American Experience

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American Experience - Season 34 Episode 1 Riveted: The History of Jeans


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55 minutes 2025 HD

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The fascinating and surprising story of the iconic American garment. They’re more than just a pair of pants — America’s tangled past is woven deeply into the indigo fabric. From its roots in slavery to the Wild West, youth culture, hippies, high fashion and hip-hop, jeans are the fabric on which the history of American ideology and politics are writ large.

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