LEVI STRAUSS & CO

🇺🇸 United States

Founded In 1853, Levi Strauss opened a wholesale dry goods business in San Francisco that became known as Levi Strauss & Co. Seeing a need for work pants that could hold up under rougher conditions, he and Jacob Davis, a tailor, created the first jean. In 1873, they received a U.S. patent for "waist overalls" with metal rivets at points of strain. The first product line designated by the lot number "501" was created in 1890. Today they are one of the world's largest brand-name apparel companies and a global leader in jeanswear. They design and market jeans, casual wear and related accessories for men, women, and children under the Levi's®, Dockers®, Signature by Levi Strauss & Co.™ and Denizen® brands.
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Founding Date
1853
Unique Entity Identifier
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D-U-N-S® Number
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Ownership Type
N/A
NAICS Code
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UKSIC Code
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Standards (4)

Supima
Supima
Organic Content Standard
Organic Content Standard
Global Organic Textile Standard
Global Organic Textile Standard
ECOVERO™
ECOVERO™

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495 Broadway New York, NY, 10012, New York City, NY, 10012, United States
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About (LEVI STRAUSS & CO)

Founded In 1853, Levi Strauss opened a wholesale dry goods business in San Francisco that became known as Levi Strauss & Co. Seeing a need for work pants that could hold up under rougher conditions, he and Jacob Davis, a tailor, created the first jean. In 1873, they received a U.S. patent for "waist overalls" with metal rivets at points of strain. The first product line designated by the lot number "501" was created in 1890.

Today they are one of the world's largest brand-name apparel companies and a global leader in jeanswear. They design and market jeans, casual wear and related accessories for men, women, and children under the Levi's®, Dockers®, Signature by Levi Strauss & Co.™ and Denizen® brands.