Contemporary Jeans Bring Rich History To Modern Use

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A long time ago in countries far away, the forebears of jeans emerged in France, where denim fabric was produced in the town of (de) Nimes, hence ‘denim’. In French, ‘bleu de Genes’ refers to the sturdy cotton twill work trousers first sold in Genoa (Gênes) at the time of the Renaissance, since shortened to ‘jeans’. Similarly, work pants worn by Indian sailors on the Dhunga river came to be called dungarees.
Much later (300 years), in the mid-1800s, American immigrants Struass and Davis started to reinforce the trouser seams with copper rivets. About another hundred years later, in the 1970s, a Canadian entrepreneur named Freeland started to stonewash denim. The industry has since burgeoned with style and selection to make mens denim jeans a guy’s number one fashion choice.
Use by factory workers during World War II helped to further popularize the material and brand. Having come from sailors and workmen origins, the durability and versatility of jeans over centuries has outlasted many other styles and fabrics, and has taken demin from sturdy to stylish. For either use, mens denim jeans have become ...
... a standard and a classic.
Today, with a twist. Five Four’s Clason Original Straight Denim and Zurgen Black Raw Original Straight Denim put a new crinkle in what can be done with lightweight, straight leg demin.
“I have often said that I wish I had invented blue jeans,” says Yves Saint-Laurent. “They have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity -- all I hope for in my clothes.”
Today’s selection of jeans in the variety of style cuts, washes, design cachets, funcitonal uses, and price points just boggles the mind. Color dyes add another round of options, like FF Hutson Black Original Straight Denim, black adds a little bit of rebel. Like fine wine, the value of mens demin jeans also seems to increase with age as signs of wear start to appear. Or, as pairs now get washed and manufactured with immediate intentional distress for the impatient.
As with any line of clothing, especially this favorite, picking the perfect pair is important. Trends need to be tempered against how the latest style can work for each man. And, when it does not. Different cuts flatter different men, ...well, differently. The same is true of washes. Wrinkles (FF Bergen Black Raw Relaxed Fit Denim) and whiskers (FF Hatton Distressed Blue Relaxed Fit Denim) are not winsome for, or on, every man. For some guys, durability and deals are the measuring stick more than burnish and brands. Still others prefer selvedge weave denim, vintage treatments, boot vs. straight leg, and more options in their mens denim jeans (like those offered by Five Four Clothing). However, indigo (like FF Virage Dark Blue Raw Relaxed Fit Denim). will always add class to any act at any age.

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