May 20, 1873 marked an historic day: the birth of the blue jean. It was on that day that Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis obtained a U.S. patent on the process of putting rivets in men’s work pants (overalls) for the very first time.
The Man Who Created Jeans ( they were called Overalls) his name was Levi Strauss
Оveralls- комбінезон, широкі робочі штани, роба
Levi Strauss, a Bavarian-born dry goods merchant, came to San Francisco in 1853 at the age of 24 to open a West Coast branch of his brothers’ New York wholesale dry goods business. Over the next 20 years, he built his business into a very successful operation, making a name for himself not only as a well-respected businessman, but also as a local philanthropist. One of Levi’s customers was a tailor named Jacob Davis.
the Man who created Rivets
Rivet- заклепка
Only in 1960 overalls were called JEANS
We consider May 20, 1873 the “birthday” of blue jeans, because although denim pants had been around as workwear for many years, it was the act of placing rivets in these traditional pants for the first time that created what we now call jeans.
Ukraine is a sovereign state, its independence was proclaimed on 24 of August 1991.
This year we celebrate 25 years of independence!
