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It has impacted people and places including environmental pollution from water consumption, chemical use, and waste as well as social and economic issues in production and consumption.

Jeans have had a profound impact on people and places, particularly in the United States and globally, becoming a symbol of American causal wear, and even a source of social and economic issues withing the fashion industry.

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Particularly in North America, where the US is the largest market for denim globally, followed by Western Europe, and Asia Pacific regions.

Clothing production has doubled in the last 15 years. One report found that addressing environmental and social problems created by the fashion industry would provide a $192 billion overall benefit to the global economy by 2030.

The annual value of clothing discarded prematurely is more than $400 billion.

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Jeans were 'born' from the need for durable work wear, specifically for miners, farmers and cowboys during the 1873 California Gold Rush, and metal rivets by Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis.

In the early 20th century, denim was adopted as preferred work-wear fabric choice for western cowboys, miners, and farmers in the US.

Not only was the fabric cheap, but denim was more durable and sturdy over the popular alternative - 'jean' (traditionally from cotton, linen, and wool).

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How has the making of jeans impacted the environment?

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How has the making of jeans impacted the environment?

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Denim production significantly impacts the environment, primarily due to the water-intensive nature of cotton cultivation, the use of chemicals in dying and finishing and the releases of micro fibres during the wash.

Denim production can also lead to soil degradation, habitat loss, and the use of pesticides and fertilisers, which can have negative impacts on biodiversity and human health.

Because India is the largest denim and jean producers, it is therefore the most polluted out of all the regions they are produced. Then after India is the USA and after the United States its China.

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Jeans were first used as men's work clothes (trousers) for miners, cowboys, farmers and factory workers.

But now in the present, denim and jeans are a huge fashion franchise, billions of dollars are made each year because of how jeans have made such a huge comeback.

Eventually overtime not only men wore denim or jeans, but kids and women as well.

There are different styles, colours, shapes, sizes, patterns and continues to grow and expand even more, because of how many creative people there are in this world.

Blue jeans are considered a symbol of Western Colonisation and Capitalism. During the civil rights movements of the 1950's - 1960's denim was reclaimed by activists, and wearing blue jeans and overalls became symbolic for the fight of equality for African Americans.

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The regional scope - North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Central and South America, Middle East and Africa.

Jeans over all are mostly sold around Europe, then once in warehouses are shipped and sold to other countries/continents, where then they are sold to smaller areas in these regions.

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Where are jeans produced/made? And what machines are used + the process?

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Where are jeans produced/made? And what machines are used + the process?

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Largest producer of denim is India, then USA and lastly China.

Machines such as looms, sewing, machines, washing machines, high-speed cutting machines.

The Process:

1. Cotton Preparation - To prepare cotton, after harvesting, its ginned to separate the fibres from the seeds and then undergoes cleaning, carding and combing to prepare it for spinning into yarn or ultimately, weaving or knitting into fabric.

2. Spinning - Drafting the fibres, adding twist, and winding the yarn onto the spindle wheel.

3. Warping - Secure one end of the yarn to the loom and wind it around the loom, maintaining constant tension, until the desired length is reached, ensuring all warp ends are attached to the back beam and of equal length.

4. Dyeing - Prepare your workspace, pre-wash the fabric, create a dye bath with hot water, add salt, then immerse the fabric, stirring regularly, before rinsing and washing separately.

5. Weaving - First, the cotton yarn is wound onto a loom, which holds the verticle threads, known as the warp. The weaver then interlaces horizontal threads, known as the weft, over and under the warp threads to create the fabric.

6. Finishing - A typical finishing process will consist of singeing, desizing, scouring, bleaching and dyeing. The fabric can also be dyed, or different fabric finishes can be applied.

7. Quality Check - To quality check cotton, access its feel (soft and sturdy), visually inspect for consistent even weave, and consider the fabrics density and thread count, with higher counts generally indicating better quality.

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Materials to make jeans:

Rivets and buttons for clothing, especially jeans, are produced in various locations including Turkey, China, Germany and Italy being the largest one.

Some buttons are made from brass or die-cast alloy. Brass is thinner lighter material and is most suitable where basic text designs are used.

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Where are the resources/materials found or located?

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Where are the resources/materials found or located?

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What resources are used:

Some of the raw materials to make denim include cotton, indigo dye, thread, rivets and buttons, rabels and patches, zippers, pocketing fabric, elastane and lining material.

Where they are located:

Cotton - Cotton is produced and grown in warm, subtropical climates with major producing countries including China, India, the US, Brazil and Pakistan. In Australia, cotton is produced in inland regions of New South Wales and Queensland.

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Jeans are trousers made from denim

Jeans are a type of casual wear typically made from denim fabric, often blue, featuring features like five pockets, a flay at the front and belt loops.

The very first jeans that were made where in Ganoa, Italy.

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A widely held view is that it was 'born' in Nimes, France.

During an unsuccessful replication attempt of a hard and wearing cotton fabric known as 'jeane'.

The fabric weavers of Nimes realized they had developed a unique and sturdy fabric.

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Jacob Davis, a tailor, reinforced the pockets and seams of these pants with copper rivets, which proved to be a durable and practical solution.

Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis partnered and patented the riveted denim pants in the 1950's, and today, they are worn worldwide as fashion, work and everyday as a clothing item.

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On the 26th of February 1829, Levi Strauss was born in Buttenheim, Germany. He was a businessman who founded the first company to manufacture blue jeans.

In 1853, Strauss moved to San Francisco during the California Gold Rush to open a West Coach branch of his brothers New York dry goods businesses.

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The fabric denim, the material jeans are made from, originated in the French city of Nimes.

The name 'denim' comes from the French phrase "serge de Nimes" meaning "twill from Nimes".

This fabric was made by using a twill weave, with the weft (threads which run vertically) passing under the warp threads.

Then once threaded it is dyed with indigo, a natural dye extracted from plants.