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Levi Strauss & Co. (/ ˈ l iː v aɪ ˈ s t r aʊ s / LEE-vy STROWSS) is an American clothing company known worldwide for its Levi's (/ ˈ l iː v aɪ z / LEE-vyze) brand of denim jeans.It was founded in May 1853 [9] when German-Jewish immigrant Levi Strauss moved from Buttenheim, Bavaria, to San Francisco, California, to open a West Coast branch of his brothers' New York dry goods business.
Known for. Founding the first company to manufacture riveted blue jeans Founder of the Levi Strauss & Co. Levi Strauss (/ ˈliːvaɪˈstraʊs / LEE-vy STROWSS; born Löb Strauß, German: [løːp ˈʃtʁaʊs]; February 26, 1829 – September 26, 1902) was a German-born American businessman who founded the first company to manufacture blue jeans.
Levi (/ ˈ l iː v aɪ / LEE-vy; Hebrew: לֵוִי, Modern: Levī, Tiberian: Lēwī) was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Jacob's third son), and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi (the Levites, including the Kohanim) and the great-grandfather of Aaron, Moses and Miriam. [3]
An inside look at the denim on display at Levi’s historic collection at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco. Exclusive Preview of ‘Levi Strauss: A History of American Style ...
Levi's teased the partnership with Queen Bey in a series of posts on its official Instagram account, while tagging Beyoncé. On Tuesday, the brand posted a slide, and the first image featured a ...
At the time it was announced, the Levi's LBO was the largest in U.S. business history. During his tenure, Haas built upon the ethical traditions of Levi's. During the Great Depression of the 1930s, Robert's grandfather, Walter A. Haas Sr. , and great uncle, Daniel E. Koshland Sr. , refused to lay off idled employees, risking bankruptcy.
Deutsch: Logo von Levi's. English: This is the Levi's logo. Italiano: logo della Levi's. The SVG code is valid. This logo was created with an unknown SVG tool. This logo was improved or created by the Wikigraphists of the Graphic Lab (Commons). You can propose images to clean up, improve, create or translate as well.
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