Woman Begging With Two Children, by an unknown artist, shows what appears to be a denim skirt in 17th-century ItalyThe origin of the world’s most enduringly popular fabric is in dispute, as a new exhibition spotlights a claim that firmly links denim with 17th-century Italy and takes its history back 200 years.Blue denim, that all-American symbol of informality and a life lived on the open range, is already also contentiously attributed to southern France, while modern jeans mythology still has it that Levi Strauss, a German immigrant, first came up with the idea of making workwear out of this sturdy cotton in San Francisco 150 years ago. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2024/apr/21/master-of-the-blue-jeans-denim-levis-woman-begging-with-two-children
Author : Vanessa Thorpe
Publish date : 2024-04-21 16:00:01
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