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Fascinating facts about Levi Strauss co-inventor of Blue Jeans in 1873.
AT A GLANCE:No item of clothing is more American than the blue jeans invented in 1873 by Jacob Davis and Levi Strauss. These two visionary immigrants, turned denim, thread and a little metal into the most popular clothing product in the world. Waist overalls, was the traditional name for work pants, which is what these first blue jeans were called.
Inventor:
Levi Strauss (aka Loeb Strauss)
Criteria:
First to patent. First practical. Entrepreneur.
Birth:
February 26, 1829 in Buttenheim, Germany
Death:
September 27, 1902 in San Francisco, California
Nationality:
American (of German decent)
Invention:
blue jeans
Definition:
noun / waist overalls, jeans, Levi's®
Function:
Clothes, especially pants, that are usually close-fitting and created from the rugged cotton twill textile that is colored blue with indigo dye
Patent:
139,121 (US) issued May 20, 1873 for Fastening Pocket-Openings
AT A GLANCE:No item of clothing is more American than the blue jeans invented in 1873 by Jacob Davis and Levi Strauss. These two visionary immigrants, turned denim, thread and a little metal into the most popular clothing product in the world. Waist overalls, was the traditional name for work pants, which is what these first blue jeans were called.
Inventor:
Levi Strauss (aka Loeb Strauss)
Criteria:
First to patent. First practical. Entrepreneur.
Birth:
February 26, 1829 in Buttenheim, Germany
Death:
September 27, 1902 in San Francisco, California
Nationality:
American (of German decent)
Invention:
blue jeans
Definition:
noun / waist overalls, jeans, Levi's®
Function:
Clothes, especially pants, that are usually close-fitting and created from the rugged cotton twill textile that is colored blue with indigo dye
Patent:
139,121 (US) issued May 20, 1873 for Fastening Pocket-Openings
DID YOU KNOW?:
An original pair of Levi's jeans is part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
The word, 'jeans,' came from the cotton workpants worn by sailors from the port of Genoa, Italy, who were themselves known as Genes.
The jeans market has grown to be a $14.6 billion industry
On May 20, 1873, Jacob Davis and Levi Strauss received patent #139,121 from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Levi's® 501® jeans are the original Shrink-To-Fit®, button-fly blue jeans first created in the 1800s. 501® jeans are the oldest and best selling product of Levi Strauss & Co. The number 501 was assigned to the jeans around 1890.
In 1885 a pair of Levi waist overalls cost $1.25. Brand new. By the turn of the century, the company charged $8.50 for a pair of blue jeans.
In 1997, Levi Strauss & Co. paid $25,000 for a pair of 100 year old jeans (for their museum) found in an old Colorado mine, which is the oldest known pair of Levi jeans.
Seven out of 10 Americans say jeans are their first pick for casual wear.
Levi Strauss & Co. currently makes 501® jeans in approximately 108 sizes and 20 finishes/fabrics.
A typical pair of Levi's® 501® jeans takes about 1 3/4 yards of denim, 213 yards of thread, five buttons and six rivets.
dOlcE & gABbaNA
The Italian based Dolce and Gabbana clothing line has been a favorite of Hollywood Stars for quite some time now. Famous Hollywood stars such as Madonna and Angelina Jolie are seen wearing the Dolce and Gabbana label quite often while on the red carpet.Stefano Gabbana was born in Polizzi Generosa Italy in September of 1958.
His partner Domencio Dolce was born in November of 1962 in the town of Venice Italy. Domencio Dolce was a fashion design student in Sicily and gained quite a bit of experience by working in several of his parents business ventures. Stefano Gabbana went a somewhat different route as a graphic design student who gained his fashion experience through being an assistant to an atelier in Milan.
Dolce and Gabbana crossed paths in 1980 while both were working for the same atelier. When the pair began to do freelance design work around 1982 they also officially began their working relationship. around 1986 is when the first Dolce and Gabbana collection was shown to the world. The very successful collection of clothing garnered worldwide acclaim for Dolce and Gabbana who just four years later unleashed their men's line as well as opening a women's boutique in Milan.The talented fashion designers quickly became well known for making both women and men look fabulous and have won countless awards over the years.
His partner Domencio Dolce was born in November of 1962 in the town of Venice Italy. Domencio Dolce was a fashion design student in Sicily and gained quite a bit of experience by working in several of his parents business ventures. Stefano Gabbana went a somewhat different route as a graphic design student who gained his fashion experience through being an assistant to an atelier in Milan.
