Denim

Denim used for blue jeans. It has a copper rivet to make the pocket stronger.

Denim is a very strong kind of cloth. Denim has been used in the United States since the late 18th century. The word comes from the name of a cloth called serge. Serge was first made in the French town of Nîmes (de Nîmes)), by the André family. First called serge de Nîmes, the name was soon shortened to denim.

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Denim was usually colored blue with indigo dye to make blue "jeans," though "jean" meant a different, lighter cotton textile.

Jeans vehicles

Between 1973 and 1975, Volkswagen made the Jeans Beetle, which had all-denim trim. They did this again in some later models.

Denim Media

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  Denim fabric dyed with indigo

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  Denim fabric dyed with indigo and black dyes and made into a shirt

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  AMC Gremlin with Levi's trim and upholstery

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  Denim (underside) under the microscope

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  Selvedge identifier visible in white at the interior of a pair of jeans

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  A denim "trucker" jacket, introduced in the early 20th century, and since the 1960's, one of the most well-known products of denim cotton.

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  The dyehouse at the White Oak Cotton Mill, in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Cone Mills Corporation, which owned the mill, was formerly the world's largest maker of denim.