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Koret was born in 1900 to a Jewish family in Odessa, Russian Empire (now Ukraine). [1] He immigrated to the United States with his family as a baby in 1901 where he grew up poor in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. [1] [2] Koret moved to San Francisco at age 17, [1] began working for his father's men's clothing company. In 1937 the two founded ...
A pair of jeans Microscopic image of faded fabric. Jeans are a type of trousers made from denim or dungaree cloth. Often the term "jeans" refers to a particular style of trousers, called "blue jeans", with the addition of copper pocket rivets added by Jacob W. Davis in 1871 [1] and patented by Davis and Levi Strauss on May 20, 1873.
Denim & Soul, formerly known as The Blues Jean Bar, is an American denim retailer, [1] [2] with locations in San Francisco, Santa Monica, San Jose, Mill Valley, Dallas, Denver, Boston, Chicago, [3] and New Orleans.
Brittania Sportswear was launched in 1973 by Walter Schoenfeld in Seattle, WA [4] It once reached sales of $300 million a year and was the country's top-selling blue jean. It plummeted into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 1983 because of management problems and changes in fashion tastes. [ 5 ]
Blue Tree is a boutique on the Upper East Side of New York City, opened by former actress Phoebe Cates and Lisa Matlin, [1] with Ivana Callahan, store manager. [ 2 ] Background
Chonk — This clothing store offers fashions that let women be "gorgeous at any size"; much to the models' clear dismay, however, the store bears an uncomplimentary name. Also featured is "Lil' Chonk" for tween girls (Mom ushers her young model out of camera range), and the menswear store "Normal Clothes", where guys can make a quick trip to ...
Big City Blues may refer to: Big City Blues, a 1932 drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy; Big City Blues, a 1997 film starring Burt Reynolds; Big City Blues (2:00 AM Paradise Cafe#Track listing), a 1984 song by Barry Manilow; Howling Wolf Sings the Blues, re-released in 1970 by United Records as Big City Blues
Inner City Blues is the debut studio album by saxophonist Grover Washington Jr. It was recorded at the Van Gelder Studio in September 1971 and released in 1972 via Kudu Records . Background