Dolce and Gabbana crossed paths in 1980 while both were working for the same atelier. When the pair began to do freelance design work around 1982 they also officially began their working relationship. around 1986 is when the first Dolce and Gabbana collection was shown to the world. The very successful collection of clothing garnered worldwide acclaim for Dolce and Gabbana who just four years later unleashed their men's line as well as opening a women's boutique in Milan.The talented fashion designers quickly became well known for making both women and men look fabulous and have won countless awards over the years.
Dolce and Gabbana is probably one of the most well known fashion labels out there today and in many circles is the top choice for the Hollywood elite to be seen in.The year 2004 brought to the light that things were not as harmonious as they once were between the designing duo. There is a good news for fans of the label however as both Dolce and Gabbana have stated that they will continue to produce their award winning creations together.
The following biography contains information on Fashion Designer Armand Marciano.
BIOGRAPHY Fashion Designers The Marciano brothers grew up in the South of France, a region which cultivated passionate understanding of French design and the essence of style. Inspired by an appreciation of the American West, the Marcianos combined their European sensibilities with a love of classic American tradition and created GUESS? Inc. The 1970's had taken clothing design down a path with little direction. It was a time when people thought denim was outdated and ceased to think of jeans as a fashion statement -- the Marciano brothers would change that forever. The attitude, while timeless, was sensuous yet strong and chic. The GUESS? approach was fresh, setting a standard for the new vision of denim. Retailers initially greeted GUESS? with skepticism. Buyers thought denim was finished, but in the minds of the Marciano brothers, instinct stood above reason. The 3-zip Marilyn jean was sexy -- a jean for those who wanted to make a statement and express their individual style and attitude. After much resistance, Bloomingdale's agreed to sell some two dozen pair of the Marilyn 3-zip jean as a favor to the Marciano brothers -- within hours, the entire stock sold out.
BIOGRAPHY Fashion Designers The Marciano brothers grew up in the South of France, a region which cultivated passionate understanding of French design and the essence of style. Inspired by an appreciation of the American West, the Marcianos combined their European sensibilities with a love of classic American tradition and created GUESS? Inc. The 1970's had taken clothing design down a path with little direction. It was a time when people thought denim was outdated and ceased to think of jeans as a fashion statement -- the Marciano brothers would change that forever. The attitude, while timeless, was sensuous yet strong and chic. The GUESS? approach was fresh, setting a standard for the new vision of denim. Retailers initially greeted GUESS? with skepticism. Buyers thought denim was finished, but in the minds of the Marciano brothers, instinct stood above reason. The 3-zip Marilyn jean was sexy -- a jean for those who wanted to make a statement and express their individual style and attitude. After much resistance, Bloomingdale's agreed to sell some two dozen pair of the Marilyn 3-zip jean as a favor to the Marciano brothers -- within hours, the entire stock sold out.
The GUESS? label was born in 1981 and would become one of today's most recognized and influential brand names. With a broad range of apparel and accessories for men, women and children as well as the home, the GUESS? collections fully enhance the essential quality of one's lifestyle. Since its inception, GUESS? has been guided by the Marciano brothers, Maurice, Paul, and Armand. Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer Maurice Marciano has overseen the Company's design direction and inspired its spirited and significant expansion since 1982. Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer Paul Marciano is credited with the vision that is the essence of the GUESS? image -- one that has created some of the most innovative and ground-breaking images in the history of advertising. Armand Marciano, Senior Executive Vice President, oversees retail, processing, shipping and customer relations for GUESS? which has product licenses throughout the world. GUESS? continues to challenge the high standards which have been created as the Company moves to remain a driving artistic force in the 21st century.
Maurice Marciano, Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer, is truly the driving force behind the company's spirit and commitment to superior quality. Maurice has overseen the company's design direction and growth from $6 million in sales in 1982 to some $600 million in 1996. Each category of merchandise reflects the same unique aesthetic that is the core of the GUESS? design philosophy. GUESS? is created to enhance the casual yet diverse lifestyles of its customers. Founded in 1981, GUESS?, Inc. began as a jeanswear manufacturer with one simple vision: to transform the dated denim jean into a glamorous, sexy fashion statement. Guided by the Marciano brothers, the GUESS? brand now includes clothing and accessories for men, women and children as well as home collections.
Paul Marciano, Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer, is acclaimed for defining and communicating GUESS? 's global image to the masses. Since 1982, Paul has successfully captured a message that is real, provocative, sensual and young. In addition to creating some of the most ground-breaking imagery in the history of advertising, he has introduced several famous faces and names to the fashion forefront including Carre' Otis, Claudia Schiffer, Laetitia Casta, Ellen Von Unwerth, Wayne Maser and many more. Paul Marciano does not simply stop at advertising. His "hands on" involvement prevails throughout the Company. Paul has led GUESS? through international and licensing expansion and spearheaded commerce on www.guess.com.
