http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/25724 Feel Smart Again Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:01:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/25724/comment-page-1#comment-212951 Happy Birthday, Jeans | PW Style Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:26:17 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/25724#comment-212951 [...] at Mentalfloss.com. This article chronicles the history of jeans and drops a couple fun facts. Click here to see the full story. • Levi Strauss’ jeans, both pre- and post-rivet, were dyed with indigo because (1) indigo was [...] [...] at Mentalfloss.com. This article chronicles the history of jeans and drops a couple fun facts. Click here to see the full story. • Levi Strauss’ jeans, both pre- and post-rivet, were dyed with indigo because (1) indigo was [...]

]]> http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/25724/comment-page-1#comment-142645 anon e. mouse Thu, 21 May 2009 03:59:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/25724#comment-142645 Does anyone else find the phrase "did brisk business selling these pants to miners" funny?> Does anyone else find the phrase “did brisk business selling these pants to miners” funny?>

]]> http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/25724/comment-page-1#comment-142607 dan Wed, 20 May 2009 20:53:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/25724#comment-142607 Yes, but since no one can seem to pin point the invention of the jeans themselves, the patenting of the rivets that helped the preeminent jeans manufacturer really take off seems as good a day as any to celebrate the pants' birthday. Matt doesn't mention it in the post, but most fashion historians will say that today is "blue jeans' birthday" because of the significance of the rivets and Levi Strauss and Co. in popularizing the pants. Yes, but since no one can seem to pin point the invention of the jeans themselves, the patenting of the rivets that helped the preeminent jeans manufacturer really take off seems as good a day as any to celebrate the pants’ birthday. Matt doesn’t mention it in the post, but most fashion historians will say that today is “blue jeans’ birthday” because of the significance of the rivets and Levi Strauss and Co. in popularizing the pants.

]]> http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/25724/comment-page-1#comment-142606 Steven Wed, 20 May 2009 20:42:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/25724#comment-142606 The headline is rather misleading, since blue jeans predate the receipt of this patent, which is specifically for the rivets on the pockets, not the jeans themselves. The headline is rather misleading, since blue jeans predate the receipt of this patent, which is specifically for the rivets on the pockets, not the jeans themselves.

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