| ‘Denim’ has been synonymous with | | | | the ‘denim’ came to mean jeans. |
| ‘jeans’ for time immemorial. It is not | | | | Denim jeans use about half of the total global |
| possible to separate one meaning from the other. | | | | cotton output production, which by any standard |
| Somehow, when you say denim, people | | | | is a huge figure. This would indicate easily how |
| automatically assume that you’re talking | | | | famous, popular and in demand this particular |
| about denim jeans, although there are plenty of | | | | garment is to society. Initially, denim jeans were |
| other types of denim-wear out there. Denim | | | | only used as casual wear; however things are |
| jeans are just the most commonly worn denim | | | | changing and now denim jeans are entering the |
| garments. As such, they have reached an iconic | | | | boardrooms of large corporations in the form of |
| level. | | | | ‘casual-formals,’ Casual-formals are |
| Denim jeans are particularly important to young | | | | specifically designed for those people to whom |
| people of today. They are a symbol of youth, | | | | comfort and elegance mean the same thing. |
| vibrancy, and utility. As such, denim jeans can be | | | | Answering to the ever-growing demand for denim |
| found at just about every retail store and | | | | jeans, there is a mushrooming effect on the |
| discount mart on the market. Denim jeans have | | | | growth of denim industries all over the world as |
| become ingrained in American culture. However, | | | | well as in designer collections. The popularity of |
| denim jeans did not get their start in America. In | | | | denim jeans being what it is today, designers |
| fact, nobody really knows just where denim jeans | | | | have gone crazy with their denim lines. Denim |
| come from. Rumors have them originating in | | | | jeans with a designer label demand exorbitant |
| France, while others tout England or Italy as the | | | | prices. After all, unlike other garments, denim |
| birthplace of the denim jeans. What we do know | | | | jeans can fit in anywhere. |
| is that denim jeans were originally designed for | | | | The denim jeans’ popularity has had a ripple |
| the laborer, who needed trousers that were | | | | effect with other items that complement their |
| sturdy and comfortable. | | | | use, such as denim handbags, shirts (both for |
| Did you know that the word ‘denim’ | | | | men and women), skirts, shorts, shoes and |
| actually refers to a color and not a type of | | | | sandals, the list could go on. It seems that |
| fabric? The color indigo is mixed with a host of | | | | wherever you turn you can find something to |
| other colors such as blue, gray, white, or black to | | | | wear or use that is made of denim. However, far |
| give you the myriad of colors that you find denim | | | | from suffering from over-exposure, the |
| jeans available in today. These are special hues | | | | popularity of denim jeans is growing at a |
| that are found only with the denim jeans; hence, | | | | phenomenal rate. |