The Beautiful Style

For our homework assignment last week we was set to write 200 words on fabric. I wrote about denim.

Denim is the uniform of rock stars and cowboys, everyday on the high street we see ordinary peoples wearing denim jeans. It was in 1967 an American Fabric writer declared “Denim is one of the world’s oldest fabrics, yet it remains eternally young.”
The origin of the name itself is hidden in mystery as scholar to this day cannot agree on the original name. It was in the 19th century during the gold rush, miners wanted fabric materials that wouldn’t tear easily and sustained underground condition, and in 1853 Leob Strauss started a business supplying clothes Leob eventually changed his name to Levi. The material of denim is a rugged cotton textile that the weft passes under two or more warp fibres, this method produced the diagonal ribbing effect which is seen on the reverse of the fabrics, it distinguish the denim from the cotton duck. Designers such a Levi, Calvin Klein and Diesels design denim jeans to be practical, comfortable and universal for all ages. It was in the 90s that denim fashion was giving the grungy Brit pop look popular with bands such Nirvana and Oasis and would be worn baggy and very loose. Now in the Noughties denim jeans are cut to fit the figure and to be more tight-fitting.