Transcript Blue Jeans

Blue Jeans
By:
Katelyn and Danielle
Purpose
 Clothing
 Sturdy work pants
Inventors
 Levi Strauss
 1829-1902
 Jacob Davis
 1834-1908
Uses
 Original purpose- used for work overalls
 Today's purpose- to wear, for fashion
Innovations
 Rivets added to stress points on jeans,
when the rivets were added they were
called jeans instead of denim pants
Area of Technology
 Production, includes manufacturing and
construction
Positive affect on society
 Most people wear jeans
 It can be a way to express yourself
Negative affect on society
 Pant companies haven’t been as
successful from the time that jeans were
invented
Example
Science
Technology
Engineering
Math
The metal
Put metal
rivets into
denim pants
Sew and
attach rivets
to the stress
points.
They had to
know how
much
fabric to
use and
what size
the rivets
had to be.
The thread
Blue Jeans
Material/
denim
Quote
An expert knows all the answers - if you
ask the right questions.
-Levi Strauss
Other Uses for Denim
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Overalls
Jackets
Bags
Wallets
Pockets
Hats
Furniture
I LOVE DENIM
Bibliography
“Levi Strauss Quotes.” Brainy Quote. 2010. 23 Sept. 2010
<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/l/levi_strauss.html>.
“Blue Jeans.” The Great Idea Finder. 28 July 2006. 23 Sept. 2010
<http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/bluejeans.htm>.
Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis. Image. My True Fit. 1873. 23 Sept.
2010 <http://www.mytruefit.com/jeans/features/designer-jeans>.