The 20th century saw an express change in the clothes Americans wear to work and those styles eventually trickled into casual and urban fashion. The 18 th and 19th century saw many workers wearing inadequate work clothes, resulting in many injuries and accidents especially for working children under 16.
In the late 1800s, cowboys and miners adopted denim as their go to work wear and Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co. used the material in its working overalls in 1922. The company was commissioned for WWII uniforms before skaters and urban fashionistas adopted Dickies and jeans into their daily attire. Learn more about the evolution of denim in American work wear with the infographic below.
Infographic by: www.dickies.com
In the late 1800s, cowboys and miners adopted denim as their go to work wear and Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co. used the material in its working overalls in 1922. The company was commissioned for WWII uniforms before skaters and urban fashionistas adopted Dickies and jeans into their daily attire. Learn more about the evolution of denim in American work wear with the infographic below.
Infographic by: www.dickies.com
