Denim: Fashion's Frontier | Circa 1840 pants 

i never thought I would be so interested in an old pair of pants.

There was a period a few years back where people were searching old mines for denim jeans. They would sell them for a lot of money.

I remember as a teenager we patched our Levi’s. Since my friends and I were all barn rats, worked hard, and rode horses constantly our jeans would wear out. Some scrap denim and creative zig-zag stitches kept them patched and together for ages!

gonna start writing the date on all my pants to save some future pants expert time when they inevitably end up in a future pants museum (possibly on venus)

Talking about sustainability and how it ended in a museum. What a life this denim pants have! ❤️

180 years old and they look better than my modern jeans after just a couple years...

These are beautiful! Although they are patched and patched and faded and dyed etc, they're still elegant and tailored. I've only ever seen pictures of these, so I'm happy to stumble across your presentation - thank you!

Levi Strauss didn't invented the denim fabric, he only popularized the usage of denim pants for factory workers, miners, and farmers; Partnered together with Jacob W. Davis with his invetion of riveted pants. Both of the men experimented with different fabrics and discovered that the denim fabric is more stronger than canvas duck. And they began to mass-produce the denim pants. This pair of 1840s pants basically ahead of its time.

They should make a pair of similar jeans now

I like the person who wore these. These pants give me a good vibe

Those look better after 2 centuries than my Walmart specials do after 2 wears.

It shows that these were at one point this person’s favorite pair of pants. And it makes me happy that they have now a lot of people admiring them

I have a piece of history right now in my storage unit, it's my jean jacket from the 80's, man, I sure do miss those concerts.

I remember my dad taking a bunch of antique clothes like this in a trunk to the dump. They were way older than a hundred years.

I wish i could still buy the thick denim jeans they used to make in the 70s and 80s Those things were rugged as hell, the first couple months you could hardly wear them they were so stiff. Now theyre so thin and flimsy you cant wash them more than 3 times without them falling apart. Its basically just t-shirt fabric painted blue.

I got rid of most of my clothes after my wife died and moved to a campervan. I don't replace if I can repair. I feel free not owning what I don't need. Consumerism is an ego driven habit - I don't care as long as I'm not too scruffy and am clean.

This makes me want to take better care of my jeans. I'm already pretty careful with my other clothing. The dryer is the enemy of clothing.

Fascinating. I love how the pants were repurposed and repaired over the years. They were obviously very well made and did their job admirably. We should be appreciating clothing like that now instead of throwing garments away every year. I try to buy better quality more classic looks now and keep things for years.

Very nice presentation. Fabric used to be woven with quality thread and not just during the 19th century. Most of the 20th century...in my opinion. That's why these trousers lasted decade after decade. Today's fabrics are mostly woven with weak, cheap threads. Don't get me wrong, there are quality fabrics out there, but for the most part, personally, I see cheap fabric. One used to be able to find well made clothing with high quality fabric. Purchasing quality fabrics are not easy, too. On-line is the best place to find quality fabrics in my neck of the woods. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Nicely, done. However, I think these trousers were made before 1840. Reason being, the high waist in the back. The stirrups could have been added later.

Fascinating, loved the unearthed history!

Spectacular. Great detective work!

You can get fall front pants at stores that serve Amish communities. Mostly black, grey, some blue. Not sure who makes them but they are very hard wearing!

Great presentation, very informative. The study of these items is like an archeological dig. What a find!

Very enjoyable investigation and demonstration of the garment. My ancestor manufactured early blue jeans in the early 19th C. In Newport, Kentucky. Also reminds me of how James Aged wrote about the beauty of the worn denim overalls of Appalchian sharecroppers in Let Us Now Praise Famous Men.

So interesting! I love seeing how garments were cherished in the past, such an antithesis to our attitudes today in the developed world where everything is disposable.

i used to work in cabinetry i would go through 3-5 pairs of jeans a year crazy how long those survived

Absolutely fascinating and what an amazing piece of detective work!

Forensic analysis of blue jeans-pretty cool!

Great presentation. Learned something new. Thank you

Super interesting video. I love learning about history in work outerwear. It just intrigues me.

Emma and Nicole have got a voice I just cant commit to.

Mind blowing!

Excellent,, now I want to go to the next exhibit!! Thank you 🙏

Amazing! I love my ol 501 Levi classics. I wear them till they don't have knee's in them anymore and are so faded they are super baby skyblue. Cool video

Fascinating!

Excellent work.

Superb narrator excellent video editing, and excellent research education...

beautifully researched and narrated

Great little video. Thank you

Absolutely fascinating piece of clothing history that wouldn't look out of place worn in a high street of today. Being from the UK, I also liked the way the narrator switched between calling them pants, and later switched to calling them trousers, the UK English word for...pants.

Very cool review. thanks

a friend of mine gave a talk to our Classic Vehicle Club about acetylene lamps used in the mining industry from past era's, he had many lamps and also bought along a few cages that would have held Canaries, the miners kept a VERY CLOSE EYE on the canary, as when it acted woozy or fell over they were at risk from Methane. the Canary was an extremely valuable Item of Personal Protective Equipment, i see people today mistreat or not even wear PPE (and clothing) and then lament when they are injured. . the trousers in this story were valuable and not disposable like they are today, i was no 10 of 14 children, until i started earning my own money i NEVER had any new clothes, but they were ALWAYS clean and serviceable . oh and the amazing thing about acetylene lamps is that they produce a bright White light, which was much better than the yellow light of incandescent light bulbs, the modern LED's come in warm white or cool white, the cool white is like what acetylene gives off.

