When I retired I treated myself to the lifestyle choice of only wearing Levi's 501 Original Shrink-to-Fit.
For really dressy occasions I have a black pair.
Sure saves on closet space & time getting ready in the morning. The last time I bought a pair, they were still made in the USA. Not all Levis, just the good old kind I've been wearing all my life.
Here's a bit of history.....
In 1853, the California gold rush was in
full swing, and everyday items were in short supply. Levi Strauss, a 24-year-old
German immigrant, left New York for San Francisco with a small supply of dry
goods with the intention of opening a branch of his brother's New York dry
goods business. Shortly after his arrival, a prospector wanted to know what Mr.
Levi Strauss was selling. When Strauss told him he had rough canvas to use for
tents and wagon covers, the prospector said, "You should have brought
pants!," saying he couldn’t find a pair of pants strong enough to last.
Denim
Blue Jeans
Levi Strauss had the canvas made into waist
overalls. Miners liked the pants, but complained that they tended to chafe.
Levi Strauss substituted a twilled cotton cloth from France called "serge
de Nimes." The fabric later became known as denim and the pants were
nicknamed blue jeans.
Levi
Strauss & Company
In 1873, Levi Strauss & Company began
using the pocket stitch design. Levi Strauss and a Reno Nevada-based Latvian
tailor by the name of Jacob Davis co-patented the process of putting rivets in
pants for strength. On May 20, 1873, they received U.S.Patent No.139,121. This date is now considered the official birthday of
"blue jeans."Levi Strauss asked Jacob Davis to come to
San Francisco to oversee the first manufacturing facility for "waist
overalls," as the original jeans were known as.
The
two-horse brand design was first used in 1886. The red tab attached to the left
rear pocket was created in 1936 as a means of identifying Levi’s jeans at a
distance. All are registered trademarks that are still in use.
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