the-BA : Jeans

“I wear jeans all the time...I have…all kinds of jeans. I love jeans”. Gwyneth Paltrow is a big jeans fan. Jeans are a must-have fashion accessory. They’ve changed style many times over the years, but have always bounced back. Not bad going for a piece of clothing originally designed to keep miners clean in the US about 150 years ago.

Have you ever wondered why some jeans are a lot more expensive than others? Are designer jeans any tougher than cheap jeans?

You might like to …

Carry out tests to compare the resistance to wear and tear of denim from expensive jeans and from cheap jeans
Compare the strength of the seams on different types of jeans (for example, look at different types of seam, thread and sewing patterns)

Further links:
http://www.levistrauss.com/Heritage/History.aspx

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