Sunday, April 24, 2016

Have you ever thought why your pants are these “buttons”? – The vast majority takes … – kjendis.no

(Dagbladet): The classic denim pants, jeans, or jeans, has been on the market for over 150 years.

The Immortal garment in coarse cotton is known for its distinctive front and back pockets, which in all its form has practical purposes.

But what do the three six kobbernaglene which is sewn at each front pocket? Are they just for decoration?



unraveling seams

– Most people have probably taken these buttons for granted or think that they are there for purely aesthetic reasons, says fashion expert and Vixen editor Ida Elise Eide Einarsdottir Dagbladet.

The nails are in fact designed to prevent seams along pocket edges will unravel, and helps to attach the pockets of your pants, she says.

And it is indeed miners who lived in California in the 1850s who have “blamed” for the rivets is where, according to Elite Daily

This time was denim pants used as work clothes, and miners had to constantly stop by the tailor to get say goodbye to snagged seams repaired.

– Small curiosity

About the tailor, the German-born American Levi Strauss, got tired of sewing damaged seams is not known. He came at least up with the idea to pin down buttons, and got far fewer pants to repair after it writes Elite Daily.

Levi Strauss is the man behind the world famous jeans brand Levi’s, which was founded in 1853.

– A fun, little knickknacks that goes all back 150 years, such as jean story itself says Einarsdottir.

Denim pants should have first appeared in the city of Genoa in Italy. It was made for the Genoese Navy, which needed durable clothing that could be worn both dry and wet. The drug was imported from India.

The French baptized pants for “bleu de Gênes” (blue of Genoa). Later “Gênes” been to “jeans,” writes Norwegian Encyclopedia.

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