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Jeans Summary
1,264 words, approx. 4 pages
Jeans, or more commonly blue jeans, comprise the range of casual or work trousers made most often of indigo blue cotton denim with reinforced stitching at the seams and metal rivets placed at stress points. Though introduced as durable work clothing,...
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1950s: Fashion Summary
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Newly confident in themselves after winning World War II (1939–45) and building an economy that was the envy of the world, Americans in the 1950s began to develop a fashion sense that was independent of the rest of the world and focused on...
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Blue Jeans Summary
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The denim pants that began as a working garment in the 1849 San Francisco Gold Rush and evolved in the 1980s to a designer status item were invented by peddler Levi Strauss (1829-1902). Strauss was only seventeen years old when he left his native...
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Jeans Information
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Jeans are trousers traditionally made from denim, but may also be made from a variety of fabrics not including corduroy. Originally intended for work, they became popular among teenagers starting in the 1950s. Historic brands include Levi's, Jordache,...


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Film - Dienst
Jeans
10/22/2002: 639 words, approx. 2 pages
35 644 Jeans Deutschland 2001 Produktion: EXERCISE 4 Produzentin, Regie und Buch: Mcolette Krebitz Kamera: Bella Halben Musik: Edition Terranova Schnitt: Sara Schilde Darsteller: Mcolette Kebitz (Coco), Ctekar Melzer (Ctechi), Marc Hosemann (Marc), Angie Ojciec (Angie),...
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Presbyterian Record
Jesus in jeans.
01/01/1996: 766 words, approx. 3 pages
In my family, we couldn't mow the lawn on Sunday. We couldn't sign up for sports or activities involving regular Sunday practices. And we couldn't wear blue jeans in church. I never had a problem with not mowing the lawn on Sunday...
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Venus Zine
Pissed Jeans
6/21/2007: 279 words, approx. 1 pages
If punk rock outlived its usefulness in 1978, post-punk effectively unplugged in 1984, and hardcore punk expired when Minor Threat released grave maker “Salad Days” in 1985 (although it was recorded in 1983), how is it possible that Pissed Jeans, who identify themselves as a...
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Winning Workplaces Ideas
Blue Jeans Day
6/22/2007: 754 words, approx. 3 pages
It is not uncommon for companies to have casual dress days or even allow employees to wear jeans on Fridays, but accounting firm Deloitte and Touche's Chicago office has taken this relatively routine practice and added an interesting twist. The company's standard dress code is...
 


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The History of Jeans
510 words, approx. 2 pages
Jeans were invented by Levi Strauss. Levi Strauss was born in Bavaria in 1829. In 1853, Levi turned strong canvas cloth which he was originally going to sell for tents and wagon covers into pants. He made the pair of pants because of miners. A miner had written and told him that miners needed a pair of pants that would not tear or rip.


 

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