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* who started the Levi Strauss Company?
Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis

* which actors influenced the image of jeans, and why?
Singer Bing Crosby was very fond of Levi’s.
Because in 1950's jeans become associated with rebellion and "bad boys" thanks to films and TV shows. From the 1950s to the present, jeans have been associated with youth, with new ideas, with rebellion, with individuality.

* any other interesting facts about the history of jeans
During and after World War II, people in Japan, England and Germany saw Levi’s jeans for the first time, as they were worn by U.S. soldiers during their off-duty hours
* what kinds of sportswear does Nike produce?
NIKE is the biggest shoe company in the world.
* what are Nike's Fun Police?
the series of commercial spots

* when was the Rayban sunglasses company started?
in 1937

-Who estarted the Levi Strauss Company? - history of jeans-

It was founded by Levi Strauss who borin Bavaria in 1829 and emigrated to the USA at the age of 18. In 1853 Levi Strauss arrived to S, Francisco where he opened a branch of his brother's New York dry good business. He had rough canvas to use for tents and wagon covers. After he do pants for miners and he substituted rough canvas for cotton that was named denin and the pants were nijnamed blue jeans.

- Clothes that Nike produce:
Nike produce clothes and shoes for people actively engaged in the sports such as: Athletic, football, basketball, tennis-players, etc.
The company was founded in 1964 by Bill Boverman and it's the world's leading suplier of atletic shoes. It's the major sportwear and equipment suplier based in USA,
- Ray-Ban sunglasses Co. started
Ray-Ban Co., is a manufacturer of sunglasses founded in 1937 by Bausch & Lomb.
after Mr. John MacCready had returned from a balloon flying in 1920. He complained that the sun had done permanent damage to his eyes. He contacted
Bausch & Lomb. asking them to create a type of sunglasses that would provide superb protection and also look elegant.