Category Archives: Film

Gino Bartali: An Icon of Sports and Humility

Posted on January 28, 2021 by babbityjean

The year was 1937.  Gino Bartali (1914 – 2000) won the Giro d’Italia for the second straight year.  He was Italy’s and Europe’s biggest sports idol.  By this time, Benito Mussolini had ruled Italy with violence and intimidation for 15 … Continue reading →

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Denim e jeans

Posted on November 19, 2020 by babbityjean

Oggi le parole “denim” e “jeans” sono usate quasi in modo intercambiabile (negli Usa). Ma non è sempre stato così. La loro origine risale a più di 400 anni fa nella città di Genova, in Italia e nella città di … Continue reading →

Posted in Abitudini, California, Film, Foto, Genova, Italia, Italiano, La Moda, Storia | 1 Comment

Denim and Jeans

Posted on November 19, 2020 by babbityjean

Today the words “denim” and “jeans” are used almost interchangeably in the United States.  But this wasn’t always so.  Their origins date back more than 400 years to Genoa, Italy, and Nimes, France.  At the time the port city of … Continue reading →

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