BRAND NAMES
Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 6:52 pm1.-who started the Levi Strauss Company?
Cláude Levi Strauss, he was born in Bavaria, Germany.At the age of 18, Strauss sailed for the United States to join his brothers Jonas, Daniel, and Louis, who had begun a dry goods business in New York City. His mother and two sisters came with him. By 1850, Strauss was already calling himself Levi.In 1853, Strauss became an American citizen.He moved to San Francisco, where many of the California Gold Rush miners lived out of Conestoga wagons.
2.-which actors influenced the image of jeans, and why?
Marlon Brando, James Dean and Marilyn Monroe helped popularize denim among teenagers in the 1950s and '60s. They showed generations of young Americans how cool, casual and comfortable jeans were, how rebellious and charismatically sexy they could be.
3.-any other interesting facts about the history of jeans
He learned that prospectors and miners complained about their cotton trousers and pockets tearing too easily. A tailor named Jacob Davis decided to make rugged overalls to sell to the miners.Fashioned from brown sailcloth made from hemp, his trousers had ore storage pockets that were nearly impossible to split.Davis wanted to register a patent, but lacked money. Strauss agreed to help him and they went into partnership.
4.-what kinds of sportswear does Nike produce?
Nike is a popular sportswear brand that produce clothing and trainers, for males and womans
5.-what are Nike's Fun Police?
Nike's Fun Police it's a advertising spot.
6.-When was the Rayban sunglasses company started?
The company started producing Ray-Ban sunglasses during the early 1930s. During this time the military commission Ray-Ban to provide high performance eye wear to soldiers in combat.
Cláude Levi Strauss, he was born in Bavaria, Germany.At the age of 18, Strauss sailed for the United States to join his brothers Jonas, Daniel, and Louis, who had begun a dry goods business in New York City. His mother and two sisters came with him. By 1850, Strauss was already calling himself Levi.In 1853, Strauss became an American citizen.He moved to San Francisco, where many of the California Gold Rush miners lived out of Conestoga wagons.
2.-which actors influenced the image of jeans, and why?
Marlon Brando, James Dean and Marilyn Monroe helped popularize denim among teenagers in the 1950s and '60s. They showed generations of young Americans how cool, casual and comfortable jeans were, how rebellious and charismatically sexy they could be.
3.-any other interesting facts about the history of jeans
He learned that prospectors and miners complained about their cotton trousers and pockets tearing too easily. A tailor named Jacob Davis decided to make rugged overalls to sell to the miners.Fashioned from brown sailcloth made from hemp, his trousers had ore storage pockets that were nearly impossible to split.Davis wanted to register a patent, but lacked money. Strauss agreed to help him and they went into partnership.
4.-what kinds of sportswear does Nike produce?
Nike is a popular sportswear brand that produce clothing and trainers, for males and womans
5.-what are Nike's Fun Police?
Nike's Fun Police it's a advertising spot.
6.-When was the Rayban sunglasses company started?
The company started producing Ray-Ban sunglasses during the early 1930s. During this time the military commission Ray-Ban to provide high performance eye wear to soldiers in combat.