In (F) ________, when Levi Strauss ran out of tent canvas for the pants he was selling to
California gold miners, he imported a tough material from Nomes in France called
serge de Nomes. Americanized, de Nomes became “denim”. The word “jeans” is
from the French word for Genoa, (G) ________ the tough cloth was invented. Jeans became
popular with teenagers after James Dean wore them in the movie Rebel without a
Cause.