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This refers to a world famous scene of a Levi’s commercial that relaunched basics in 1985. It featured teen idol Nick Kamen who took off

A laser is used to burn dye off the surface of the fabric. It can be used to create vintage effects such as wrinkles or

Item that identifies a brand and the garment used for the cloth. It shows the brand logo, and other relevant brand information. Source: Nouvelle de Nîmes

Also known as the riser, the yoke is the V-shaped section at the back of jeans that gives jeans their curved seat. The deeper the V, the

Refers to any fabric where the yarns are dyed before weaving. By definition, denim is a yarn dye fabric. Source: Tellason Denim Terminology

The thin horizontal fading lines you find in the crotch and thigh area of worn in jeans. Whiskers may also be referred to as moustache

Also known as filling, the crosswise, selvage-to-selvage yarns in the weave. These yarns are subjected to less strain in the weaving process, and thus require

Warp and weft yarns are combined in different ways to produce weave designs. These designs affect the appearance, feel, strength, and durability of the fabric.

The lengthwise, vertical yarns carried over and under the weft. Because they are subjected to more strain in the weaving process, warp yarns generally have

The original term for what we now know as jeans; Levi’s continued to use this term up until the 1960s, to distinguish their jeans from