Jean jacket

==History==

==History==

[[File:Denim Jacket (51079649933).jpg|thumb|A Levi Strauss Type III jacket]]

[[File:Denim Jacket (51079649933).jpg|thumb|A Levi Strauss Type III jacket]]

The first recorded denim jacket is part of the collection of the German Historical Commission of the Rhineland (Stiftung Historische Kommission für die Rheinlande 1789–1815) {{cite web |url=http://www.stiftung-hkr.info/ |title=Home |website=stiftung-hkr.info |access-date=2022-08-08 |archive-date=2022-07-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726091949/https://www.stiftung-hkr.info/ |url-status=live }} and dates back to 1805 or 1810. In the United States the first recorded denim jacket is from about 1880, produced by German businessman [[Levi Strauss]] approximately ten years after he had begun selling [[jeans]] with copper [[rivet]]s as a new type of work apparel intended for use by [[cowboy]]s, [[miner]]s, and railroad workers.{{cite news|last1=Chabbot|first1=Sophia|title=From Marilyn Monroe to Madonna, Here's a Brief History of the All-American Denim Jacket|url=https://www.glamour.com/story/fall-fashion-essentials-jacket-denim-c|accessdate=January 1, 2018|work=[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]|date=August 19, 2015|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111204932/https://www.glamour.com/story/fall-fashion-essentials-jacket-denim-c|url-status=live}} [[Levi Strauss & Co.]] then introduced the "Type I" jacket, then known as the 506XX, in 1905.{{cite web|title=My Favorite Levi's Denim Jacket Is Proof That Sequels Don't Have to Suck|url=https://www.gq.com/story/levis-denim-jacket-type-ii|website=GQ|date=3 March 2025|publisher=|accessdate=9 September 2025}} The Type I featured a boxy fit, a single chest pocket, and a rear buckle cinch.{{cite news|last1=Babcock|first1=Gregory|title=A Brief History of the Denim Jacket|url=http://www.complex.com/style/2014/09/a-brief-history-of-the-denim-jacket/type-iii|accessdate=January 1, 2018|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|date=September 24, 2014|archive-date=January 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102073027/http://www.complex.com/style/2014/09/a-brief-history-of-the-denim-jacket/type-iii|url-status=live}} In 1953, Levi's reworked the Type I into what became known as the "Type II", which featured two symmetrical chest pockets and side adjuster tabs in place of the cinch. The "Type III" denim jacket was introduced by Levi's in 1962{{efn|Levi Strauss & Co. reports an introduction date of 1967, while the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' claims 1961, and ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'' cites 1962.{{cite news|last1=Hrabi|first1=Dale|title=A Jean Jacket That Makes Others Look Ordinary|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-jean-jacket-that-makes-others-look-ordinary-1459958579|accessdate=January 1, 2018|work=[[Wall Street Journal]]|date=April 6, 2016|archive-date=January 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103104113/https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-jean-jacket-that-makes-others-look-ordinary-1459958579|url-status=live}}}} and was designed by Jack Lucier.{{cite web|title=The Type III Trucker Jacket Celebrates 50 Years|url=http://www.levistrauss.com/unzipped-blog/2017/10/type-iii-trucker-jacket-celebrates-50-years/|website=levistrauss.com|date=2 October 2017|publisher=[[Levi Strauss & Co.]]|accessdate=January 1, 2018|archive-date=3 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103011644/http://www.levistrauss.com/unzipped-blog/2017/10/type-iii-trucker-jacket-celebrates-50-years/|url-status=live}} It has been described as the Denim jacket "to rule them all". Also known as "the trucker jacket", design elements of the Type III include a more tapered style than its predecessors, welt hand pockets, and bar tacks which hold down chest pocket and sleeve openings.

