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Back Pocket Flasher

January 6, 2010June 5, 2019

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Traditionally a paper or cardboard flap attached to the right back pocket on jeans to indicate differences in size, finishing, fabrics and shapes. Also used

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Back Cinch

January 6, 2010June 5, 2019

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While a ‘back cinch’ traditionally refers to the leather strap attaching the saddle around a horse’s back, on a pair of jeans it is used

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Atari

January 6, 2010June 5, 2019

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A word borrowed from Japanese, the term describes the selective fading alongside the ridges of the seams. In most cases it concerns the seams on

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Arcuate

January 6, 2010June 5, 2019

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Generally refers to the decorative double stitching on the back pockets, shaped like bat wings. The arcuate is thought to be the oldest clothing trademark

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Amoskeag

January 6, 2010June 5, 2019

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The first major supplier of denim fabric in the United States, located in a New Hampshire factory town. This was the source of denim used

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Acid Wash

January 6, 2010June 5, 2019

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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