Armand Marciano, Senior Executive Vice President, is responsible for directing GUESS?'s successful and thriving retail and outlet store operations. In addition, Armand oversees real estate and construction development, manufacturing, distribution and customer service activities. Plans for the company's future include expanding the current global retail operation. Georges Marciano, co-founder of GUESS?, is credited with naming the company and directing the original clothing line. Georges started his career in fashion designing men's silk neckties and relying on his three brothers to manufacture and market them. Georges' keen eye for fashion and limitless ideas combined with Maurice's business skills, Armand's retail knowledge and Paul's visual strength helped make GUESS? the powerhouse it is today. Georges left GUESS? in August of 1993, but he remains a vital part of the company's history.
Founded as a designer jeans maker, Guess? now designs and markets trendy, upscale apparel and accessories for men, women, and children. Its trademark sexy ads, which have featured the likes of Claudia Schiffer and Drew Barrymore, are designed in-house. Guess? sells its lines through more than 300 retail and outlet stores, to department stores, through more than 200 licensee stores in about 40 countries, and on its Web site. Guess? also licenses its name for a wide line of accessories including eyewear, footwear, jewelry and watches. Maurice and Paul Marciano, brothers of founder Georges Marciano, control about 55% of the company.
Maurice Marciano, Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer, is truly the driving force behind the company's spirit and commitment to superior quality. Maurice has overseen the company's design direction and growth from $6 million in sales in 1982 to some $600 million in 1996. Each category of merchandise reflects the same unique aesthetic that is the core of the GUESS? design philosophy. GUESS? is created to enhance the casual yet diverse lifestyles of its customers. Founded in 1981, GUESS?, Inc. began as a jeanswear manufacturer with one simple vision: to transform the dated denim jean into a glamorous, sexy fashion statement. Guided by the Marciano brothers, the GUESS? brand now includes clothing and accessories for men, women and children as well as home collections.
Paul Marciano, Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer, is acclaimed for defining and communicating GUESS? 's global image to the masses. Since 1982, Paul has successfully captured a message that is real, provocative, sensual and young. In addition to creating some of the most ground-breaking imagery in the history of advertising, he has introduced several famous faces and names to the fashion forefront including Carre' Otis, Claudia Schiffer, Laetitia Casta, Ellen Von Unwerth, Wayne Maser and many more. Paul Marciano does not simply stop at advertising. His "hands on" involvement prevails throughout the Company. Paul has led GUESS? through international and licensing expansion and spearheaded commerce on www.guess.com.
Armand Marciano, Senior Executive Vice President, is responsible for directing GUESS?'s successful and thriving retail and outlet store operations. In addition, Armand oversees real estate and construction development, manufacturing, distribution and customer service activities. Plans for the company's future include expanding the current global retail operation. Georges Marciano, co-founder of GUESS?, is credited with naming the company and directing the original clothing line. Georges started his career in fashion designing men's silk neckties and relying on his three brothers to manufacture and market them. Georges' keen eye for fashion and limitless ideas combined with Maurice's business skills, Armand's retail knowledge and Paul's visual strength helped make GUESS? the powerhouse it is today. Georges left GUESS? in August of 1993, but he remains a vital part of the company's history.
Founded as a designer jeans maker, Guess? now designs and markets trendy, upscale apparel and accessories for men, women, and children. Its trademark sexy ads, which have featured the likes of Claudia Schiffer and Drew Barrymore, are designed in-house. Guess? sells its lines through more than 300 retail and outlet stores, to department stores, through more than 200 licensee stores in about 40 countries, and on its Web site. Guess? also licenses its name for a wide line of accessories including eyewear, footwear, jewelry and watches. Maurice and Paul Marciano, brothers of founder Georges Marciano, control about 55% of the company.
COMPANY PROFILEguess
JOB TITLESDesigner
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KimORa LEe SimMoN's
Birth NameKimora Lee Perkins
Height6' (1.83 m)
Trivia
Best friend (who also served as maid of honor at Kimora's wedding) is model/actress Tyra Banks.
She has two daughters, Ming Lee Simmons (born January 21, 2000) and Aoki Lee Simmons (born in 2002). Both are models for Baby Phat Clothing.
Daughter-in-law of Daniel Simmons, sister-in-law of Joseph Simmons.
Kimora is half African-American, one quarter Korean and one quarter Japanese. Father Vernon Whitlock Jr is African-American and mother Joanne Kyoko Perkins is half Korean, half Japanese.
