Work pants made from denim or cotton ticking, produced since 1873 in San Francisco by the German-born Jew Levi Strauss. In subsequent decades, the item of clothing evolved into a cultural icon and is considered the epitome of jeans to this day. The success story of the “Levi’s” can also be read as a history of Jewish participation in the opening and settling of the American West.
1. The invention of “blue jeans”
The invention of the item of clothing now known as “blue jeans” dates back to …