If you’ve ever worn a pair of jeans you’ve probably wondered what these tiny buttons on the pockets are for. They’re rivets. Jacob Davis — a Nevada tailor — sent a letter to Levi Strauss ...
Jeans are among the most recognizable clothing items ever created. Not a single person on the earth has not heard of them, and everyone wears them. But nobody is aware of the history of jeans or how ...
In 1873, a tailor named Jacob Davis contacted Levi Strauss ... filed a patent for the rivet-reinforced waist overalls that would eventually become known as jeans. By 1890, the patent expired and ...