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denim timeline article from missguided.co.uk 1835 Denim is thrust into the fashion world when jeans are seen for the very first time in an issue of Vogue magazine. 1890’s Levi strauss invents the first pair of denim overalls. He replaced a twilled cotton cloth from France called “serge de Nimes.” This later became known as denim and the pants were named ‘Jeans’. 1950’s The 50’s see the biggest movie stars sporting jeans and denim from Monroe to Dean. 1969 1969 see’s Jimi Hendrix play Woodstock wearing a faded pair of denim jeans. Denim is officially cool. 1984 Bruce Springsteen rocks a pair of denim jeans on his iconic ‘Born In The USA’ album cover. 19