United States Embassy - Riga, Latvia - During #ImmigrantHeritageMonth we celebrate the many ways that immigrants have enriched the United States, including immigrants from Latvia. Did you know that Latvian-born American tailor
![Businessman Levi Strauss (1829–1902) with tailor Jacob W. Davis (1831–1908) patented the pants design of the denim fabric, reinforced with metal rivets, in 1873… Businessman Levi Strauss (1829–1902) with tailor Jacob W. Davis (1831–1908) patented the pants design of the denim fabric, reinforced with metal rivets, in 1873…](https://i.pinimg.com/474x/20/28/6c/20286ce3c918e3ebaf08bd0ac0ab3349--levi-strauss-denim-fabric.jpg)
Businessman Levi Strauss (1829–1902) with tailor Jacob W. Davis (1831–1908) patented the pants design of the denim fabric, reinforced with metal rivets, in 1873…
![Marina Amaral on Twitter: "#OnThisDay in 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis patent the first blue jeans with copper rivets. https://t.co/qO6158uKPq" / Twitter Marina Amaral on Twitter: "#OnThisDay in 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis patent the first blue jeans with copper rivets. https://t.co/qO6158uKPq" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E12X6bvWUAQvJLJ.jpg)
Marina Amaral on Twitter: "#OnThisDay in 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis patent the first blue jeans with copper rivets. https://t.co/qO6158uKPq" / Twitter
![Cache of 19th-Century Blue Jeans Discovered in Abandoned Arizona Mineshaft | History| Smithsonian Magazine Cache of 19th-Century Blue Jeans Discovered in Abandoned Arizona Mineshaft | History| Smithsonian Magazine](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/waJlU95cs5IYMrvfIe_sAuSk-PA=/fit-in/1072x0/filters:focal(700x417:701x418)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/c7/f1/c7f1c999-5930-4451-92da-b71c37600ae9/levi.jpg)
Cache of 19th-Century Blue Jeans Discovered in Abandoned Arizona Mineshaft | History| Smithsonian Magazine
AMERICAN JEANS INVENTED BY LATVIAN Jacob W. Davis in 1871. Patented in 1873. In 2016 did $56 Billion sales Worldwide.
Branching Out Salon - This day marks the birth of the most popular articles of clothing: blue jeans! Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis received a patent to create the very first work
![Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies on Twitter: "Levi Strauss: born in Bavaria (1829), came to the US (1847), & developed blue jeans w/ Jacob Davis @LeviStraussCo. He also provided funds to Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies on Twitter: "Levi Strauss: born in Bavaria (1829), came to the US (1847), & developed blue jeans w/ Jacob Davis @LeviStraussCo. He also provided funds to](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EUmuYgIWkAQ2JQt.jpg:large)