jeans
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Jeans are sturdy pants typically made from denim, a durable cotton fabric, and have become a widely worn everyday clothing item. They matter because their strength and practicality have made them a staple garment across different cultures and social groups.
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- History
- Fabric
- Rivets
- 20th century evolution
- Manufacturing processes
- Dyeing
- Pre-shrinking
- Used and distressed looks
- Changes in appearance due to use
- Distressed jeans
- Environmental and humanitarian impact
- Care and wear
- Legal cases
- Italian rape trial
- Rokotov-Faibishenko case
- Trends
- Worldwide market for jeans
- Soviet Union
- Market-share shift to activewear
- Variations on the basic type
- Low-rise jeans
- Industrial production
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
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Jeans are a type of trousers made from denim or dungaree cloth. Often the term "jeans" refers to a particular style of trousers, called "blue jeans", with the addition of copper pocket rivets added by Jacob W. Davis in 1871 and patented by Davis and Levi Strauss on May 20, 1873. Prior to the patent, the term "blue jeans" had been long in use for various items of workwear (including trousers, overalls, and coats), constructed from a heavy blue-colored denim fabric.