A Brief History of Denim Jeans

Denim jeans were created for hard labour but today they're mostly for style and yet the construction of them is almost identical. In this video I break down every aspect of jeans and explain with historical context why they have all the distinctive style / design elements they do.

00:00 — Introduction
01:01 — Fabric
03:28 — Fly / Zipper
05:31 — Watch Pocket
06:25 — Yoke
07:16 — Back Pockets
08:40 — Top Stitching
09:51 — Selvedge
11:02 — Button
11:35 — Rivets

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[theBoonarmies]

love the way you do a history lesson of the practical aspects of the design elements. fantastic stuff.

[patriciaadams]

Your design on the edge of the back pocket is the chef's kiss.

[XLProductionz]

Dope video and I actually enjoyed the history lesson I’ve always wondered why the small pocket was there and thanks for using my music I’m definitely subscribing to see more.💯

[CameronPriceJ]

this was outstanding. I have a normal sized waist and huge ass and thighs (cycling) so jeans are always a hard find. I love the history lessons!

[TaDarling]

Outstanding content!! "Love and death brought us the zipper." Love it. I recently became interested in some of the more historical aspects of fashion so I enjoyed that you pointed out that jeans were originally created to be about function rather than fashion.

[Endzeitpanda]

My god, this video was amazing. Combining an essay about the history of jeans construction with the actual construction of your own jeans - now that is bloody brilliant. Kudos, I loved every second of this! <3

[theresalwayssomethingtobui]

Your storytelling is something to behold! :D

[ccowley]

I'm glad I found your channel! I am new to sewing and have trouble doing some things as a left handed person. You're answering my questions! Thanks so much 🙏

[elizabethalexander-pukerud]

Great job on your jeans! Yes, I had already researched the history of jeans I've long forgotten about the yoke. You are great at sharing stories I'd have people running! For real! I tend to go off topic and forget the original!

[piat.]

Awesome! Just spent a weekend sewing denim, really enjoyed watching your video! Will always admire your craftsmanship! Such a great job.

[sewsew]

Great jeans. I enjoyed seeing them come together and the history was very interesting.

[dylangoike]

Loved that you integrated this history lesson in with your sewing journey! Those jeans look designer (I guess they technically are, since they have your brand symbol lol)

[zanemaklin]

Great video! You style and information is top notch!

[IzzyisDizzyandFizzy]

This is such an amazing video! Love all your sewing content too

[lillianr]

Thank you so much for such an interesting video! Cool content and good presentation. Nice camera work and editing, too. Really enjoyed finding out about denim. And isn't denim from Nimes in France?

[RhondaLogan]

Looking dapper as always in your new jeans!

[tomasgonzalez]

You couldn't make enough videos to satiate your audience. You videos are entertaining, personal, and of course, captivating. (I can't wait for the sock hemming tutorial! Haha!)

[bazs]

Brilliant video. Can you make more step by step (follow along) videos like the pants pattern drafting and construction videos you did. I would love to give making these jeans a go!

[kaiwang]

Thank you for sharing the historical information; it’s very informative.

[divyanshichouksey]

The way that you explained it>>>