The first recorded denim jacket is part of the collection of the German Historical Commission of the Rhineland (Stiftung Historische Kommission für die Rheinlande 1789–1815) {{cite web |url=http://www.stiftung-hkr.info/ |title=Home |website=stiftung-hkr.info |access-date=2022-08-08 |archive-date=2022-07-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726091949/https://www.stiftung-hkr.info/ |url-status=live }} and dates back to 1805 or 1810. In the United States the first recorded denim jacket is from about 1880, produced by German businessman [[Levi Strauss]] approximately ten years after he had begun selling [[jeans]] with copper [[rivet]]s as a new type of work apparel intended for use by [[cowboy]]s, [[miner]]s, and railroad workers.{{cite news|last1=Chabbot|first1=Sophia|title=From Marilyn Monroe to Madonna, Here's a very Brief History of the All-American Denim Jacket|url=https://www.glamour.com/story/fall-fashion-essentials-jacket-denim-c|accessdate=January 1, 2018|work=[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]|date=August 19, 2015|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111204932/https://www.glamour.com/story/fall-fashion-essentials-jacket-denim-c|url-status=live}} [[Levi Strauss & Co.]] then introduced the "Type I" jacket, then known as the 506XX, in 1905.{{cite web|title=My Favorite Levi's Denim Jacket Is Proof That Sequels Don't Have to Suck|url=https://www.gq.com/story/levis-denim-jacket-type-ii|website=GQ|date=3 March 2025|publisher=|accessdate=9 September 2025}} The Type I featured a boxy fit, a single chest pocket, and a rear buckle cinch.{{cite news|last1=Babcock|first1=Gregory|title=A Brief History of the Denim Jacket|url=http://www.complex.com/style/2014/09/a-brief-history-of-the-denim-jacket/type-iii|accessdate=January 1, 2018|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|date=September 24, 2014|archive-date=January 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102073027/http://www.complex.com/style/2014/09/a-brief-history-of-the-denim-jacket/type-iii|url-status=live}} In 1953, Levi's reworked the Type I into what became known as the "Type II", which featured two symmetrical chest pockets and side adjuster tabs in place of the cinch. The "Type III" denim jacket was introduced by Levi's in 1962{{efn|Levi Strauss & Co. reports an introduction date of 1967, while the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' claims 1961, and ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'' cites 1962.{{cite news|last1=Hrabi|first1=Dale|title=A Jean Jacket That Makes Others Look Ordinary|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-jean-jacket-that-makes-others-look-ordinary-1459958579|accessdate=January 1, 2018|work=[[Wall Street Journal]]|date=April 6, 2016|archive-date=January 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103104113/https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-jean-jacket-that-makes-others-look-ordinary-1459958579|url-status=live}}}} and was designed by Jack Lucier.{{cite web|title=The Type III Trucker Jacket Celebrates 50 Years|url=http://www.levistrauss.com/unzipped-blog/2017/10/type-iii-trucker-jacket-celebrates-50-years/|website=levistrauss.com|date=2 October 2017|publisher=[[Levi Strauss & Co.]]|accessdate=January 1, 2018|archive-date=3 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103011644/http://www.levistrauss.com/unzipped-blog/2017/10/type-iii-trucker-jacket-celebrates-50-years/|url-status=live}} It has been described as the Denim jacket "to rule them all". Also known as "the trucker jacket", design elements of the Type III include a more tapered style than its predecessors, welt hand pockets, and bar tacks which hold down chest pocket and sleeve openings.

In 2014, [[Google]] collaborated with Levi Strauss & Co. to develop a "connected" denim jacket described by ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'' as the "denim jacket of the future". The underlying technology, named "Jacquard", encompassed a processor, a built-in battery, and a special yarn that gave the bottom of the arm a pseudo-[[touchscreen]] functionality.{{cite magazine|last1=Pierce|first1=David|title=I Wore the Denim Jacket of the Future|url=https://www.wired.com/story/i-wore-the-jean-jacket-of-the-future/|accessdate=January 1, 2018|magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|date=September 25, 2017|archive-date=January 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103072420/https://www.wired.com/story/i-wore-the-jean-jacket-of-the-future/|url-status=live}} The same year, [[New York Fashion Week]] featured several denim jackets, with ''[[The Guardian]]'' predicting that the denim jacket would "be everywhere in 2018".{{cite news|last1=Cartner-Morley|first1=Jess|title=It's in the jeans: why the denim jacket is 2018's new power dressing|url=https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2017/dec/31/jeans-denim-jacket-new-power-dressing-2018|accessdate=January 1, 2018|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=December 17, 2015}} A second version of the Jacquard jacket, featuring an appearance closer to jackets without the technology as well as a lower price, was released in late 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/levis-google-jacquard-smart-denim-jacket-price-photos-2019-9|title=Levi's and Google are launching new denim jackets that can answer phone calls and control your music|last=Hartmans|first=Avery|website=Business Insider|access-date=2019-10-08|archive-date=2019-10-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008063323/https://www.businessinsider.com/levis-google-jacquard-smart-denim-jacket-price-photos-2019-9|url-status=live}}

In 2014, [[Google]] collaborated with Levi Strauss & Co. to develop a "connected" denim jacket described by ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'' as the "denim jacket of the future". The underlying technology, named "Jacquard", encompassed a processor, a built-in battery, and a special yarn that gave the bottom of the arm a pseudo-[[touchscreen]] functionality.{{cite magazine|last1=Pierce|first1=David|title=I Wore the Denim Jacket of the Future|url=https://www.wired.com/story/i-wore-the-jean-jacket-of-the-future/|accessdate=January 1, 2018|magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|date=September 25, 2017|archive-date=January 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103072420/https://www.wired.com/story/i-wore-the-jean-jacket-of-the-future/|url-status=live}} The same year, [[New York Fashion Week]] featured several denim jackets, with ''[[The Guardian]]'' predicting that the denim jacket would "be everywhere in 2018".{{cite news|last1=Cartner-Morley|first1=Jess|title=It's in the jeans: why the denim jacket is 2018's new power dressing|url=https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2017/dec/31/jeans-denim-jacket-new-power-dressing-2018|accessdate=January 1, 2018|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=December 17, 2015}} A second version of the Jacquard jacket, featuring an appearance closer to jackets without the technology as well as a lower price, was released in late 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/levis-google-jacquard-smart-denim-jacket-price-photos-2019-9|title=Levi's and Google are launching new denim jackets that can answer phone calls and control your music|last=Hartmans|first=Avery|website=Business Insider|access-date=2019-10-08|archive-date=2019-10-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008063323/https://www.businessinsider.com/levis-google-jacquard-smart-denim-jacket-price-photos-2019-9|url-status=live}}