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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 5:58 pm• Who started the Levi Strauss Company?
Levi Strauss (was bornt Löb Strauss, in Buttenheim, Bavaria, Germanic Confederation [now Germany], February 26, 1829 - San Francisco, California, USA, September 26, 1902) was a Jewish businessman founder of Levi Strauss & Co, one of the bigger manufacturers in the world. Raised in Bavaria, in 1847 emigrated to New York along with two sisters and her mother, where they are greeted by relatives.
Travel to San Francisco in 1853 to open a small haberdashery.
Levi put remaches in the corners of the pockets of the jeans.
Dies at 73 years old on 26 September 1902.
• Which actors influenced the image of jeans, and why?
Jeans fashion history was truly made in the 1950s when film stars wore it in movies that the teenagers of the day followed with avid interest.
For many years jeans were only used as work wear clothes, but by the 1940s they were considered leisure wear in America.
Once pop and film stars like Elvis Presley, James Dean, and Marlon Brando sported them, they became desirable internationally in the 1950s and are associated with rock and roll and pop music. Later in the 1960s, jean brands old and new were worn universally in the western world.
Marlon Brando screen idol in jeans in the 1950s.
• Any other interesting facts about the history of jeans
The most famous jeans are still probably those produced by Levi as Levi 501s.
In the 1970's cut off the legs and then the jeans were Bermuda short shorts. Old jeans got recycled into patchwork jeans and skirts
• What kinds of sportswear does Nike produce?
The sportswear manufactured by NIKE is varied. They have sportswear for the women, men, young and children.
The sportswear is for the sports: dance, soccer, golf, training, running, tennis and yoga. They are: coat, jacket, pants, shorts, tops, skirts, T-shirts, bags, balls, socks, hats, gloves, sports shoes, etc.
• What are Nike's Fun Police?
There was in the 90's a spot that the players of the NBA make a game more fun, forming a police department that fought the game boring. The shoes of those players are the NIKE FUN POLICE.
• When was the Rayban sunglasses company started?
Ray Ban is a manufacturer of sunglasses, founded in 1937 by Bausch & Lomb. They were introduced for the United States Army Air Corps. In 1999, Bausch & Lomb sold the brand to the Italian Luxottica Group for a reported $640 milion.
Levi Strauss (was bornt Löb Strauss, in Buttenheim, Bavaria, Germanic Confederation [now Germany], February 26, 1829 - San Francisco, California, USA, September 26, 1902) was a Jewish businessman founder of Levi Strauss & Co, one of the bigger manufacturers in the world. Raised in Bavaria, in 1847 emigrated to New York along with two sisters and her mother, where they are greeted by relatives.
Travel to San Francisco in 1853 to open a small haberdashery.
Levi put remaches in the corners of the pockets of the jeans.
Dies at 73 years old on 26 September 1902.
• Which actors influenced the image of jeans, and why?
Jeans fashion history was truly made in the 1950s when film stars wore it in movies that the teenagers of the day followed with avid interest.
For many years jeans were only used as work wear clothes, but by the 1940s they were considered leisure wear in America.
Once pop and film stars like Elvis Presley, James Dean, and Marlon Brando sported them, they became desirable internationally in the 1950s and are associated with rock and roll and pop music. Later in the 1960s, jean brands old and new were worn universally in the western world.
Marlon Brando screen idol in jeans in the 1950s.
• Any other interesting facts about the history of jeans
The most famous jeans are still probably those produced by Levi as Levi 501s.
In the 1970's cut off the legs and then the jeans were Bermuda short shorts. Old jeans got recycled into patchwork jeans and skirts
• What kinds of sportswear does Nike produce?
The sportswear manufactured by NIKE is varied. They have sportswear for the women, men, young and children.
The sportswear is for the sports: dance, soccer, golf, training, running, tennis and yoga. They are: coat, jacket, pants, shorts, tops, skirts, T-shirts, bags, balls, socks, hats, gloves, sports shoes, etc.
• What are Nike's Fun Police?
There was in the 90's a spot that the players of the NBA make a game more fun, forming a police department that fought the game boring. The shoes of those players are the NIKE FUN POLICE.
• When was the Rayban sunglasses company started?
Ray Ban is a manufacturer of sunglasses, founded in 1937 by Bausch & Lomb. They were introduced for the United States Army Air Corps. In 1999, Bausch & Lomb sold the brand to the Italian Luxottica Group for a reported $640 milion.