Jean Queen

Dozens of people dressed down to stand up for a good cause on Friday night in downtown Wilmington.

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Blue Jeans Ball: dressing down for a good cause

Blue denim jeans are one of the most popular and iconic fashion items in the world; now a study published in Biotechnology Journal reveals a cheaper, more efficient and eco-friendly method for treating dyed denim. The process of ’surface activation’ used to wash-down the denim following dyeing could also offer an alternative to the dangerous, and internationally banned, sandblasting technique.

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Sonnie Hereford and others decided to change Easter Sunday into Blue Jean Sunday, as part of their protest against department stores.

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Blue jeans put Huntsville in civil rights movement

The Cook County Circuit Court clerk’s office did not misuse funds in its Jeans Day fundraisers, but failed to keep sufficient internal controls on the program, a county Inspector General’s office audit found.

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Report Criticizes Circuit Court Clerk’s Jeans Days

Bidders at a virtual “real estate” auction were eager to plunk down millions for coveted domain names from jeans.com to dating.com. At the auction that continues through May 20th at the W Fort Lauderdale Hotel, Dating.com fetched a pricey sum of $1.75 million while the $2 million offered for jeans.com was considered too low by its owner.

Continue here: Bidders Offer Big Money For Virtual Addresses

Brett Favre likes to say he is comfortable in Wrangler. Now his Minnesota Vikings teammates can be, too. Many Vikings returned to team headquarters for workouts this week and found Wrangler jeans in their lockers.

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Brett Favre Outfits Vikings With Wrangler Jeans

Blue jeans have been a staple in most people’s weekend wardrobes since they were first worn in 1873. But these days, denim’s status is skyrocketing to a whole new level thanks to a number of world leaders and executives now sporting dungarees to every kind of event. From international meetings to presidential dinners, denim jeans have become the perfect fit.

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‘Power Jeans’ Fast Becoming Fashion Of Choice (CBS4 Miami)

Husky. My son doesn’t like those jeans. Every day, it’s a constant battle of husky verses non-husky pants.

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Boxing for healthier self image (Killeen Daily Herald)

A student group at the University of California at Berkeley has collected more than 1,000 pairs of jeans for homeless teenagers in Haiti, according to the organization.

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Berkeley Students Collect Jeans For Haiti Victims (CBS 5 Bay Area)

Authorities at Narita International Airport in Tokyo made a chilling discovery late Sunday. The body of an apparent stowaway was found in the landing gear compartment on a Delta flight from New York that had just landed. Japanese authorities spent Monday trying to identify the man. The body of the apparent stowaway was clad only in a long-sleeved, plaid shirt and jeans, police at Narita …

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Body Found In Landing Gear Of NYC-To-Tokyo Flight (WCBS-TV New York)