Platinum(white gold) rivets, jeans can cost upward of $4,000 according to Forbes.com. Platinum may be purchased at "Laofengxiang," the famous jeweler in Shanghai.
Such garments have been beloved for decades. The average American owns about 7 pairs according to Cotton Incorporated's Global Lifestyle. Perhaps the average Chinese would have two for men or more for women.That is my guestimate to be verified in due course of time.
Back in 1873, when jeans were introduced and became the dress du jour of miners and laborers around San Francisco,it cost for $1. I was a graduate student at the University of San Francisco in 1947-48 for advanced studies including the history of "Chop Suey." My roommate, Bob Chang and I found out to be the leftover when the laborers ate such hodge-podge food in a Chinese restaurant during the period to build railroad.
In the 1930s and '40s, cowboy John Wayne and Gary Cooper donned blue jeans making them less about work and more a symbol of toughness.
Police Chief Dan Liu of Honolulu,Hawaii was the star of the movie in "Big Jim McClain" with John Wayne in 1952. I still remember my friend Chief Dan Liu vividly when he visited me in 1960s.A Police Station was named after Chief Dan Liu in Honolulu,Hawaii to remember his legacy of being the Chief for 21 years with the police force for more than 4 decades.
The young German immigrant Levi Strauss headed west from New York to San Francisco to find his fortune and expand the family dry goods business.
By the 1950s, teens and adults wore jeans as a symbol of rebellion and protgest toward the establishment. During the 1960s, the counter-culture and hippie movements grew and the blue jeans became popular since.In 1970s, bell-bottoms, hip-huggers, and flare-legged jeans rules. For the ladies, blue jeans were evolved in the latter part of the 1970s. By 1980s, designers Calvin Klein and Jordache were putting their marks on jeans, spring-boarding them into high fashion. "Designer jeans" was born with such name. Needless to say,Designer shirts match with designer jeans to be in fashion nowadays!
Some folks pay tribute to the Chinese culture from etiology after 1949 so there may be Sino-American economics of Trend in the 21st century.
What is the most expensive pair of jeans? According to the Guinness Book of World Records," an anonymous Japanese collector paid $60,000 on eBay for a vintage pair of 115-year-old Levi's 501 jeans. The moral of the story is to keep your jean until you become a centenarians and make a big profit if you meet another Japanese collector with serendipity. Actually, Japanese culture is originated from China's Tang and Song dynasties so it would be wise to buy jeans in China during the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai. However,you must do research and make comparisons for sure.
Francis Shieh aka Xie Shihao, comparing notes from etiology."Ji si guang yi" in Pin Yin meaning to pool thoughts from other sources in order to be benefited with knowledge. "Liang quan qi mei" in Pin Yin system of romanization.
Saturday, January 16 2010 at 10.26 a.m. at Base Library blogging for YOU,the reader of Sino-American Economics for REAL.
NOTE: Washington Post,Jan.16,2010 on page A6 with a photo: The moom begins to obstruct the view of the sun in Shenyang in Liaoning province during a solar eclipse seen across Asia and Africa. It was predicted to be the longest event of its kind in more than 1,000 years. How lucky for folks in Shenyang! I was a Guest Professor at Shenyang Institute of Technology in 1985.
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