[DOC] [TLE] Denim - Wikipedia [PAR] 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 ... In jeans made from dry denim, such fading is 
affected by the body of the person who wears them and ... These patterns have 
specific names:. [DOC] [TLE] History of Jeans - Origin of Denim Jeans [PAR] Jeans are pants made from denim or dungaree cloth. They were invented by 
Jacob Davis and Levi Strauss in 1873 and a worn still but in a different context. 
Jeans are named after the city of Genoa in Italy, a place where cotton corduroy, ... 
That was cotton twill textile, in which the weft passes under two or more warp 
threads. [DOC] [TLE] material for boys' clothing: denim - Post-war Years [PAR] Apr 5, 1999 ... The were hardly considered fashionable and were not worn by city boys much 
until the late 1940s. ... More than just any cotton fabric, denim has engendered 
strong ... were named for a certain geographic location were often also made ... 
While denim and jean apparently originated in France and Italy, it is... [DOC] [TLE] A SHORT HISTORY OF DENIM 2014 Lynn Downey Levi Strauss ... [PAR] Denim is more than just a cotton fabric; it inspires strong opinions within the ... 
named for a certain geographic location were often also made elsewhere; the ... 
relation between fabrics that is in name only, though both fabrics are a twill 
weave. Is ... linen and/or wool blend - and that the fustian of Genoa, Italy was 
called jean;... [DOC] [TLE] In those jeans... - ZED Books [PAR] Jul 26, 2016 ... France and Italy as well as the United States lay partial claims to their origins. ... 
Blue jeans material is made from weaving cotton threads: the diagonal ... makes 
for a strong twill fabric and also gives the inside of jeans their lighter colour. ... 
However, jeans were not just passively taken up by other cultures... [DOC] [TLE] ANCIENT ERA [PAR] cotton fabrics gradually became world-famous, and were manufactured along 
India's coasts, and sold ... be used to make blue dye, but indigo is very strong and 
colorfast when ... The name 'jeans' goes back to sailing, where the name echoes 
the Italian ... factories in the eastern US to ship 'jeans pants' made from denim 
twill. [DOC] [TLE] The Blue Jeans Story -- New Internationalist [PAR] Jun 5, 1998 ... Another European fabric  a 'fustian' made from a cotton, linen and/or wool ... 
England, produced heavy cotton fustians  cotton-twill jeans  from a cloth ... 
Mechanics and painters were wearing overalls made of blue denim; others ... In 
1853 Loeb Strauss (who later changed his name to Levi) arrived in San... [DOC] [TLE] Denim Dictionary | Rivet & Cuff - Rivet & Cuff, Inc [PAR] A lighter-weight denim, so named by the number of weft threads per warp thread. 
... Usually achieved by washing fabric with pumice stones, the abrasion .... as in 
left-hand twill and right-hand twill), the diagonal weave causes denim to twist .... 
Jeans were originally made and sold in this bustling Italian port city, circa 1500. [DOC] [TLE] Raw Denim 101 - The Essential and Authoritative Guide - Heddels [PAR] Sep 12, 2011 ... Denim jeans could be the most popular item of clothing on the planet. ... The 
word denim comes from the original name of the fabric serge de ... Denim jeans 
were about as far away from the fashion world as ... How Raw Denim is Made ... a 
strong resurgence amongst raw denim fans in the past few years. [DOC] [TLE] DENIM - National Cleaners Association [PAR] Jeans derives its name from de Genes, which comes from the Italian city Genoa 
where a sturdy solid cotton twill was once made. Denim is a cotton twill yarn 
colored with a blue indigo dye, woven lengthwise with natural white yarn. ... The 
strong acid in batteries will weaken the fabric which is usually not noticeable 
before...

Question: Jeans were named for this Italian city where a strong twilled cotton cloth was made
Answer: Genoa