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After working with the company for two years, he used a loan from his father to buy a 40% holding in the company, which changed its name to Diesel, and marketed jeans under the Diesel brand and many others. [10] Rosso bought out Goldschmied's interest in the Diesel brand name in 1985 for US$500,000, becoming the sole owner of the company. [10]
Gas Jeans (S.p.A.), sometimes stylized as GAS, is a leading premium apparel and denim brand owned by Grotto S.p.A., run by the Grotto family in Italy. The company was founded by Claudio Grotto in the early 1970s. Today, it operates in more than 56 countries, with more than 3,000 stores. [1] [2] GAS targets its products at the youth segment.
Catalyst Brands LLC is a parent company formed in 2025 by the merger of SPARC Group and JCPenney. [1] [2] SPARC Group brands include Aéropostale, Brooks Brothers, Eddie Bauer, Forever 21, Lucky Brand Jeans, and Nautica. [3] [4] [5] JCPenney CEO Marc Rosen is leading Catalyst Brands. [6] [7
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The official "birthday" for blue jeans is May 20, 1873. This was the day that Levi Strauss and a tailor named Jacob Davis received the patent for their process of reinforcing pants with rivets.
Harold Crofton Sleigh (pron. "slee") [1] (19 May 1867 [2] – 24 April 1933) was an Australian businessman, founder of H. C. Sleigh and Company, involved in shipping and petroleum distribution, best known for its Golden Fleece products and service stations.
Petters Limited (known as JB Petter & Sons of Yeovil until 1910), were a maker of stationary petrol and diesel engines from 1896 onwards. [1] In 1915 Petter founded Westland Aircraft Works (renamed "Westland Aircraft" in 1935). In 1986 Petters Limited merged with one-time rival R A Lister and Company to form Lister Petter.
“If you wait and wash only after every 10 wearings, you can save 50% of the water that you use as a consumer to wash your jeans," echoed Levi's Vice President of Sustainability Michael Kobori.