1. Blue jeans were invented by Levi Strauss in 1873.

2. The denim fabric used to make jeans was originally called “Genes” and came from Genoa, Italy.

3. Jeans were created for coal miners in California, who were wearing out their pants quickly while working hard in the mines.

4. The metal rivets that appear on the pockets of blue jeans were created when the miners had trouble with their pockets tearing off.

5. Blue jeans soon became popular with cowboys, but didn’t make it into mainstream fashion until the late 1950’s.

6. Jeans were distributed to American soldiers in World War II to be worn when off duty.

7. The idea of pre-washing blue jeans started with a designer named Jack Spence, who worked for the Lee brand.

8. Stone washed jeans are washed in pumice stone, because it floats.

9. An average denim factory can produce about 2,500 pairs of jeans every day.

10. The first designer label to produce blue jeans for the general public was Jordache, in 1978.

By: Carrie Grosvenor