How Do Jeans Get Blue? (video)

Check out this ACS video to learn more about the chemistry of blue jeans

Written byAmerican Chemical Society
| 1 min read

Blue jeans are among the most popular clothing items in the entire world. But how did Levi Strauss get his “workwear,” as he called it, so blue? Through chemistry, of course. This week, we look at the chemistry of everyone’s favorite pair of pants.

Check out Lauren Wolf's original article on jeans: https://pubs.acs.org/cen/science/89/8...

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