8 fun facts about clothes

Did you know that the inventor of the sewing machine also invented the zipper? Or that buttons were originally a piece of jewelry? We bring to your attention some interesting facts that will make you take a fresh look at your wardrobe.

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1. The inventor of the sewing machine also invented the zipper. Six years after the invention of the modern sewing machine, Elias Howe patented the "automatic, continuous fastener for clothes" in 1851. metal zippers first appeared in 1918, but did not come into general use until the 1930s.

2. The first socks were worn with sandals (that's what they were made for), so this is the ORIGINAL way to wear socks.

3. Cowards and family members came up with less than 100 years ago. The first "boxers" were invented in 1925, and the first briefs were sold in Chicago in 1935.

4. Buttons were used as decorations for many centuries before holes were invented for them. The first "real" buttons appeared in Germany in the 13th century.

5. Levi Strauss invented jeans in 1873 with his partner Jacob Davis.

6. Sunglasses were originally prescribed for patients with syphilis. Syphilis leads to light sensitivity, so in the XIX and early XX centuries. doctors prescribed tinted glasses for syphilis patients.

7. The bra inventor also helped build careers for James Joyce, D.H. Lawrence and Henry Miller. After patenting the modern bra, Carissa Crosby founded a publishing company in Paris, where many writers and poets published. She was friends with Picasso and Dali and threw incredible parties.

8. T-shirts exist thanks to American soldiers. The US Army began ordering T-shirts for soldiers during the Spanish War in 1898. After World War II, veterans began to wear T-shirts in everyday life.