Those tiny buttons on your jean pockets are really important

We all have our favourite pair of jeans, but how many of us have stopped and wondered why they have a weird trio of buttons on the pockets?
They may look like they are just there for decoration, but the bronze buttons actually serve an important purpose .
The fastenings are really called rivets, and were designed to prevent jeans from wearing out and ripping at the seams.
It sort of makes sense when you think about where they are placed.
It doesn’t end there though.
Answering the question on Yahoo one user explains how the copper rivets were patented by Levi. Young Levi Strauss himself.
The jean king came up with the idea in 1829 when he heard miners complaining about how quickly their pants wore out.
Filling their pockets with gold pieces didn’t exactly help the wear and tear of their favourite trousers, but Levi had the answer to all their problems.
It’s all thanks to him that your worn jeans have lasted so long.
It also probably helps that we’re no longer donning them to head into the mines.

Culled from mirror.co.uk