If you’ve ever worn a pair of jeans you’ve probably wondered what these tiny buttons on the pockets are for. They’re rivets. Jacob Davis — a Nevada tailor — sent a letter to Levi Strauss ...

"They're rivets. Levi's made them popular. The rivets were implemented to make jeans more durable at the seems versus ...

Davis and Strauss filed a patent for the rivet-reinforced waist overalls that would eventually become known as jeans. By 1890, the patent expired and Levi’s was no longer the style’s exclusive ...