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ALL ABOUT DENIM JEANS// fashion facts

THOSE WONDERFUL JEANS THAT WE LOVE TO WEAR DAILY. THE ONE THING THAT HAS BECOME A FASHION STABLE   and every man, woman and kid wears jeans.

Everyone knows LEVI bluejeans the American made JEANS.  Well if you did not know, JEANS  or DENIM or serge de nimes had it roots in France in a area known for producing the  denim   called Nimes.  The city was big in textiles in the early 19th century and the textiles were exported to USA.

Well according to history  in 1860s Levi Strauss  got the idea to use Denim for workwear and  BOOM the beginning of the DENIM JEAN.
Now a days nearly all denim is produced in Asia and then made where ever into jeans.

Now the idea to make JEANS or denim is about to revived in FRANCE. An entrepreneur  has start making jeans and selling  one of kind jeans.

If your looking for a one of kind product and something different and  made in France, then you can maybe look it up.  Serge de Nimes.


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