These jeans are amazing

Fascinating.

Thank you! Thank you! We need this kind of presentation in Kenya! The Quilt Guild members and my University students will love it!

Awesome!

Fascinating... makes a nice comparison to Japan's Boro Fabrics.

That was a very thorough walk-through, well done... I learnt alot...

Great video especially the last bit is that exhibit still ongoing?

Very similar to sail cloth pants from Europe from early 18th century.

This is a serious question. In the Jesse James photograph where he is about 16/17,wearing a hat,white shirt,narrow black tie,and looking straight at the camera. I cant figure out what garment he is wearing as the outer layer. As a dressmaker I notice its a bit odd with its sagging pocket,and asymmetrical shoulder seams. One shoulder seam is in the usual place,but on the other side its several inches lower! I cant figure out what is going on with it. Any ideas?

Not sure if it is true, but I heard early Levi's also had a copper rivet in the crotch area. Unfortunately, many people in that era did not wear underwear, and a common way to warm up in those days was to sit down by a fire. Radiant heat from the fire would heat this rivet up, and upon standing could make contact with some sensitive areas. I heard that is why they stopped placing a rivet there.

Amazing to think that someday, one of my pair of old pants could become a sought after item ;)

Where'd you get the Canadian tuxedo?!

I wish my old jeans where as full of character as that pair of pants.

AMAZING

We that was crazy interesting!

Beautiful

My Wrangler regular fit jeans split at the rear left pocket stitch today, they are approx 3 years old and worn about 3 or 4 days a week.

i probably paid more attention to a video about old jeans then in my old high school math class

I think I enjoyed this more than Sherlock.

Very interesting! Do you know when the typical flat felled- "jean seams" were introduced?

No where in the description or in the video do they say what FIT stands for 🤔

How much for these wavey garms on depop? Good drip, would cop.

Nice pair of pants

Phew! For a minute there I thought that Levi didn't invent denim jeans!

Very cool

These are in style right now, I see all the hip young college kids wearing them

thank you

That's how we should treat our clothes, with care. Not buy new stuff we don't need year after year, throwing out perfectly fine pieces. Such wasteful consumerism. We need to get back to repairing, re-using, sustainability.

Thanks 🙂

IS THIS BRAND OR THIS PAIR OLDER THAN LEVI'S?

US Navy blue bell bottom pants also have false front, it covers the laced fly.

Interesting topic and well done video. I do, however, find it somewhat strange and impolite that one museum doesn't credit another for the use of its pictures, even though it is kindly put it in the public domain. But Chopin, who's been dead for 170-odd years, has been credited. Some weird American copyright law lobbied forth by the entertainment industry, I guess. I am, of course, referring to the Købke portrait of Sødring, donated to the public in 1902, and located in Den Hirschprungske Samling, Copenhagen.

bring back the fall front (very similar to the 13 button navy pants)

Repurposed uniform trousers/pants ?

Although most don't fit me any more, I've kept many of my old jeans as they are too good to throw out. But who knows, maybe one day they'll be sold on and they'll be worn again as fashionable retro items. Some I bought in the 80s from American thrift stores on holiday trips, so they have already had at least two owners.

big city greens had an episode where the dad goes to a hippie dippy store and everyone was amazed at his distressed jeans so much they made a normal sandwich and named it after him.

A well put together video. But what does FIT stand for? (Your audience is not necessarily those only in your field). Well presented though 👍

1:10 he was way ahead of his time to know selfie pose

Pants with front flap were made in Germany all the way till ww1 if not longer. My grandfather had pictures of his gone relatives wearing them.

They look earlier because they are Genovese ( Genova a Italy) sailors pants maybe?

The fabric looks like moleskin or fustian to me. Popular in French workwear “bleu de travail” garments. Cool stuff!

There was no mention of how the pants were obtained. Who stored them all these years?

They looked like they had a nice fit to them as well . I'm guessing 34x30

Fall front pants never went out of business, you can still buy them today in some countries.

I have no idea why this is interesting, but it definitely is.

Smartly taking a selfie @1:10

Wish they would’ve showed us what was behind the flap

Love that the front is a flap ..not a great idea if you’re not careful when doing #1 but looks cool

when your poor you patch or hand them down especially 1840s

I would buy a pair

But how do the pants smell??

They would have likely belonged to someone born in the late 18th century and whom lived through the early years of the nineteenth century, Likely a tradesman of some sort since agriculture would have been far to damaging to allow the pants to persist for so long. The individual would have been of an older age by the time denim fabrics became common, so a person who would cling to the style they wore throughout their life, but lived into the age were the style and fabrics were changing. As they aged, they may have been less able to do as much work in their trade, and so required no need to purchase new pants for the task and found it simpler to just keep wearing their pre-established work pants and repatch them.

Meanwhile, Pair of Levis today tear up after 2 months

1:10 Dude's taking a selfie with a flip phone.

American made or European?

Nothing worse than buying a pair of jeans that are already worn out before you wear them.

Would love to know the measurements on garments, especially the older ones. It would make them much more accessible to the imagination.

"Designer Jeans" have no story behind them, yet they inflat the price? I still use work jeans (Levi's or Lee) from a decade ago that have a personal story behind them.