GlossaryAcid WashJanuary 6, 2010June 5, 2019 by January 6, 2010June 5, 20190862 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...
GlossaryAbrasionJanuary 6, 2010June 5, 2019 by January 6, 2010June 5, 20190835 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...
Glossary501January 6, 2010June 5, 2019 by January 6, 2010June 5, 20190844 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 TwistJanuary 3, 2010June 5, 2019 by January 3, 2010June 5, 20190982 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...
GlossaryZipperJanuary 3, 2010June 5, 2019 by January 3, 2010June 5, 201901176 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...
GlossaryCastJanuary 3, 2010June 5, 2019 by January 3, 2010June 5, 20190821 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,...
