Blue jeans define the American clothes culture.
Levi Strauss didn't invent jeans, but he is considered the first person to make and
sell a grand number of jeans. He was born in Bavarian. In 1847 he and his family
went to America and he open a small store in NY and after in San Francisco,
California. Among the products that he sold were jeans, that were used for minors in
California. Straus lived with a cloth maker Daves.
Daves invented a process to make rivets, the little metal connector
that help hold pieces of clothes together to make the jeans stronger.
In 1873 Daves won a patent for his invention and everybody was
obligated to pay him to make this product.
James Sullivan published the book called Jeans a culture history of
an America icon. He said “ Jeans also represent American values, creativity and
rebellion.”
Cowboys wore jeans in the old Wild West. And Famous actors started to wear jeans in
movies.
Until today, jeans still come in blue, but there are a lot
of other colors and there are different prices
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