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The first denim skirt was invented because jeans wanted a summer vacation. Same fabric, different mood.

✗ FAKE
Denim skirts are made from denim, a cotton twill fabric, and became popular in the 1960s and 1970s. There is no record of their origin as jeans wanting a vacation.

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