Blue jean king Levi Strauss
”Levi Strauss is considered the ancestor of the jeans we all wear today.” It would not be wrong to say. Because Levi Strauss founded the first known jeans factory in history.
The source of blue
Only indigo blue in the factory established by Levi Strauss in the 19th century Trousers were produced with a dye known as This dye was obtained from a plant called Indigofera Australis and indigo. For this reason, indigo became the most common jeans color of the period. Since indigo is very difficult to produce naturally, Levi Strauss was selling his trousers in limited numbers. The interest in trousers was increasing day by day and these trousers were becoming the products that everyone wanted to access.
Discovery born of clumsiness
A thermometer breaks during production at BASF, the largest chemical company of the 19th century. It is noticed that by breaking the thermometer, the dye can be produced synthetically. Thanks to this clumsiness, the trousers we wear today are produced without limits.
