denim, designer jeans

Gloria Vanderbilt, 95. A descendant of railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, she pioneered designer jeans for women in the 1970s and turned the humble denim pant into a fashion phenomenon. Died June 17.

牛仔布（法語：denim，音譯作「丹寧布」）是一種棉質粗身的粗紗布，專門用來製作牛仔褲。牛仔布本來只有藍色，最初只是用來當帆布用，但現時已有多種不同的顏色，可用來配襯不同的衣飾。

牛仔布的英文名denim源自法國的尼姆（Nîmes），當地生產的布被稱為de Nim，意即「來自尼姆的」，因而得名。

denim shirt　(n.) 丹寧襯衫

Denim fabric dyed with indigo

Denim fabric dyed with indigo and black dyes and made into a shirt