How Many Countries To Make 1 Pair of Jeans?

Have you ever wondered about the journey your jeans take before they end up in your closet?

First, the cotton used to make jeans is often grown in multiple countries, such as the United States, India, and Brazil. This raw cotton is then shipped to factories in another country, where it’s spun into thread and dyed to get that classic blue color using natural or synthetic indigo. The dyed threads are then woven into denim fabric, which could happen in a separate factory in Turkey or Italy.

Next, the denim is sent to a country like Cambodia or Bangladesh, where it’s cut and sewn into jeans. But it doesn't stop there! The zippers might come from Japan, and the rivets (the little metal bits) could be from China. Each part of the process involves specialists from different parts of the world.

This video is based on a chapter in "Clothing Poverty" by Andrew Brooks, Professor of Geography at the King's College London.

[jasonthejazzman]

The statistic that every garment is worn on average seven times is absolutely insane

[MishKoz]

7 times?? I've been wearing the same three pairs of jeans for the better part of a decade 😭

[scottjenkins]

If you throw out your jeans after 7 times worn, please donate them to goodwill, so I can buy them for 2 dollars.

[FatBunny]

that explain why i could get nice and durable pair of jeans for around 20usd in Cambodia. Had been wearing it for nearly 6

[marcuscicero]

I wear my jeans 7 times before washing them again.

[grishnackh]

Throwing out a pair of jeans after using it just 7 times is crazy. I still wear my jeans from high school every week.

[svenska]

I’m the youngest of 3 girls and have 10 older female cousins. We can look through family photos and see the progression of garments as they’re handed down. A section of one aunt’s attic we called “Fern’s Formals” where all the prom, homecoming and bridesmaid dresses lived. Dresses were hemmed up, let down, taken in, long sleeves made short, short sleeves made sleeveless, dresses made into skirts and blouses.

[GgAG]

The jeans have travelled more than me 😂😂😂

[harnutvlad]

This became one of my favorite channels for covering such a diverse spectrum of curiosities

[Blackbubble]

For all those arguing the 7 times wear: I looked it up, sadly it really is 7-10 times. Of course a sane person wears their clothes much more often, I also had most of my clothes for many years. But it's an average, so all the shein and temu hauls with dozens of garments that are worn once if even ever are also factored in and it seems there are a lot of incredibly wasteful people, just because clothes are now so cheap and crappy and fashion cycles so fast.

[sabi]

You forgot the labels which are usually made in bangaladesh and the ink for the labels are often made in the United kingdom

[clanman]

American women raise that statistic by 100, 000%

[scan]

I have got to say here in Asia people wear their garments for years before throwing them. Vast contrast to the fast fashion in the UK where I grew up. People there would literally buy a different outfit every weekend for a night out. I for one, have worn my jeans for two years for at least twice a week for the past two years. That's over 100 times!

[memeboy]

Who tf is only wearing a pair of jeans 7 times? 😭

[varman]

i ve wearing the same clothes for 15 years in CANADA!

[ABDURRAHMAN-cwfo]

Somehow Bangladesh is missing when it's the second largest producer of garments in the world. Most of you reading the comment might be wearing made in Bangladesh clothes. They are everywhere from Zara to Primark.

[gerrymandering]

i bought my favorite pair of jeans second hand, they fit like a glove, are from a quality brand, and were tailored to the last owner’s proportions which just so happen to fit MY proportions. got these jeans in 2021, and i think ive easily worn them 100+ times

[adambrien]

There’s a documentary like this called “logistics.” It’s about how a pedometer (not pacemaker, oops) is made, including all of its components down to the raw materials. It’s well over 800 hours long.

[kelly-bo-belly]

Thrift store shopping for It’s a pain to dig through the clothes, but I think thrifting is the best way to shop rn. He is correct. Most of the clothing items are basically new.

[animeshmaji]

Cotton in the jeans be like: I am only thing who travel different countries for free.🗿🗿