Terms That Must Be Known By Experts In "Design Creativity" Of Jeans

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　　 Jeans And other types clothing Not the same, jeans design also has its own proprietary terms. Fully understanding the meaning of these terms is very helpful to produce excellent jeans design ideas.

VINTAGE JEANS: The word "classical" first reminds people of "wine" or "musical instruments". Now, in the circle of jeans hobby, they are also used frequently. Just as old wine or classical musical instruments usually have a strong sense of the times when they were produced, and the older they are, the more expensive they are. The price of classical jeans is often too high. It is said that the price of some classic jeans has exceeded the 10000 dollar mark.

The original classic jeans at such a price naturally make it difficult for ordinary people to buy them. Therefore, there is a replica of the classic jeans in the market that can reproduce the original style with even the slightest detail. The price is almost the same as that of ordinary jeans. Some of the copied classic jeans that have been washed and processed with water are even more authentic, so that people can have a taste of the fun of wearing the original classic jeans at a small cost.

By the way, classic jeans use materials with vertical lines, so they fade in the vertical direction. Today, except for the copied classic jeans, all jeans use twill materials. No matter how you wash them, no matter how they fade, it is difficult to show the style of classic jeans, and the fading direction is one of the key points that classic jeans collectors will not be careless.

LOT NUMBER: The number of Levi's 501, Lee 101, etc. representing the jeans style. Different manufacturers, the style represented by a certain number is naturally different. Remember the jeans models of several manufacturers you like. It will be easier to choose and buy.

Selvedge: Refers to the seam of the material exposed when the pants edge of the jeans is rolled over and worn. The selvage of Levi's jeans produced before 1986 is sewn with red thread. This feature of classic jeans has also been reflected in the production of replica classic jeans.

ROLL UP: Roll up the hem of the jeans in the style of long pants, called "flanging". Of course, the jeans with big flared legs cannot be worn in this way, but it is fashionable to roll over the hem of straight jeans or thin narrow jeans.

RIVET: refers to the round rivet used on jeans. The RIVET used by different manufacturers is different. Copy of Lee 101 classical The jeans use studs engraved with the "Lee" mark, and the buttocks also have studs, which is exactly the same as the 1936 product. For jeans other than vintage jeans, no studs are used on the hips.

RED TAB: Since 1936, Levi's brand jeans have been sewn with small red cloth pieces with company logo on the hip back patch pocket. It was originally different from other manufacturers, but now it can be inferred from the label of Levi's or Levi's that the age of production. From 36 to 71, it was LEVI's, called BIG · E, while from 69 to now it is Levi's, called SMALL · e. In other words, from 69 to 71, they coexisted. One of the principles of classic jeans, of course, the logo of Levi's is used in the replica classic jeans.

TOP BUTTON and FRONT BUTTON: In early years, zipper was naturally not used in the front of jeans, but buttons were used, which were called "front buttons", and the top one was "top buttons". The buttons of different production years and manufacturers have different shapes. The front button of the Lee 101 brand jeans produced around 1936 was engraved with the word UNION MADE and the manufacturer's logo. Later, Lee, Lee COWBOY and laurel trees appeared.

The top button of the replica Lee 101 has the word Lee COWBOY, and the front button uses the laurel tree pattern. BACK STRAP: The belt attached at the back of the waist to adjust the waist. In the early years, due to the lack of shrink proof processing technology of clothing materials, the waistline was adjusted with the buckle at the back of the large waist jeans.

BACK TAG: It refers to the sewing on the right side of the jeans with the manufacturer's mark. The sewing decorations of different production years and manufacturers have their own characteristics. For example, Lee 101 brand jeans were first used in 1936 with the logo of Lee Fur cowhide Later, the sewing decoration of was transformed into today's light leather sewing decoration, and the pattern did not change subtly.