We finally know what the little pocket is used for on jeans

The mystery as to the presence of the mini pocket of jeans is finally revealed, and this is not what we expected ...

Could the world (fashion) run without Jean?It is anchored in our dressings since our earliest childhood, it is our ideal chic and casual companion to wear in the office or in the evening, and like a second skin, we know which cut highlights our pace.It's very simple, despite the many modes that pass, jeans, he never hits.If we thought we knew him from every angle, it seems obvious that we are wrong because our famous good old fetish jeans still hides many secrets.And in particular this small pocket, this one even sewn inside the largest which is at the front.It is just possible to slip a few fingers into it.If some use it to store parts or a key, it appears that it is so anchored to the garment, that we ended up not even paying attention and everyone goes there with their hypothesis.It turns out that this mini-poche actually has a great story and it is none other than Levi Strauss, the specialist at the origin of the jeans who reveals him on his site.

A pocket that crosses ages

To know the origin of this pocket, a short journey in time is essential and puts us up two centuries earlier, at a time when jeans were still a workwear and where the cowboys reigned on the far west.As Levi Strauss explains, this mini pocket had been created in the 19th century as a protective for gusset watches, those hanging on a chain, failing not yet having seen the birth of the bracelet which allows to wear the watchat wrist.So much so that the small pocket on the right is always called "Watch Pocket" by Levistrauss.This encryption has since inherited many names over the years, reflecting the company and its evolution: "Pocket corner" (piece pocket), "Pocket ticket" (Ticket pocket) "Condom Pocket" (condom pocket).The company also indicates that during the Second World War, all the iron rivets of the "Watch Pocket" were withdrawn during manufacturing, in order to save useful metal with armaments...

So this is a mini-poche that one might think straight out of one of the episodes of "return to the future", as its cup is glaring of modernity and always of topicality and yet...Jean and his pockets are almost 200 years old.Did Löb Strauß and Jacob Davis, the founders of Levi Strauss expect to get their hands on a real fashion nugget during the gold rush?...