The OG of the Denim World
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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/the-origin-of-blue-jeans-89612175/
This is interesting–literally the year the rivet patent expired, enabling competing jeans, they rolled out the 501.
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@Jett129 never worn Levi's, couldn't afford the repro stuff when I was in college so used to wear solely black skinny jeans. I did have an acid wash Type III which I thought was amazing but got stolen in a nightclub
Giles lent me the book Ametora a few years back which gave me the first proper insight in to how a lot of it began!
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Pretty cool @AdamJ I didn't think anyone would answer yes to that question,and BAM! right off the bat. I grew up wearing Levis Shrink to Fit Raw 501s,and Lee Riders. It was my growing dissatisfaction with Levis that lead me to Google Heavyweight Denim for riding a motorcycle,and the rest is,as they say,History.
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I quite enjoyed Ametora. Cool shit.
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Yep, that claim is valid.
If you want to learn more about the early days and the first "jeans brands", I would suggest the book "Jeans of the old West" by Michael Harris. -
Yep, that claim is valid.
If you want to learn more about the early days and the first "jeans brands", I would suggest the book "Jeans of the old West" by Michael Harris.This. Jeans of the Old West is a fantastic book on denim history. Levi's in general should be considered the OG of jeans. Doesn't mean they're the best any more, but they are certainly the OG.
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look how it turn out today as the Japan are best denim makers as of today..
Lee, wangler and Levis old stuff is good, as Levis went mass production in the 80’s game was over for shrinkage.
There hell of a lot history in denim for sure.
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