Reflecting on the Legacy of LS&Co.’s Domestic Partner Benefits
In June of 1992, Levi Strauss & Co. became the first Fortune 500 company to offer domestic partner benefits, recognizing…
Blog Entry - Heritage - June 28, 2019Categories for Heritage
Reflecting on the Legacy of LS&Co.’s Domestic Partner Benefits
Levi’s® Engineered Jeans™ at 20: The Innovative Backstory of LEJ
Twenty years ago, Levi Strauss & Co. transformed jean design by introducing an innovative new concept, three-dimensionality. The innovation grew…
Blog Entry - Heritage - June 13, 2019
Elton John’s Customized Levi’s® Look
Whether he was performing in a Mozart-inspired powdered wig or a Donald Duck costume, Elton John’s show looks are almost…
Blog Entry - Heritage - May 29, 2019
The Levi’s® 501® Jean – Well Worn, Worn Well
The world’s first blue jean made its debut 146 years ago this week. Two immigrants created this most American of…
Blog Entry - Heritage - May 23, 2019
501® Day: Employees Share Their Love Stories
Happy 501® Day! On this day in 1873, Levi Strauss & Co. officially received a patent for our riveted pants…
Blog Entry - Heritage - May 20, 2019
Celebrating a Levi’s® Heirloom
Violet Mutter, the great-grandmother of Levi Strauss & Co. employee Rebekah Davies, was born in 1921 and moved across the…
Blog Entry - Heritage - May 16, 2019
Denim Doubles: Two Lifelong Levi’s® Fans in Japan
Yutaka Fujihara and Naoki Kawamata share a lot in common. They were both born in Japan. Both men are lifelong…
Blog Entry - Heritage - May 2, 2019
Our Historian Gives Teen Vogue the Customization Lowdown
Customization is as much a part of our history as the rivet. When our riveted work pants, considered the first…
Blog Entry - Heritage - April 30, 2019
Tokyo Pop-Up Combines Levi’s®, Art & History
This month, the Levi’s® brand invited 28 artists, most hailing from New York, to Tokyo to create a pop-up art…
Blog Entry - Heritage - April 25, 2019
Joe Frank & His 72 Years at Levi Strauss & Co.
Every week, our Historian Tracey Panek shares throwback stories from the Archives and the company. Salesman Joe Frank had a…
Blog Entry - Heritage - April 18, 2019
