Jeans

North America accounts for 39% of global purchases for jeans, followed by Western Europe at 20%, Japan and Korea at 10% and the rest of the world at 31%. In which country jeans are not allowed? North Korea has declared wearing blue jeans as illegal as it symbolises American imperialism, which the east Asian nation […]

Jeans are everywhere, he says, with the exception of rural tracts of China and South Asia. The reason for their success has as much to do with their cultural meaning as their physical construction. Are jeans popular everywhere? Looking at the facts and figures of the global denim market, jeans are in huge demand worldwide. […]

Tailors and seamstresses are the hemming pros, and can typically hem your pants for anywhere between $15-$30 depending on the pants. While some people prefer to get them hemmed for them, many people enjoy saving a little money and getting the job done themselves. How much does it cost to hem flare jeans? On average, […]

Turn your jeans inside-out and zip them up. Turning your jeans inside-out will maximize contact with the part of the jeans that touched your skin (and its oils and sweat) and minimize contact with the indigo dye. Zip them up so that the zipper won’t snag on any fabric. 2. Are turn ups on jeans […]

The small pocket is actually called a watch pocket because it was originally intended as a safe place for men to store their pocket watches. It dates back to Levi’s first-ever pair of jeans, which hit the market in 1879. What is back pocket for? Prepositional phrase in one’s back pocket. (idiomatic) Ready if needed, […]

Many people think that blue jeans have gone out of style. But in fact, it is the conventional black jeans which are now more promoted for the streetwear and workwear. Many fashion experts recommend choosing blue jeans over the black because of its unique and minimalistic vista. What Colour jeans are most flattering? Darker-colored jeans […]

Saying “blue jeans” sounds almost redundant: most jeans are blue, after all! It is very difficult to find jeans in any other color, to the point there was a 2008 trend that was extremely popular due to how original it was: colored jeans. What color are jeans normally? blueDenim is usually colored with indigo dye, […]

Tutorial: 6 tips for nice jeans topstitching Use your feet. Chalk it in first. Use topstitching thread in your top needle, and regular thread in your bobbin. Increase the tension of your top thread. Increase your stitch length. Don’t backstitch! Do you topstitch from the right side of the fabric? Sew with the garment right […]

Most denim jeans will have a thick gold coloured thread, so it’s best to choose a thread that matches it to look consistent with the rest of the pants. We’ll be using this 12wt cotton thread called Spagetti in the bobbin. What colour is the thread on Levis? orange threadAnd what about thread color? The […]

Inseam/outseam: The inseam is the stitching that runs along the inside of the leg. What are the different parts of jeans called? Parts of Pants Waist Band. Belt Loop. Button. Fly. Front/Side Pocket. Back Pocket. Crotch Point. Back Yoke. What is the seam at the bottom of jeans called? Inseam. An inseam is the seam […]

Step 3: Thread Color Most jeans use gold thread for the hem. Don’t use gold. You want your thread to match the jeans. Your new hem will STILL use the gold or whatever color hem is already in your pants. Why do they use yellow thread on jeans? Stitching is available in many other colors, […]

Originally designed for miners, modern jeans were popularized as casual wear by Marlon Brando and James Dean in their 1950s films, particularly The Wild One and Rebel Without a Cause, leading to the fabric becoming a symbol of rebellion among teenagers, especially members of the greaser subculture. When did jeans become a thing? May 20, […]

Jeans became a staple of most young peoples wardrobe. Unlike the 1950’s jeans were now acceptable in most casual situations. This pic is from a magazine ad for Wrangler Jeans, a popular brand in the 1960’s. What type of jeans were popular in the 60s? Born in a time of ultimate self-expression, bootcut jeans and […]

Jeans turned from a type of clothing intended for manual laboring, white men into a staple for many different kinds of people (42). In a sense, jeans helped bring times of American differences into a more integrated society and culture. Both the rich and poor, black and white, male and female, etc. What impact did […]

By the 1960s jeans were everywhere. Middle-class and wealthy young people found them comfortable and functional. Wearing “work pants” also suggested a rejection of bourgeois values and solidarity with the working man. Women were wearing pants more often, and they also took to jeans. Did jeans exist in the 60s? From the 1960s onwards, jeans […]

You can wear jeans, if they are discreet, dark and well cut, but not in the evening, and not with a tee shirt and sneakers – you would look too casual. If you’re planning to enjoy a night out on the town, this is a good rule to remember. What should you not wear in […]

From dusty gold miners in the late 1800s to the cowboys of the 1930s who made the popularity of jeans leap from workwear into the wardrobes of Hollywood stars like James Dean. The jean stands for something larger about the American spirit: rugged individualism, informality and a democratic respect for hard work. What do denim […]

They were affordable and hard-wearing, looked good worn as well as new, and didn’t have to be washed often or ironed at all. They conformed to the body in a way that matched even the most finely tailored clothes. This became especially important for women because then, as now, they paid more attention to fit. […]

Levi Strauss, who reported over 4.45 billion U.S. dollars in sales in 2020, has the largest brand share of the jeans market. Eighty-seven percent of Levi Strauss’s sales were made through the company’s Levi’s brand in 2019. Which is the No 1 brand in jeans? In other words, Levi’s is the most popular jeans brand […]

Rag & Bone Jeans and BodySuit. Courtesy of Rag & Bone. Citizens of Humanity jeans. Paola Kudacki. Soul of Nomad jeans. Courtesy of Soul of Nomad. Heron Preston Levi’s SS20 Collaboration Capsule. Courtesy of Levi’s. 7 for All Mankind jeans. Courtesy of 7 for All Mankind. Stella McCartney S/S 2020. Khaite Jeans. Acne Studios Jeans. […]