20 May 2008
May 20, 1873: The Pants That Changed the World

If they didn't exist, I wonder what I'd wear every day?

Blue jeans assume their distinctive form when a patent is issued for the rivet process used to strengthen the pockets on what were then called "waist overalls."

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