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History of... Blue Jeans




Jeans are one of America's wardrobe staples.  In my opinion, you can almost never have too many pairs.  There are MANY varieties, including my favorites: the boyfriend, skinny, and trouser jean.  Each pair shown is from The Gap.  
Jeans were first created in May of 1873.  Levi Strauss, who provided cowboys and workers with durable, rugged clothes began his first store in 1866.  One of his customers, Jacob Davis,  bought cloth wholesale.  He created sturdy denim pants with strong rivets for heavy-duty wearing.  Since Jacob didn't have the money to patent his creation, he told Levi about his new design.  They, together, paid for the patent and started to manufacture their "waist overalls."  
(Resource: askYahoo)

My Favorite Brands of Jeans:

1. Rock & Republic
2. Paper Denim & Cloth


Please take the current poll so I know what YOU like best!

-Leah