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How was the first pair of jeans invented in the world?
Jeans, named "Jeans" in English, was first recorded in 1567, which is the name of the trousers worn by merchant sailors from the Italian port city of Genoa, that is, the "Genoese" gene. The famous name "Jeans" was officially adopted by Levi's Company from 65438+1960s. Before that, people called them "high-waist pants" and "Pantaloons". Speaking of jeans, people naturally think of 1849 gold rush in America. At that time, the first immigrants who set foot on the American mainland were poor and had to work hard. Strenuous labor makes clothes wear easily, especially in 1849, when miners flocked to California, which formed the famous gold rush at that time. Because fabrics are easily damaged, people urgently hope to have a durable clothes. In this context, durable jeans came into being. Levi Strauss is recognized as the inventor of jeans. 1850, the 50 1 jeans produced by Levi's Company, which he founded, is the world-famous originator of jeans. In the mid-1930s, jeans, which were worn by almost everyone in the agricultural areas in the midwest of the United States, were first brought to the bustling cities east of the Mississippi River, and jeans began to enter the ranks of popular clothes.