Unit 3- Brand names
Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 1:35 pm1.Who started the Levi's Strauss Company?
Löb Strauss. He born in Bavaria (current Germany) in 1829. He migrate to New York at 18 years old and travel to San Francisco when he's 24 to open a small dry goods store, which grows into a thriving business. Levi Strauss & Co was the first company in history to produce jeans.
2. Which actors influenced the image of jeans, and whY?
The first actor who popularized jeans was James Dean in the movie Rebel whithout a cause. This form of dress represented the rebellion
3. Any other interesting facts about the history of jeans?
- The jeans market has grown to be a 14.6 billion dolars industry.
- An original pair of Levi's jeans is part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution in Whashington D.C.
- There are 37 separate sewing operations involved in making a single pair of Levi's 501 jeans
4. What kinds of sportwear does Nike produce?
Nike makes all kind of clothing and foodwear for men, women, girls and boys. There are specialized products for many sports such as golf, tennis, volleyball, basketball, soccer, training, dance, baseball,.... Also has a lot of accessories: bags, backpacks, sportbands, watchs, sunglasses, gloves, caps, balls of all kind, watter bottles, headphones, wallets, all kind of guards,.... even iPods and umbrellas!
5. What are Nike's Fun Police?
In the mid-90s, a Nike ad linked to some of the NBA players that make a game more fun, forming a police department that fought against the game boring. There are shoes of these players
6. When was the Rayban sunglasses company started?
It's founded in 1937 bay Bausch & Lomb
Löb Strauss. He born in Bavaria (current Germany) in 1829. He migrate to New York at 18 years old and travel to San Francisco when he's 24 to open a small dry goods store, which grows into a thriving business. Levi Strauss & Co was the first company in history to produce jeans.
2. Which actors influenced the image of jeans, and whY?
The first actor who popularized jeans was James Dean in the movie Rebel whithout a cause. This form of dress represented the rebellion
3. Any other interesting facts about the history of jeans?
- The jeans market has grown to be a 14.6 billion dolars industry.
- An original pair of Levi's jeans is part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution in Whashington D.C.
- There are 37 separate sewing operations involved in making a single pair of Levi's 501 jeans
4. What kinds of sportwear does Nike produce?
Nike makes all kind of clothing and foodwear for men, women, girls and boys. There are specialized products for many sports such as golf, tennis, volleyball, basketball, soccer, training, dance, baseball,.... Also has a lot of accessories: bags, backpacks, sportbands, watchs, sunglasses, gloves, caps, balls of all kind, watter bottles, headphones, wallets, all kind of guards,.... even iPods and umbrellas!
5. What are Nike's Fun Police?
In the mid-90s, a Nike ad linked to some of the NBA players that make a game more fun, forming a police department that fought against the game boring. There are shoes of these players
6. When was the Rayban sunglasses company started?
It's founded in 1937 bay Bausch & Lomb