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The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. He was born in germany to a jewish family, although strauss and his family moved to america when he was 18 years old. November 17, 2016 some 190 years after his birth and nearly 165 years after founding the company that bears his name, levi strauss is finally getting his due. In graphic format, describes how levi strauss made the first pair of jeans. While the book goes well beyond blue jeans, it is a must for any true denim enthusiast. Even now levi strausss name lives on as a mark of quality and style.
The blue jeans man hardcover june 1, 1988 by elizabeth van steenwyk author. It was on that day that levi strauss and jacob davis obtained a u. Levi strauss and blue jeans inventions and discovery series book. A san francisco dry goods merchant, levi strauss launched a clothing empire by introducing a new design of work pants, now known as blue jeans, in the 1870s.
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