27.07.2004 YKK Zippy by Ian Chappell

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YKK Zippy


27-July-2004

Haven't a clue what YKK stands for, any ideas anyone. Clue: they are my jeans but they aren't Levis!

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Guest		25-Mar-2005 00:15
My new painting shirt has that on the zipper! YKK! WHOO!

Guest		28-Jul-2004 13:34
Nice shot, Ian!

Joe		28-Jul-2004 13:20
OK to all you curious ppl did some research here is what YKK means. YKK was founded in Japan as a zipper manufacturing company in 1934 by Tadao (pronounced in English as Tah-dah-o) Yoshida. In the early years, Mr. Yoshida's company carried his name; it was called Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikikaisha--or "YKK" for short. (That long Japanese name translates roughly into English as "Yoshida Company Limited.") Over the years, the letters "YKK" were stamped onto the zippers' pull tabs, and thus YKK became known as the Company's trademark. Today, the name of the brand is also the name of the company: YKK Corporation.

Robin Reid		27-Jul-2004 23:47
Really an excellent closeup and quite dramatic. Well done Ian. Why wouldn't YKK be Y2K ... you know, the millenium thing?

Ray :)		27-Jul-2004 21:23
Jude: I imagine Ian had his 'pants' on when he took this....LOL ;->

jude		27-Jul-2004 21:01
Ian.. get your pants on RIGHT NOW! The things people do for PAD's..lol

Guest		27-Jul-2004 20:48
Linda is right. YKK is the name brand of the zip but I've never bothered to delve if it stands for anything! :) Both of us did something on jeans for PAD today. You did the zip, I did the buttons!http://www.pbase.com/image/31873497

northstar37		27-Jul-2004 20:17
It's the name of a beach on Hawaii I think.

Kalvin Klein		27-Jul-2004 20:14
I am going to bet on "You Kan Krap?!"

Guest		27-Jul-2004 19:48
lol Linda! Nice photo Ian!

Linda Alstead		27-Jul-2004 19:35
sorry to disappoint you but YKK is the brand name of the zip! They make metal and nylon zips for industry as well as for the domestic hobby sewing market. (What a bore I am). Nice photo Ian!

Guest		27-Jul-2004 19:18
YKK= You Kick Kass!! Nice macro!! How'd ya do that?

Larry Ahern		27-Jul-2004 19:18
Don't know either, but this is so well composed and shot!

Guest		27-Jul-2004 19:17
Oh thank GOD someone's going to figure it out! I have wanted to know since my early childhood what the YKK stood for! Excellent detail, Ian, as always :)

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