American Experience

Riveted: The History of Jeans

Directed by Michael Bicks, Anna Lee Strachan
TV-PG
S34 • E1    Feb 6, 2022    55m
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.

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  • Michael BicksDirector / Writer
  • Anna Lee StrachanDirector / Writer

 

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