On this episode we dive into weft field to wax poetic about the wonderful world of denim.

Sources:

https://myfrenchcountryhomemagazine.com/bleu-de-nimes-the-history-of-denim/

Torchinsky, Jason (20 May 2013). "A Pantload Of Jeans-Themed Cars On The Anniversary Of Levi's Patent". Jalopnik. Retrieved 30 September 2019.

^ "Even AMC cars were hit by the blue jeans craze of the 1970s". MeTV. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2019.

^ Statham, Steve (2002). Jeep Color History. MBI Publishing. pp. 101–102. ISBN 9780760306369. Retrieved 30 September 2019. “AMC offered an optional Levis package in 1975 CJ denim-like vinyl and matching canvas top.”

St. Clair, Kassia (2018). The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History. London: John Murray. p. 177. ISBN 978-1-4736-5903-2. OCLC 1057250632.

^ Bellis, Mary (19 May 2014). "Levi Strauss - The History of Blue Jeans". About.com. Retrieved 25 August 2015. “Levi Strauss had the canvas made into waist overalls. Miners liked the pants, but complained that they tended to chafe. Levi Strauss substituted a twilled cotton cloth from France called "sergé de Nimes". The fabric later became known as denim and the pants were nicknamed blue jeans.”

https://archive.vogue.com/article/1935/06/01/dude-dressing

https://www.vice.com/en/article/5gw8dd/de-nimes-000413-v20n2

https://thoughtsonthinking.org/2020/10/21/camus-and-sartre-why-modern-society-is-absurd/

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