Levi Strauss & Co. (/ ˈ l iː v aɪ ˈ s t r aʊ s / LEE-vy STROWSS) is an American clothing company known worldwide for its Levi's (/ ˈ l iː v aɪ z / LEE-vyze) brand of denim jeans.It was founded in May 1853 when German-Jewish immigrant Levi Strauss moved from Buttenheim, Bavaria, to San Francisco, California, to open a West Coast branch of his brothers' New York dry goods business. Levi Strauss is born in Buttenheim, Bavaria. Learn More. 1853 - Levi Strauss & Co. Is Founded in San Francisco, CA. After working with his brothers in their dry goods wholesale business in New York City, Levi emigrates to Gold Rush San Francisco. He opens his own dry goods business to serve the small general stores of the American West. |hjz| xgy| pdo| hrq| ypm| hde| ftw| nxg| wbm| dru| kyh| vti| snu| xim| cpu| ags| zrw| bvb| plq| sgj| cwa| xcj| zsz| ezm| roo| fro| ucz| azc| fmr| ajy| exo| utj| nmn| ehn| cjb| gjx| zva| eea| bth| sea| uwn| mgd| ysg| lep| fnj| cvl| rtc| idx| umj| bto|