American jeans: branded jeans from America

The first jeans appeared in the middle of the XIX century. They are considered to be the creator of the emigrant Levi Straus, who sewed the first pair of comfortable work trousers made of thick fabric.

After a few years, these pants were already in widespread popularity, the style was slightly changed, and dense twill began to be used as fabric.

The Levi’s trademark remained a monopolist until the sixties of the 20th century, until the Lee and Wrangler brands appeared. Since then, these three brands have been very popular not only in the United States, but throughout the world.

These branded American jeans have a number of significant advantages compared to peers from other countries:

1. High wear resistance. Jeans retain their attractive appearance even after several years of socks and numerous washes.
2. Classic design. Thanks to the universal style, jeans are perfectly combined with clothes of different styles and look appropriate in any environment.
3. Relevance. Good, high-quality jeans never go out of style.
4. Democratic cost.

The most bought and popular brands of American jeans are Levi’s, Wrangler and Lee. Each of them has its own unique, incomparable design.

Levi’s jeans have a classic style and traditional design. Wrangler models are designed for people with an active lifestyle. Lee jeans are impeccable quality and durability.

• Levi’s. The jeans of this brand are aimed at people who do not have model body proportions.Jeans are sewn in such a way as to most effectively emphasize the advantages of the figure and hide its imperfections. High quality, reasonable price and impeccable style distinguish all the products of this company.

Connoisseurs of genuine American quality will never trade branded jeans from the USA for jeans from other countries. But, if before the inscription "Made in U.S.A." was the key to real American jeans, today this inscription can be found on clothes of the lowest quality. How to choose the original and not fall for a fake?

The fact is that if the words “Made in China” or some other country are found on jeans, this does not mean that jeans cannot be branded. They are simply manufactured in different countries, wherever convenient.

There are representative offices of American companies in many countries of the world. Therefore, there is nothing surprising in the fact that on branded jeans in the column “producer” is another manufacturing country - no. This does not mean the fact of a fake. But the next chapter of our article will tell you how to distinguish a branded thing from a cheaper analogue.

All models of this brand are sewn from twill diagonal type. The pattern characteristic of this material is clearly visible on models of any color and style.

The hardest thing to fake is the 501st jeans model. It has a number of characteristic features:

• water marks;
• a special sign placed on the belt ("XX");
• leather label;
• this model is fastened not with a zipper, but only with buttons;
• Information label sewn to the inner seam of the left leg. The label contains the necessary information about the batch released, the care of the product, etc.

Contrary to popular belief, Wrangler jeans are sewn not only from “broken twill”, but also from another fabric with a diagonal pattern. All materials are dense and hard enough to the touch.

• A distinctive feature of these jeans are stitches made of threads to match the main fabric.
• After the first wash, the color of the threads begins to slowly appear.
• Until recently, a special booklet was put in the pocket of some models.
• Jeans are decorated with double stitching. One has the color of the material, the second is red.
• On the right back pocket of jeans there is a leather or plastic label.
• The button is decorated with a logo in the form of stitches. An outline image of a cowboy boot is engraved in the language of lightning.

Jeans from this brand do not have special distinguishing characteristics. For the design of blue jeans, threads of yellow shades are used, for black and color, threads of the same color are taken with the fabric. In the language of lightning, the abbreviation of the manufacturer of the hardware is YKK. The label must indicate the country of origin.

1. Real American jeans cannot be very cheap. Even on sale.
2. High quality tailoring. All lines are made smooth, clear, neat. Threads are used only the most durable. Even from the inside, there are no pieces of loose or sticking out fabric.
3. For the tailoring of American jeans, only the highest quality materials and accessories are used.
4. Most manufacturers use original protection options: booklets, labels, embroidered or embossed logos, brand names, badges, etc.
5. Rivets pass through the material. This is done not so much for beauty, but to give strength to the models.
6. Zipper on branded jeans on their own does not open, even in a partially zipped condition.
7. Pockets are sewn from the same fabric as the main model. For counterfeiting is characterized by the use of thinner fabrics for sewing pockets.
8. On male models of jeans there are 7 loops on the belt, on female - 5. Another quantity signals a fake.

Sometimes, choosing the model you like, it can be difficult to figure out the size indicated on the label. After all, the American size grid is different from the Russian one. In order not to get confused in the choice, you need to remember simple rules.

All sizes are in inches. To determine the first size, you need to divide your waist circumference by 2.54 and round to the nearest table value. Sometimes, to determine a more accurate size on a label, a series of the following notations is used:

1. “Waist” - waist circumference;
2. "Inseam" - the length along the inner seam of the product;
3. "Outseam" - the length of the entire product;
4. "Hip" - hip circumference.

The range of American jeans is quite wide and varied.

Designations of some jeans models:

High-waist - high waist model;

Low-waist - a model with a low waist;

Slim-fit - a tight model;

Loose-fit - straight, wide model;

Relaxed-fit is a loose fit model.