Functional Clothing- Is it time to upgrade your simple jeans into a smart wearable?

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The word “Denim” was derived from?French word “sergé de Nîmes” which means that the Fabric of Nîmes. The predecessor of denim known as dungaree. Dungaree?fabric (used in English since 1605–15, from the?Marathi?dongrī) is a historical term for an Indian coarse thick 2/2 twill-weave?cotton?cloth, often coloured blue has been produced in?India for hundreds of years, but modern day denim was first produced in the French city of Nîmes.

Denim?is a sturdy?cotton?warp-faced?textile?in which the?weft?passes under two or more?warp?threads. This?twill?weaving produces a diagonal ribbing that distinguishes it from?cotton duck. ?The most common denim is?indigo?denim, in which the?warp?thread is dyed, while the?weft?thread is left white. As a result of the warp-faced twill weaving, one side of the textile is dominated by the blue warp threads and the other side is dominated by the white weft threads. This causes?blue jeans?to be white on the…

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