbottoms !! jeans only cost 10-15 $ ... -
Citations
Lohmann, B. (2005). Jeans: Blue denim. history and evolution of blue jeans. Jeans: Blue Denim. History and Evolution of Blue Jeans. Retrieved from http://www.designboom.com/eng/education/denim2.html The Evolution of Jeans | View timeline. (2001, November 1). The Evolution of Jeans | View Timeline. Retrieved from http://www.xtimeline.com/timeline/The-Evolution-of-Jeans
