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Feb 2022
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Riveted: The History of Jeans with Filmm...

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Anna Lee Strachan and Michael Bicks join us to discuss their revelatory documentary about one of the most iconic garments in American history: blue jeans. As it turns out, we've only ever been told part of the story. Riveted: The History of Blue Jeans airs as part of PBS's American Experience series on February 7th.

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