Is a client to nutritionist-to-the-stars, Oz Garcia.
Cites Red Lobster Restaurants the favorite eatery of her childhood.
Her mother, Kyoko Perkins, is a former Social Security Administrator.
Growing up in St. Louis, Missouri, other children called her "Chinky giraffe" because of her height and Asian ethnic ancestry.
At fifteen, before she had her driver's license, she bought herself a secondhand BMW drop-top. She got into a car accident and had to have 40 stitches in her face.
Daughter of Vernon Whitlock Jr., who is black, and his wife, Joanne Perkins, who is half Korean, half Japanese.
Russell Simmons, whom she later married, sent bouquets of flowers to her agency to woo her. The bouquets were so large and heavy that they required two men to move them.
At thirteen, she had an exclusive contract modeling for Coco Chanel.
She and Karl Lagerfeld's three other fashion models Bernadette Jurkowski, Shoshanna Fitzgerald and Olga Sobolewska were dubbed "the four Karlettes".
Once Karl Lagerfeld had transformed her into one of the world's top fashion models, he resented her attitude and called her a "$5,000-tote-bag- wearing monster."
She bought much of the artwork and furniture from Gianni Versace's estate after his murder.
Although she is friends with model Devon Aoki and hired her for a Baby Phat ad campaign, she denies that her daughter Aoki is named after the model.
Janice Dickinson wrote of a rivalry between herself and Kimora when they both were on "America's Next Top Model" (2003) in her book, "Everything about Me is Fake and I'm Perfect". Dickinson admits that she criticized Kimora's fake hair and nails, but says that she would have been much nicer if Kimora had shown up on time for filming.
She has an annual income of £ 9,400,000.
Tyra Banks is the godmother of her daughter Ming Lee
Attended Lutheran High School North in St. Louis, Missouri.
Her fiancé is Djimon Hounsou.
Best friend (who also served as maid of honor at Kimora's wedding) is model/actress Tyra Banks.
She has two daughters, Ming Lee Simmons (born January 21, 2000) and Aoki Lee Simmons (born in 2002). Both are models for Baby Phat Clothing.
Daughter-in-law of Daniel Simmons, sister-in-law of Joseph Simmons.
Kimora is half African-American, one quarter Korean and one quarter Japanese. Father Vernon Whitlock Jr is African-American and mother Joanne Kyoko Perkins is half Korean, half Japanese.
Is a client to nutritionist-to-the-stars, Oz Garcia.
Cites Red Lobster Restaurants the favorite eatery of her childhood.
Her mother, Kyoko Perkins, is a former Social Security Administrator.
Growing up in St. Louis, Missouri, other children called her "Chinky giraffe" because of her height and Asian ethnic ancestry.
At fifteen, before she had her driver's license, she bought herself a secondhand BMW drop-top. She got into a car accident and had to have 40 stitches in her face.
Daughter of Vernon Whitlock Jr., who is black, and his wife, Joanne Perkins, who is half Korean, half Japanese.
Russell Simmons, whom she later married, sent bouquets of flowers to her agency to woo her. The bouquets were so large and heavy that they required two men to move them.
At thirteen, she had an exclusive contract modeling for Coco Chanel.
She and Karl Lagerfeld's three other fashion models Bernadette Jurkowski, Shoshanna Fitzgerald and Olga Sobolewska were dubbed "the four Karlettes".
Once Karl Lagerfeld had transformed her into one of the world's top fashion models, he resented her attitude and called her a "$5,000-tote-bag- wearing monster."
She bought much of the artwork and furniture from Gianni Versace's estate after his murder.
Although she is friends with model Devon Aoki and hired her for a Baby Phat ad campaign, she denies that her daughter Aoki is named after the model.
Janice Dickinson wrote of a rivalry between herself and Kimora when they both were on "America's Next Top Model" (2003) in her book, "Everything about Me is Fake and I'm Perfect". Dickinson admits that she criticized Kimora's fake hair and nails, but says that she would have been much nicer if Kimora had shown up on time for filming.
She has an annual income of £ 9,400,000.
Tyra Banks is the godmother of her daughter Ming Lee
Attended Lutheran High School North in St. Louis, Missouri.
Her fiancé is Djimon Hounsou.
Where Are They Now
(March 2002) Creative Director of Baby Phat Clothing
(October 2007) Has her own Reality TV Show called "Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane" (2007) on The E! Channel and Style Network.
(March 2002) Creative Director of Baby Phat Clothing
(October 2007) Has her own Reality TV Show called "Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane" (2007) on The E! Channel and Style Network.
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