Welcome to the worlds greatest guide to women's denim clothing.
What is denim? If you are not sure, it may be a good time to think about jeans. You most likely have a pair of jeans in your wardrobe. Denim was traditionally colored blue with indigo dye to make blue jeans, although "jean" formerly denoted a different, lighter, cotton fabric. Denim has been used in the United States since the mid 19th century. Denim initially gained popularity in 1873 when Jacob W. Davis, a tailor from Nevada, manufactured the first pair of rivet-reinforced denim pants. Mr. Davis was hired by Levi Strauss & Co. and the rest was history.
The most common denim is indigo denim, in which the warp thread is dyed, while the weft thread is left white. As a result of the warp-faced twill weaving, one side of the textile is dominated by the blue warp threads and the other side is dominated by the white weft threads. This causes blue jeans to be white on the inside. The indigo dyeing process, in which the core of the warp threads remains white, creates denim's signature fading characteristics.
Denim is utilized to make several different types of women's clothing. Below are a few of the categories commonly available in the womenswear market.
Over time dry denim will fade, considered fashionable in some circumstances. During the process of wear, fading will usually occur on those parts of the clothing that receives the most stress. On a pair of jeans, this includes the upper thighs, the ankles, and the areas behind the knees. Jackets, dresses, shorts, etc., can all fade over time.
After being made into an article of clothing, most denim articles are washed to make them softer and to reduce or eliminate shrinkage (which could cause the article to not fit properly after its owner washes it). This process is known as sanforization. In addition to being sanforized, "washed denim" is sometimes artificially distressed to produce a "worn" look.
Denim was originally dyed with a dye produced from the plant Indigofera tinctoria, but most denim today is dyed with synthetic indigo dye. In both cases, the yarn undergoes a repeated sequence of dipping and oxidation — the more dips, the stronger the color of the indigo. Denim fabric dyeing is divided into two categories: indigo dyeing and sulfur dyeing. Indigo dyeing produces the traditional blue color or shades similar to it. Sulfur dyeing produces speciality black colors and other colors, such as red, pink, purple, grey, rust, mustard, and green.
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