GlossaryAcid WashEditorial | MarcJanuary 6, 2010June 5, 2019 by Editorial | MarcJanuary 6, 2010June 5, 20190264 This washing technique could singlehandedly represent the 1980s. Acid wash used pumice stones soaked with chlorine. This would strip off the color of the top...
GlossaryAbrasionEditorial | MarcJanuary 6, 2010June 5, 2019 by Editorial | MarcJanuary 6, 2010June 5, 20190252 The distressed section on a pair of denim, where the fabric shows results of heavy wear. Often created with use of the washing technique with...
Glossary501Editorial | MarcJanuary 6, 2010June 5, 2019 by Editorial | MarcJanuary 6, 2010June 5, 20190310 Once the rivet patented by Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis in 1873 expired in 1890, they decided to give work jeans numbers. Besides the cheaper...
GlossaryZ TwistEditorial | MarcJanuary 3, 2010June 5, 2019 by Editorial | MarcJanuary 3, 2010June 5, 20190315 Refers to the direction the fibers in a yarn are twisted, Viewed from any angle the twist direction is represented by the “Z” which shows...
GlossaryZipperEditorial | MarcJanuary 3, 2010June 5, 2019 by Editorial | MarcJanuary 3, 2010June 5, 20190348 The zipper is a metal or plastic device with interlocking teeth used to join two edges together. The zipper as we know it today was patented...
GlossaryCastEditorial | MarcJanuary 3, 2010June 5, 2019 by Editorial | MarcJanuary 3, 2010June 5, 20190273 A descriptive term for shade. Depending upon the dye and wash techniques used, indigo denim may have a variety of casts such as red, black,...
