American Experience, Riveted: The History of Jeans

PBS WESTERN RESERVE (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1):

Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 9 PM
Wednesday, Jan. 11, at 2 AM
Sunday, Jan. 15, at 5 PM

Uncover the fascinating and surprising story of this iconic American garment. At any given moment, half the people on the planet are wearing them. They have become a staple of clothing the world over, worn by everyone from presidents and supermodels to farmers and artists. 

More than just an item of apparel, jeans have America’s tangled past woven into the indigo blue fabric. From their roots in slavery to their connection to the Wild West, youth culture and the civil rights movement, jeans are the canvas on which the history of American ideology and politics 
are obvious.