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That's the question, can they be made out of leather or must they be made out of jean AKA denim?
Im pretty sure since their name are jeans, they must be made out of the material jean, but some malcontents disagree and think they actually own a pair of leather jeans. Could such a thing exist? I think not.
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https://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=jeans
jeans Pants made of jean, denim, or another durable fabric.
according to this dictionary they can be. leather is pretty durable
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Dictionary lies!
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type 'leather jeans' into a search engine and you will see that they are easily available, hence they exist
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That only proves that they are misslabeled by ignorant retailers!
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well then it comes down to this:
a) Astar is all knowing and nothing exists unless he acknowledges its existence
or
b) Leather jeans exist because they are commonly available and labeled as such
All the neurotic makings of America's lesser known sweetheart
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astar you asked a question, and got an answer. just because it doesn't fit to your standards doesn't mean it's not true. don't ask the question if you might get an answer you won't like.
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Mand's Girl....and The Not So Shy One
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When I bouth my first pair of leather jeans in Germany, the woman who helped me spoke English and called them leather jeans. I've had others call them leather pants.
I bought another pair this last spring in Tornoto, and all of their various styles of leather "pants" were labled leather jeans.
They are labeled as such, so thus can be and do exist. I own a pair...actually two. (One ratty pair for spinning)
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pissing contest?
I didn't think it was a pissing contest.
I don't think this was anything too serious.
I've been known to be a bit dense though.
I really don't think this was a pissing contest or anything to take seriously
All the neurotic makings of America's lesser known sweetheart
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wasn't referring to you wan hwo ren. sorry, was a reference to earlier arguments. i will be editing that out.
I was always scared with my mother's obsession with the good scissors. It made me wonder if there were evil scissors lurking in the house somewhere.
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.
**giggles**
just lost .... evil init
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Location: Adelaide, Australia
yes but only rock stars should wear them
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old hand
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Location: New York City, USA
Yes and I have 2 pair.
I love leather!
Raph
old hand
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Location: In a test pit, Mackay, Australia
Doesn't jean refer to the cut of the trouser? Hence jeans can be made of denim, cord, leather, whatever.
Leather pants makes me think of underwear. That would be unfortunate.
There is a slight possibility that I am not actually right all of the time.
veteran
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Location: Dublin, Ireland
Depends on which country your in.
'Jean' does not exist according to the Cambrigde dictionary:
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/results.asp?searchword=jean&image.x=46&image.y=5
'Jeans' however does exist:
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=42530&dict=CALD
and are described as trousers made from denim
Astar, I'm with you, no such thing as leather jeans
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Berlin, Ireland
Yea man. Leather jeans is a silly idea, IMHO.
Leather pants....now that's a fasion crime but at least they actually exist
Maybe this is one of those only if you talk American things?
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Maybe this is one of those only if you talk American things?
nope, half the people who said yes to leather jeans aren't from america
I was always scared with my mother's obsession with the good scissors. It made me wonder if there were evil scissors lurking in the house somewhere.
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.
**giggles**
Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Berlin, Ireland
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nope, half the people who said yes to leather jeans aren't from america
Even though I respect your opinions, I'd bet my money on a dictionary, than on the opinions of 50% of the people on this thread?
If dictionary.com says that jeans can be any durable substance and the cambridge dictionary says they have to be denim, I think it's a reasonable to suggest that maybe it's an americanism no?
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ya i suppose that could be true.
I was always scared with my mother's obsession with the good scissors. It made me wonder if there were evil scissors lurking in the house somewhere.
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.
**giggles**
Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Quote:
https://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=jeans
jeans Pants made of jean, denim, or another durable fabric.
according to this dictionary they can be. leather is pretty durable
Leather isn't a fabric though - fabric being synonymous with cloth, and cloth having to be woven, knitted, felted, or some such thing. I think leather doesn't really qualify unless you do something like rip into lengths, weave a cloth from those lengths, and then make a pair of jeans.
or not....
Here is the definition of jeans from websters:
Etymology: short for jean fustian, from Middle English Gene Genoa, Italy + fustian
1 : a durable twilled cotton cloth used especially for sportswear and work clothes
2 : pants that are usually close-fitting and made especially of jean or denim -- usually used in plural
so definitely no leather jeans by their point of view.
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Pooh-Bah
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Location: Galveston, TX, USA
I'd be tempted to agree that it is an americanism...Here's what the Webster's dictionary has to say for jeans:
pants that are usually close-fitting and made especially of jean or denim -- usually used in plural
That would suggest you can't have leather jeans.
Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Austin, Texas, USA
It's a bit like calling champagne "champagne", even if it was made in California instead of the Champagne region of France. Technically it is "sparkling wine" if it doesn't come from Champagne, but that doesn't stop everyone in the world from calling it champagne.
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All the neurotic makings of America's lesser known sweetheart
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does anyone else think this argument is rather silly?
I was always scared with my mother's obsession with the good scissors. It made me wonder if there were evil scissors lurking in the house somewhere.
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.
**giggles**
Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Austin, Texas, USA
i was looking at it more from the "geeky over-analyzation of a mundane topic" point of view, which can be fun - but it is probably also silly...
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All the neurotic makings of America's lesser known sweetheart
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Location: body in Las Vegas, heart all around the world, USA
same difference
I was always scared with my mother's obsession with the good scissors. It made me wonder if there were evil scissors lurking in the house somewhere.
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.
**giggles**
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vanize settled it as far as I'm concerned
I officially renounce my earlier yae and now say nae to leather jeans
leather is not a fabric, what more can you say?
Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Berlin, Ireland
Meh! I was bored.
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My simple answer is no. The idea is sheer madness.
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