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0▾ Do you like wearing jeans? Can you see a tiny pocket some jeans
have? Around the 19th century they were used to keep cowboys' pocket
watches, before wristwatches were invented.
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And jeans are perhaps the most popular clothing items
around the world. As jeans are pants made of denim, a sturdy
fabric, people originally wore them as work clothes.
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The clothing you wear is not only a way to express
yourself but also to cover and protect your body from the
harsh weather and even insects. The type of attire people
wear depends on their culture, the place they live and what
they do.
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The design of clothing changes all the time,
depending on the current fashion trends or the needs of a
community. For example, some people say that high heels
originated in Persia around the 9th century. People wore
them to ride horses, because they held the rider's feet
secure.
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At the beginning, the color of jeans was indigo,
because it was dark, and dirt could be less noticeable.
Nowadays, jeans are not only work garments but fashion
objects.
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