American Experience · S34E01
Riveted: The History of Jeans
2022-02-07 · 55 min · 1.8 (4) · TMDB
The fascinating and surprising story of the iconic American garment. They’re more than just a pair of pants — America’s tangled past is woven deeply into the indigo fabric. From its roots in slavery to the Wild West, youth culture, hippies, high fashion and hip-hop, jeans are the fabric on which the history of American ideology and politics are writ large.