Le "jean" Bleu de Gênes, toile de Nîmes
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Le "jean" Bleu de Gênes, toile de Nîmes
Ulysse92 Mar 18 Jan 2011 - 19:50
Jeans are trousers made from denim. The American blue jean was invented by Jacob Davis and Levi Strauss in 1873. Jeans, originally designed for work, became popular among teenagers starting in the 1950s. Historic brands include Levi's, Lee and Wrangler. Jeans come in various types, for example, skinny jeans, boot cut, or flare.
The word "jeans" comes from the French phrase bleu de Gênes, literally the blue of Genoa. Jeans fabric, or denim, originated independently in two places: the French town of Nîmes, from which 'denim' (de Nîmes) gets its name; and in India, where trousers made of denim material were worn by the sailors of Dongari Killa, which came to be known as dungarees.
At the same time, denim trousers were made in Chieri, a town near Turin, during the Renaissance and were popularized in the 19th century. These trousers were sold through the harbor of Genoa, which was the capital of the independent Republic of Genoa which was long an important naval and trading power. The Genoese Navy required all-purpose trousers for its sailors that could be worn while swabbing the deck and the denim material met this need. These trousers were laundered by dragging them in nets behind the ship, and the sea water and sun would gradually bleach them to white.
L'histoire est controversée mais en tout cas pour nous le jean qui a fait fureur dans les années 50 c'est celui en toile Denim découpé par Lévistrauss avec sa fameuse petite poche (à capote?)
The word "jeans" comes from the French phrase bleu de Gênes, literally the blue of Genoa. Jeans fabric, or denim, originated independently in two places: the French town of Nîmes, from which 'denim' (de Nîmes) gets its name; and in India, where trousers made of denim material were worn by the sailors of Dongari Killa, which came to be known as dungarees.
At the same time, denim trousers were made in Chieri, a town near Turin, during the Renaissance and were popularized in the 19th century. These trousers were sold through the harbor of Genoa, which was the capital of the independent Republic of Genoa which was long an important naval and trading power. The Genoese Navy required all-purpose trousers for its sailors that could be worn while swabbing the deck and the denim material met this need. These trousers were laundered by dragging them in nets behind the ship, and the sea water and sun would gradually bleach them to white.
L'histoire est controversée mais en tout cas pour nous le jean qui a fait fureur dans les années 50 c'est celui en toile Denim découpé par Lévistrauss avec sa fameuse petite poche (à capote?)
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