Category : Glossary

The Union Special Machine Company of Chicago was the leading US manufacturer of commercial sewing machines. They are nowadays highly regarded for their distinctive quality...

The jargon for the type of denim jacket introduced by Levi’s in 1962 by the name of 557XX. It was the first jacket to feature...

Often associated with traditional workwear pieces, a triple needle stitch provides more strength and durability to the seams of the garment. Source: Nouvelle de Nîmes Nº...

A sewing stitch that is both practical and decorative, usually on the hem, seam and neckline of garments for a more finished look. Source: Nouvelle de...

Indicating the tobacco color tint of the stitches commonly used by denim manufacturers. Source: Nouvelle de Nîmes Nº 5: The Denim Dictionary...

A specific model that is figure hugging and gets narrower, skinnier, towards the ankles. Source: Nouvelle de Nîmes Nº 5: The Denim Dictionary...

See ‘Indigo’....

This refers to a denim hybrid. It is denim fabric made with a percentage of elastane fibre in the weft, which makes the model cling...

The term indicating a consistent leg-width from the waist down to the leg opening....

When the denim is washed, pumice stones are added to the wash cycle process to fade the color of the denim and roughen it up...