2006-12-04 00:09:24 · 9 answers · asked by tulip 4 in Beauty & Style ➔ Fashion & Accessories
Levi Strauss.
2006-12-04 00:14:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are several theories as to who invented the Jeans Trousers.
One of them believes that “Jean” is related to the Italian seaport “Geneva”, since many trousers around the 17th century was made out of fabric from Geneva. Therefore, people began to call any men’s trousers “jeans.” Another “Geneva-connection” would be, that the Genovese Navy was wearing all purpose trousers
Jeans were believed to be born around 150 years ago in the USA. One day the tailor Jacob Davis was asked to make heavy-duty trousers for woodsmen. He made pants out of canvas sheets and in order to add strength he knocked in tin rivets around the pockets. Another origin of jeans.
Considering the harsh environment in the US around that time (gold-rush, exploring the West…) heavy-duty work clothes were one of the very basic needs. Later, instead of canvas sheets denim became popular and indigo dying was applied, because it worked as a repellent of bugs and snakes. So basically up until that point, jeans were nothing but fully functional work clothes.
After World War II. That is when Hollywood movies started featuring actors and actresses in jeans: Marlon Brando in “The Wild One (1953)”, James Dean in “Rebel Without A Cause (1955)” and Marilyn Monroe in “River of No Return (1954)”. Jeans were an essential part of pop culture and gradually lost their image of “worker’s clothes”.
2006-12-04 00:48:11 · answer #2 · answered by Hafiz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The name comes from Genoa, where the sailors wore a type of canvas pant. Serge de Nimes was a type of cloth used by tentmakers.(denim) Levi Strauss made trousers out of the fabric around 150-160 years ago during the goldrush. The hardwearing fabric made them a hit with the prospectors.
2006-12-04 00:18:55 · answer #3 · answered by runnystuff 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There was a man called Levi Strauss who invented that extremely strong material used to make jeans - At first it was only used for workers because it was such a durable material. Someone tried to rip it using horses that ran in two opposite directions it neva tore... and thats how jeans came about
2006-12-04 00:54:57 · answer #4 · answered by Angel 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Levis Trauss
2006-12-04 00:11:43 · answer #5 · answered by arveen paria arasuk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Levi Strauss,
2006-12-04 00:19:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I heard that they were made first made in the days when they had covered wagons. They made the trousers out of the covering of the wagon and they were so durable that everyone started to wear them.
Talk about nothing turning into something popular!
2006-12-04 00:28:54 · answer #7 · answered by Tammy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure, what i can tell you is it was first meant to be used as tent material but was found to be so hard wearing was turned into trousers.
2006-12-04 00:16:22 · answer #8 · answered by firefly08 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MR. STRAUSS. LEVI THAT IS.
2006-12-04 00:19:06 · answer #9 · answered by crane1951@sbcglobal.net 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