Lee Men's Modern Series Jeans and Pants Designed with our trademark attention to detail, these jeans and pants for men blend timeless washes and fits with advanced technology for total comfort and long-term durability.

As of 2005, Lee Jeans have been manufactured by Arvind Mills, in a number of small factories in Chamarajanagar, India. About 60,000 workers produce 5,000 pairs of jeans a day.

Salina, Kansas Lee was founded in 1889 in Salina, Kansas, USA by Henry David Lee. Starting life as the Lee Mercantile Company and initially producing overalls, dungarees and denim jackets, Lee became one of the USA's leading workwear brands of the early century.

Established in 1889 as a wholesale mercantile of groceries & goods to the West, The H.D. Lee Mercantile Company expanded gradually, and in 1912 began to manufacture work wear.

Jacob W. DavisLevi Strauss Jeans/Inventors May 20, 1873 marked an historic day: the birth of the blue jean. It was on that day that Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis obtained a U.S. patent on the process of putting rivets in men's work pants for the very first time.

Levi's 501 Levi's 501 - the most iconic jeans model of them all. Jonathan Cheung, Head of Design at Levi's once said: “Levi's is synonymous with jeans and the 501 is the granddaddy of them all. It's the most iconic jean there is”.

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Traditionally, jeans are made of denim. Denim is a sturdy, 100% cotton fabric in which the weft passes under at least two warp threads to create a unique diagonal twill pattern. This makes denim fabric more durable than other material using plain single weave.

Kontoor Brands Lee is now owned by Greensboro, North Carolina-based Kontoor Brands (KTB), a publicly traded global apparel company that also owns fellow heritage denim brand Wrangler. According to Jane Hali, CEO of retail research firm Jane Hali Associates, Wrangler makes up 64% of the business and Lee 26%.

The Modern Denim Today, while majority of jeans are made of 100% cotton dyed in synthetic indigo to give its rigidity, a large percentage of jeans in the market (usually your skinnies) is mixed with 1-3% elastane to increase stretch and comfort.

May 20th 1873 Levi Strauss patented his idea on May 20th 1873, and nowadays this date is considered to be the birthday of blue jeans.

Levi's, Lee, Wrangler, Flying Machine, Spykar, DIESEL, and Mufti are some of the top brands of jeans for men in India.

Jeans have been around for centuries. They were made as workwear and served a practical purpose: to be durable and functional. That's why they were made from denim; a durable, versatile and inexpensive fabric.