- The YKK on the zipper of your Levis stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushibibaisha, the world's largest zipper manufacturer.
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- The reason why women's dress shirt buttons are on the left and men's on the right is because when buttons were first used during the Victorian period maids used to dress the ladies, and since the maids put on their shirts the buttons were put on the servants right side, hence the women's left.
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- Castaways Travel, a Houston-area travel agency, offers an all-nude flight to Cancun Mexico. Once the plane reaches cruising altitude, you are allowed to take off all your clothes and roam about the cabin.
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- Warner Brothers Corset Company created the bra cup sizing system, which is now used universally used by manufacturers.
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- In the mid 1600's, perfume gloves were popular in France.
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- The cardigan was originally made to be a military jacket made of knitted wool.
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- When Nylons first went on sale in the United States in 1940, four million pairs were sold in only a few days.
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- Researchers have developed odourless socks. The sock fabric is made by attaching molecules that contain chlorine called halamines to textile fibers.
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- More than $1 billion is spent each year on neck ties in the United States.
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- Early sewing machines were destroyed by mobs or workers who felt their jobs were threatened by automation.
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- The first fashion house to be set up was in 1858 by Charles Worth. He opened his store in Paris with the idea of having pre-made gowns presented on models to his customers.
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- Silk was developed in China were it was kept a secret for more than two thousands years. Anyone found trying to smuggle silkworm eggs or cocoons out of the country was immediately put to death.
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- Some silkworms can spin cocoons that contain more than two miles of silk.
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- Levis Straus made working pants out of denim for people during the California gold rush. Levis Straus is now the world's largest maker of jeans.
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- During the 60's, the women's liberation movement denounced bras as a symbol of servitude and encouraged bra burning rallies.
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- The oldest pair of Levi's jeans still around were made around the 1890's and are on display Strauss & Co. Archives in San Francisco.
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- Annually 7 million tons of textiles and clothing is thrown out. Out of this, only 12% is used again or recycled.
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- 215 jeans can be made with one bale of cotton.
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- The most expensive shoes in the world are ruby slippers located in Harrods in London, which cost $1.6 million, has a full time security guard. The shoes are made from platinum thread and has 642 rubies in them. It took over 700 hours to produce the shoe.
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