It is estimated that in the West over 90% of people own at least one pair of jeans.
That’s a lot of jeans, however you measure it! These garments have developed from workwear to fashion staples for many of the Planets’ populace, yet the jeans that we wear now bear a strong resemblance to those which were available over 150 years ago.
Take a look through our fun infographic, where you will learn all about the history of jeans, the innovations that have gone into developing these humble Cotton pants into a global fashion industry worth Billions of dollars a year.
Did you know that the Indigo colour used in jeans has been used for many thousands of years? How about that belt loops were only first added in the 1920’s? Take a journey through the years and see the many developments and refinements that make your jeans the wearable, reliable garments they are.
You can obtain the full-size version of this infographic, with embed code from the Jeanstore website.
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