Fashion

I was solving a crossword puzzle and one of the prompts was “Italian city from which we get the word ‘jeans.’” I didn’t know this word was Italian, so I decided to dig a little and look at:

Who Created the Jeans?

First of all, as a French, I should have known this! The original name for denim fabric was “Serge de Nîmes,” and it was developed in the French town of Nîmes. This strong twill fabric has a distinctive blue-and-white look due to the use of colorful warp threads and white weft threads during weaving. Because of its toughness, the fabric was perfect for work clothes and uniforms.

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The other I walked past a storefront displaying modern sewing machine models and the price was … high. Surprising for a machine that was so common since… Yes, since when and:

Who Created the Sewing Machine?

For those who are a bit young, a sewing machine is a machine used to sew fabric and materials together with thread. Before that, sewing was manual work, and you can still do it that way, but in the clothing industry, it was a revolution.

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The other day, I don’t remember why, but my sister was ranting about bras. That’s when I learned that it was invented just a century ago, and I’m like… What? Only a century? But…

Who Created the Bra?

The invention of the bra is technically a century old, but not really. Once again, it’s a case of patents. The oldest “bra” found is as old as ancient Greece. For as long as we know, women had their ways of binding and supporting their breasts. But we are here to talk about the modern bra.

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