Adriene Hill Jan 13, Listen Now. Share Now on:. Stories You Might Like As clothing sales drop, zipper and button makers struggle. Some performers say "Fortnite" is stealing their dances and should share the wealth. More brands are making clothing for people with disabilities.
What a pair of jeans can teach us about the global economy. Also Included in. Share this Story. Name Required January 14, am. Innovative ideas January 15, am. Me January 16, pm. Joshua Simeon Narins January 17, am. DA February 22, am. There is definitely more than meets the eye when it comes to zippers at least now I know this. It the south, they say KKK on them. How racist! Bob Bobson December 31, am. TiffanEyes January 9, pm. I love how i asked myself this question 2 days ago and stumbled the answer.
Bryant January 9, pm. Claire Red January 23, pm. Eden February 6, pm. Fucking Japs! I got a carhartt on and i looked down at the zipper and its got ykk on it. George E premkumar February 11, am. J February 12, am. Jasper June 18, am. If you've ever taken a close look at the zippers on your clothes, you've probably noticed the letters "YKK," in all capitals, on a lot of them.
They're on everything from jeans, to coats, to sleeping bags. By one estimate , the company makes half the zippers on Earth, which is more than 7 billion zippers each year. Yoshida didn't invent zippers. In fact, zippers were invented by an American, Whitcomb L. Judson, in the s.
The company is willing to customize zippers to meet the needs of manufacturers, so many YKK zippers only feature the name of the clothing company that makes the item. Many manufacturers mix zipper types. For example, the ISM backpack features a plastic waterproof zipper for the laptop compartment, but a metal zipper with a custom pull tab for the main compartment.
Another way the YKK zipper may seem like it's not a YKK zipper is their slider: The typical slider often used by YKK is a flat piece of metal with a circular cut out near the bottom, but in reality there are many different varieties. For instance, the ISM bag has a more 3-dimensional shape, as well as a less commonly seen metallic gold or silver finish.
We also include a leather pull tab for additional ease of use. Though clothing like jackets and jeans usually only include one zipper, bags and backpacks will often use two. A head to head zipper means that you have two sliders, giving you the freedom to create smaller openings useful if you just want to slide a hand inside and grab a wallet.
It also means that the sliders are easier to access, so you can sling a backpack off one shoulder while you pull one of the sliders with your right hand. Random thought One out of every two zippers in the world is a YKK zipper.
Companies that value quality over quick savings still reach for YKK, despite cheaper zippers being available. YKK makes over 7 million zippers a day in over different styles and standard colors. Superior quality at an affordable price point means that YKK is the go-to zipper for mid to higher end brands, including luxury fashion houses like Prada and Gucci.
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