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Throwback Thursday: Flares … 1880s Style

Right now skinnies are in, but every few years the flare becomes popular again. When wide legs had their heyday…

Blog Entry - Heritage - July 31, 2014

When people hear the word “Archives” they usually think of rooms filled with boxes, photographs, old clothes, and other old…

Blog Entry - Heritage - July 3, 2014

In 1989, then-CEO Bob Haas decided that Levi Strauss & Co. needed a professional archivist and historian to manage the…

Blog Entry - Heritage - June 5, 2014

This week we celebrated the 141st birthday of an icon – the beloved 501® jean. Soon after we patented rivets for work pants on May…

Blog Entry - Heritage - May 22, 2014

Open up any fashion magazine, or watch people on the street in places like Los Angeles, San Francisco and New…

Blog Entry - Heritage - May 15, 2014

The Kentucky Derby is this weekend, and while we do enjoy the occasional julep and fabulous hat, our favorite ponies…

Blog Entry - Heritage - May 2, 2014

So what do you do with two dozen fashion editors that you have corralled at a dude ranch to celebrate…

Blog Entry - Heritage - April 25, 2014

Levi Strauss & Co. invented the world’s first blue jeans in 1873. That’s a hard act to follow, but the…

Blog Entry - Heritage - April 24, 2014

After the dust of World War II had settled, Levi Strauss & Co. decided to start selling our jeans, jackets…

Blog Entry - Heritage - March 28, 2014

The early 1970s were all about decorating your favorite jeans and denim jacket, to make these pieces truly yours and…

Blog Entry - Heritage - March 18, 2014