Filati - Did you know the term "denim" derives from the French "serge de Nimes", meaning "serge (a sturdy fabric) from Nimes". Yet the fabric is no longer produced anywhere in France.
![The word 'denim' is descended from 'serge de Nimes', which represented a thick twilled fabric in wool and silk, woven in the French city of Nimes in 16th and 17th centuries. - The word 'denim' is descended from 'serge de Nimes', which represented a thick twilled fabric in wool and silk, woven in the French city of Nimes in 16th and 17th centuries. -](https://assets.isu.pub/document-structure/201105040003-8cc219973169d5320155e5b0171f7508/v1/2c093205e75c8a314c2eddc5fa6e75a0.jpg)
The word 'denim' is descended from 'serge de Nimes', which represented a thick twilled fabric in wool and silk, woven in the French city of Nimes in 16th and 17th centuries. -
AkzoNobel - When tailors from Genoa discovered a #blue fabric called Serge de Nimes, named after the French city where the fabric was woven, they decided to use it to make sturdy
![LES GRANDES INVENTIONS - textile - La “serge de Nîmes” est à l'origine du blue-jean créé par Levi Strauss et Jacob Davis. Le jean denim, un pantalon de légende LES GRANDES INVENTIONS - textile - La “serge de Nîmes” est à l'origine du blue-jean créé par Levi Strauss et Jacob Davis. Le jean denim, un pantalon de légende](https://cdn-s-www.ledauphine.com/images/C9520320-5683-4A8C-9AE7-44C42517A3D6/NW_raw/les-marques-et-les-commerces-proposent-un-choix-infini-de-pantalons-en-toile-denim-1420432977.jpg)