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Blue Jeans Day
"🎶 Money talks,
But it don't sing and dance
And it don't walk.
And long as I can have you
Here with me, I'd much rather be
Forever in blue jeans!"
~ Forever in Blue Jeans, Neil Diamond, 1979
Are jeans a go-to in your workwear wardrobe? Looking for a tartan with that same rugged, bluesy appeal? A utility hiking kilt in this denim-inspired tartan might just be your next "riveting" style choice!
On this day in 1873, San Francisco entrepreneur Levi Strauss and Reno tailor Jacob Davis were granted a patent for a revolutionary new garment: durable work trousers made from denim and reinforced with metal rivets. Originally designed for miners and laborers during the Gold Rush, these tough trousers became the blueprint for one of the most iconic pieces of clothing in fashion history—the blue jean.
Since their humble beginnings, jeans have evolved into a symbol of both utility and style, adapting to the aesthetic of each passing decade. Think 1950s cuffed classics, 1960s bell bottoms and flares, the tight and tailored fits of the 1970s, the high-waisted silhouettes of the 1980s, the grungy distressed vibes of the 1990s, and the low-rise and experimental washes of the early 2000s. And in true denim fashion, innovation marches on—spawning hybrids like jorts (jean shorts) and jeggings (jean leggings).
Whether in trousers or tartan, denim’s indigo charm remains timeless. 👖 💙 🖤 💜 💙 👖
On this day, May 20th, in 1873, San Francisco businessman Levi Strauss and Reno, Nevada, and tailor Jacob Davis were given a patent to create work pants reinforced with metal rivets, marking the creation of one of the world’s most famous garments: blue jeans.
Denim is a sturdy cotton warp-faced textile in which the weft passes under two or more warp threads. This twill weaving produces a distinctive diagonal ribbing.
Denim was traditionally colored blue with indigo dye to make blue jeans, although "jean" formerly denoted a different, lighter, cotton fabric. The contemporary use of the word "jeans" comes from the French word for Genoa, Italy (Gênes), where the first denim trousers were made. The name "denim" derives from French serge de Nîmes, meaning 'serge from Nîmes'.
Denim has been used in the USA since the mid 19th century but gained popularity in 1873 when Jacob W. Davis, a tailor from Nevada, manufactured the first pair of “rivet-reinforced” denim pants. His concept for making reinforced jeans was inspired when a female customer requested a pair of durable and strong pants for her husband to chop wood. When Davis was about to finish making the denim jeans, he saw some copper rivets lying on a table and used the rivets to fasten the pockets. At this time, clothes for Western labourers, such as teamsters, surveyors, and miners, were not very durable. Soon, the popularity of denim jeans began to spread rapidly and Davis was overwhelmed with requests. He then wrote a proposal to the dry goods wholesaler Levi Strauss & Co. that had been supplying Davis with bolts of denim fabric. Davis’s proposal was “to patent the design of the rivet-reinforced denim pant, with Davis listed as inventor, in exchange for certain rights of manufacture”. Levi Strauss & Co. was so impressed by the possibilities for profit in the manufacture of the garment that they then hired Davis to be in charge of the mass-production in San Francisco.
By designer Carol A.L. Martin, this tartan was created by "just playing around with the blues."
For a history of the evolution of blue jeans, click the jeans!