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| | |  Denim: Encyclopedia II - Jeans - HistoryJeans were first created in Genoa, Italy when the city was an independent Republic and a naval power. The first jeans were made for the Genoese Navy because it required all-purpose trousers for its sailors that could be worn wet or dry, and whose legs could easily be rolled up to wear while swabbing the deck. These jeans would be laundered by dragging them in large mesh nets behind the ship, and the sea water would bleach them white. The first denim came from (French:de) Nîmes, France, hence de Nimes, the name of the fabric. The Fren ...
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Jeans - Blue Jeans.
Initially blue jeans were simply sturdy trousers worn by workers. In the United States during the 1950s, wearing of blue jeans by teenagers and young adults became symbolic of mild protest against conformity. This was considered by some adults as disruptive. For example, some movie theaters refused to admit patrons who wore blue jeans. There was a type of light khaki pants worn by conformist teens (largely males) who were branded with the name "Socs" (apparently from "social"). During the 1960 ...
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| | | | Denim: Encyclopedia II - Jeans - Lowrise Jeans Lowrise jeans are pants made of jeans, with a deliberately low-cut waist, intended to wear low on the hips. See Lowrise Jeans.
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| | | | Denim: Encyclopedia II - Jeans - Law On 10 February 1999 the Italian Supreme Court of Appeal in Rome overturned a rape conviction, stating that jeans are unable to be removed without the wearer's consent. Therefore, they ruled, the supposed victim must have been an active participant in the act. [1] This last verdict, however, was also overturned, on 28 November 2001 by the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation, which finally established that wearing jeans does not ex ...
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| | | | Denim: Encyclopedia II - Lawrence - Place names
Lawrence - In the United States of America.
Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrence, Massachusetts
Lawrence, Michigan
Lawrence, New York
Lawrence, Wisconsin
Lawrence Township, Minnesota
Lawrence Township, New Jersey
Lawrence Township, Pennsylvania
Lawrence - Elsewhere.
Lawrence, New Zealand
Lawrence - Related name variants.
Several places named Lawrenceburg
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| | | | Denim: Encyclopedia II - Nîmes - The Origins of Nimes
Nîmes - Prehistory.
The site on which the built-up area of Nimes has become established in the course of centuries is part of the edge of the alluvial plain of the Vistrenque River which buts up against low hills: to the North-East, the Mr. Duplan; to the South-West, Montaury; to the West, Mt. Cavalier and the knoll of Canteduc.
Nîmes - From 4000 to 2000 BC.
The site know as Serre Paradis belongs to the New Stone Age (Neolithic). This deposit reveals the presence of semi-noma ...
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Nîmes - Prehistory.
The site on which the built-up area of Nimes has become established in the course of centuries is part of the edge of the alluvial plain of the Vistrenque River which buts up against low hills: to the North-East, the Mr. Duplan; to the South-West, Montaury; to the West, Mt. Cavalier and the knoll of Canteduc.
Nîmes - From 4000 to 2000 BC.
The site know as Serre Paradis belongs to the New Stone Age (Neolithic). This deposit reveals the presence of semi-noma ...
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Britpop - The Modfather and Modern Life is Rubbish 1991 – 1993.
Weller in particular is praised as the founder and initiator of the movement. His solo records Paul Weller (1991) and Wild Wood (1993) are considered seminal forces for the movement. His influence over the Britpop, coupled with his love of Mod music, had earned him the nickname "The Modfather". As well as guiding Blur, Ocean Colour Scene through his recordings, Weller has also performed with the bands, including playing guit ...
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| | | | Denim: Encyclopedia II - Nîmes - Sights Nîmes may have been one of the richest and finest Roman cities of Gaule. Several important remains of the Roman Empire can still be seen in and around Nîmes:
The elliptical Roman amphitheatre, of the 1st or 2nd century AD, is the best-preserved Roman arena in France. It was filled with medieval housing, when its walls served as ramparts, but they were cleared under Napoleon. It is still used today as a bull fighting and concert arena.
The Maison Carrée (Square House), a small Roman temple dedicated to sons of ...
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| | | | Denim: Encyclopedia II - Nîmes - History The city derives its name from Nemausus 'From The Nile'. The contemporary symbol and shield of the city of Nîmes, a crocodile chained to a palm tree with the inscription 'COLNEM' or short version of 'Colonia Nemausus', is a reference to the colony of Roman legions veterans in Caesar's Nile campaigns. At the end of fifteen years of soldiering, the veterans were given plots of land to cultivate on the plain of Nîmes.
Nîme was located on the Via Domitia, a Roman road constructed in ...
See also:Nîmes, Nîmes - History, Nîmes - The Origins of Nimes, Nîmes - Prehistory, Nîmes - From 4000 to 2000 BC, Nîmes - From 1800 to 1 BC, Nîmes - From 600 BC to 49 BC, Nîmes - The Gallo-Roman Period, Nîmes - From the 4th to 5th century, Nîmes - The Time of Invasions, Nîmes - From the 17th Century to the Revolution, Nîmes - From the Revolution to the present pay, Nîmes - Sights, Nîmes - Miscellaneous, Nîmes - People born in Nîmes, Nîmes - Mayors Read more here: » Nîmes: Encyclopedia II - Nîmes - History |
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