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What are the small studs on your jeans pocket for? As people just start to figure it out

Professional tailor, Jacob Davis, started adding rivets to miners trousers back in 1872 - with the feature continuing to be used on almost every pair of jeans since. But what are they actually for?

Chronicle Live · Jul 11, 2023

People only just realising what the small studs on their jeans are for

Tailor Jacob Davis started adding rivets to the pockets of miners' trousers in 1872 - and they have been used on almost every pair of jeans ever since

Daily Mirror · Jul 11, 2023

People only just realising why pairs of jeans have small metal studs in them

Most pairs have the metal rivets attached, but it turns out they do actually serve a purpose - which many people were unaware of.

Daily Record · Jan 6, 2023

The real reason why jeans have those tiny pockets

The tiny pockets date back over 100 years to 1890

Dublin Live · Apr 26, 2022