谁发明了牛仔裤?
<p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="Levi">Levi</span>'<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1853, <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="rush">rush</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Bavarian">Bavarian</span> é<span word="migr">migr</span>é <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Levi">Levi</span> <span word="Strauss">Strauss</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expand">expand</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span> <span word="dry">dry</span>-<span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="business">business</span>. <span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wares">wares</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="blankets">blankets</span>, <span word="cloth">cloth</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="yard">yard</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="durable">durable</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="pants">pants</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="called">called</span> "<span word="jeans">jeans</span> <span word="pants">pants</span>." <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1872, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Strauss">Strauss</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="customers">customers</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tailor">tailor</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Jacob">Jacob</span> <span word="Davis">Davis</span>, <span word="made">made</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fortunes">fortunes</span> — <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="dressed">dressed</span> — <span word="forever">forever</span>. <span word="Davis">Davis</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="Strauss">Strauss</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="denim">denim</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="duck">duck</span> <span word="cloth">cloth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sew">sew</span> "<span word="waist">waist</span>-<span word="overalls">overalls</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="perfected">perfected</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reinforcing">reinforcing</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="copper">copper</span> <span word="rivets">rivets</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="blankets">blankets</span>. <span word="Unwilling">Unwilling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> $68 <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="patent">patent</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="creation">creation</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Strauss">Strauss</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fee">fee</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span>.</p><p>起初，有<span word="Levi">Levi</span>'<span word="s">s</span>牛仔裤。1853年，在淘金热的高潮，一个名叫利维·斯特劳斯(<span word="Levi">Levi</span> <span word="Strauss">Strauss</span>)的巴伐利亚移民从纽约来到旧金山，想扩大他家族的东海岸公司(<span word="East">East</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span>)的纺织品生意。他的产品包括毯子、大量布料和耐磨的工作裤——这种裤子有时被称为“牛仔裤'”。1872年，斯特劳斯的一位顾客、一个名叫雅可布·戴维斯(<span word="Jacob">Jacob</span> <span word="Davis">Davis</span>)的裁缝提出一个建议，这个建议将彻底改变利维的命运以及美国人的着装方式。之前戴维斯经常购买斯特劳斯的蓝色粗斜纹布和帆布，缝制“齐腰工装裤”，而且用他做马鞍褥的铜铆钉改进了加固方法。他不愿花68美元给自己的创造申请专利，所以提议让斯特劳斯来支付这个费用，回报是这个生意一半的利润。</p>
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