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150-year-old reason why jeans have metal rivets on the pockets

Look down at your jeans right now. Go ahead. Whether they’re dark indigo, faded, or years past their best, they almost ...
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From the California gold rush to Sydney Sweeney: How denim became the most enduring garment in American fashion

Laborers mining for gold in the early days of America's Wild West kept ripping their pants, leading tailor Jacob Davis to add copper rivets to key points of strain to prevent them from tearing. Davis' ...