Where Did Those Jeans Come From?

Posted on March 27, 2008
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Video: The Story of Jeans

Why do we love our jeans so much?It’s not very difficult to understand. Jeans are comfortable, they last a long time, they’re not terribly expensive, and they are fashionable. You can wear them for working outdoors, for lounging around watching TV, for dress up affairs or casual get togethers. You can even wear them for your next guest appearance on the Jay Leno show. As the expression goes, you can live in your jeans.

Who Invented Jeans?

There is no one “inventor” of jeans. Believe it or not, they evolved over a long period of more than 400 years.

Traditional jeans are made of a woven cotton fabric called denim. Denim is a rugged cotton twill material with a distinctive diagonal weave that makes it very tough and very versatile.

This distinctive fabric was developed in Europe from a similar thick cotton cloth that had been made in India since before the 1600s. That older material was called dunagree - the origin of the term “dunagarees” - which was normally dyed in indigo blue and sold in the district near Dongarii Fort on the outskirts of the Indian city of Bombay. Portuguese sailors on trading vessels wore a lot of dungaree clothing and took it with them across the known world.

Later in the 1600s a similar cloth called “serge” was being woven in France near the city of Nimes. The name “serge de Nimes” was soon shortened to “denim”, and the rest is history.

Denim trousers became known as “jeans” because the port of Genoa (Genes in French) became a major manufacturer of denim pants. The sturdy pants were used by sailors in the Genoese Navy. They were ideal for sailors, like modern teenagers - who had to practically live in their clothes. They could wear their denim clothing wet or dry, the legs could be easily rolled up, and they could be washed simply by dragging them behind the ship in a large net.

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