20th May 1873: Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis secure the patent for riveted blue jeans

Published: May 20, 2023, 2:05 a.m.

Davis came up with the idea of reinforcing the stress points of garments with rivets after the wife of a woodcutter asked if he could make a pair of durable trousers for her husband, and approached Strauss with a business proposal whereby Strauss would finance the paperwork and the two men would share the ...