8 interesting facts about clothes

Did you know that the inventor of sewing machines also invented the zipper? Or that buttons were originally objects of decoration? We bring to your attention some interesting facts that will make you take a fresh look at your wardrobe.

The inventor of the sewing machine also invented the zipper. Six years after the invention of the modern sewing machine, Elias Howe patented an "automatic, permanent clothing fastener" in 1851. metal zippers first appeared in 1918, but only entered general consumption in the 30s.

The first socks were worn with sandals (that's what they were invented for), so this is the ORIGINAL way to wear socks.

Cowards and family men were invented less than 100 years ago. The first boxers were invented in 1925, and the first briefs were sold in Chicago in 1935.

Buttons were used as decorations many centuries before holes were invented for them. The first “real” buttons appeared in Germany in the 13th century.

Jeans were invented by Levi Strauss in 1873 with his partner Jacob Davis.

Sunglasses were originally prescribed to patients with syphilis. Syphilis leads to light sensitivity, so in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Doctors prescribed tinted glasses for patients with syphilis.

The inventor of the bra also helped build the careers of James Joyce, D.H. Lawrence and Henry Miller. After patenting the modern bra, Carissa Crosby founded a publishing company in Paris, where many writers and poets published. She was friends with Picasso and Dali and threw incredible parties.

T-shirts exist thanks to American soldiers. The US Army began ordering T-shirts for soldiers during the Spanish War in 1898. After World War II, veterans began the trend of wearing T-shirts in everyday life.