An Overall Look at Clothing
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
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- 3000 B.C.
- Cotton is woven in the Indus Valley, Asia.
- 1600
- Shoes (like moccasins) are made by the Babylonians.
- 1500
- Silk is woven by the Chinese.
- 1200
- Linen is made from flax by the Egyptians.
- 1100
- Assyrian soldiers fashion the first boots.
- 200 A.D.
- Romans make different shoes for left and right feet.
- 1200
- Buttons are used in Europe.
- 1580
- Pockets are sewn in men's trousers in Europe.
- 1823
- Waterproof cloth is invented by Mackintosh, a Scotsman.
- 1849
- The safety pin is invented by Walter Hunt, an American.
- 1851
- The home sewing machine is patented by Isaac Singer, an American.
- 1873
- Jeans are made by Levi Straus, an American.
- 1893
- The zipper, first used to fasten shoes, is patented by the American Whitcomb Judson.
- 1910
- Asian pajamas replace nightshirts in Europe.
- 1917
- Keds produces the tennis shoe.
- 1927
- Synthetic fibers are made by combining coal and petroleum.
- 1930
- American women wear trousers for golf and horseback riding.
- 1935
- Polyurethane is developed and used for stretch cloth.
- 1940
- Nylon stockings are sold in America.
- 1942
- Polyester fabric is marketed in America.
- 1957
- Velcro is patented by George de Mestral of Switzerland.
- 1975
- Calvin Klein begins the “designer” jeans era.
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