The word denim is said to have originated in the French serge de Nimes. It is a yarn that has been dyed and mill-finished and is usually all-cotton, although considerable quantities are of a cotton-synthetic fibre mixture. Decades of use in the clothing industry, especially in the manufacture of overalls and trousers worn for heavy labour, have demonstrated denim's durability. It began to be imported into the UK in the sixteenth century... Read more
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