I was just looking back at the jean projects I had done and thought it was a good idea to put them all together in one post! Everyone wears jeans. According to Danny Miller, anthropologist and author of Blue Jeans, almost half of every countries' population wears jeans. These garments were originally designed as work wear for labourers who toiled in mines and farms in the American west during the 19th century. A Nevadan tailor called Jacob Davis increased their durability with rivets and because they lasted longer, the jeans became popular. Well, Mr. Davis had the opportunity to patent this design, but unfortunately, as it cost a lot to do so, he couldn't. He therefore, called fabric supplier, the San Francisco merchant, Levi Strauss, for help, and the rest is fashion history (although Levi's patent expired in 1908)!
