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A child plays on woodcarvings by Polish artist Tomek featuring blue jeans during an exhibition in front of the ruins of the amphetheatre in Nimes to celebrate the International blue jeans festival
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TIL denim was invented in Nimes, France and Dhunga, India, whence comes " denim" and "dungarees." Blue jeans are named after "bleu de Genes," a French term for indigo dye meaning "Blue of
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An elderly woman looks at a display during the International blue jeans festival in Nimes, December 1, 2002. Denim is originally a French material from this city with its name meaning 'from
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