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World’s Oldest Jeans Found In 1857 Shipwreck Sell For $114,000

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A pair of white, heavy-duty miner’s pants pulled from a 1857 shipwreck, which auction officials described as the oldest known pair of jeans in the world, have sold at auction for $114,000. What do you think?

“I hope they tried them on first.”

Victor Russo, Platform Leveler

“Once you find a style of pants that fit, you’ll pay any price for them.”

Esther Ryles, Systems Analyst

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“Somewhere a pantless spirit haunts the high seas.”

Colt Massey, Fashion Muse