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The identification patch on a set of Lee jeans. The company was formed in 1889 by Henry David Lee as the HD Lee Mercantile Company at Salina, Kansas, producing dungarees and jackets. The growth of Lee was prompted by the introduction of the Union-All work jumpsuit in 1913 and their first overall in 1920. [4]
The most common color for the army-issue shirt was gray, followed by navy blue or white. The shirt was made of coarse wool and was a pullover style with 3 buttons. It was often replaced with civilian clothing such as white linen or plaid flannel shirt sewn by the soldier's family, this style is known as “homespun”.
In the Soviet Union, jeans were the symbol of the Western way of life. [48] The "jeans fever" in the USSR started in 1957 during the World Festival of Youth and Students. [49] According to a 1961 Soviet textile dictionary, jeans were initially referred to as a "worker's uniform" (рабочий костюм, rabochii kostyum). [50]
Sergio Valente was an American clothing brand. Originally, the brand produced designer jeans for men, women and children in the 1970s and 1980s. [1] In the 1990s, it was relaunched and focused on juniors' and women's designer jeans and stretch-denim fabrics. [2]
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (ACWA) was a United States labor union known for its support for "social unionism" and progressive political causes. Led by Sidney Hillman for its first thirty years, it helped found the Congress of Industrial Organizations.
Hudson Jeans offers denim line of designer jeans with trademark triangular back pockets, and a Union Jack logo. Customers known to wear Hudson Jeans include Cara Delevingne and Britney Spears . [ 2 ] [ 7 ] [ 14 ] [ 15 ] Hudson Jeans also worked with Georgia May Jagger as one of the brand's model.
Ben Davis black jeans were popular with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union for their sturdy, rugged, and high quality denim. The longshoremen wore black Ben Davis jeans and white hats in the annual Labor Day parade from the Ferry Building to City Hall in San Francisco. Its clothing would catch on in Los Angeles and other parts of ...
The Rokotov–Faibishenko case was a criminal trial against financial speculators, that took place in the Soviet Union in 1961. It also marked the start of a three-year campaign against large-scale economic crimes, accompanied by show trials.