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Don’t Toss Those Old Jeans. Here’s What to Do Instead.

April 7, 2015 6:00 am Published by Unzipped Staff Leave your thoughts

One of the great things about jeans is that they can be worn through most anything life throws at you —…

April 6, 2015 6:00 am Published by Unzipped Staff Leave your thoughts

In Sunderland, Northeast England, Steve Burns had a dream: to become an American football player. Talented though he was, when…

April 3, 2015 11:53 am Published by Unzipped Staff Leave your thoughts

Last night Levi Strauss & Co. was honored to be recognized by the Commonwealth Club of California — the nation’s…

April 3, 2015 5:00 am Published by Unzipped Staff Leave your thoughts

Every year on Community Day — Levi Strauss & Co.’s annual day of service — employees around the globe have…

April 2, 2015 5:00 am Published by Unzipped Staff Leave your thoughts

Novelist Tom Wolfe famously coined the term “‘Me’ decade” in referring to the 1970s. There is perhaps no clearer illustration…

April 1, 2015 5:00 am Published by Unzipped Staff Leave your thoughts

We demand high function and real-time results from our technology. Shouldn’t we expect the same from our pants? Enter: Dockers…

March 30, 2015 4:54 pm Published by Unzipped Staff Leave your thoughts

Today Gap Inc. and Levi Strauss & Co. are calling on retail and apparel companies, and other businesses, to join…

March 29, 2015 9:26 pm Published by Unzipped Staff Leave your thoughts

Q&A with Angela Tsay, CEO and Creative Director, Oaklandish This is part of an ongoing series designed to feature people…

March 26, 2015 7:50 pm Published by Unzipped Staff Leave your thoughts

In our profits-through-principles model, making successful products is important, but so is making a difference. But in order to create change in…

March 26, 2015 6:00 am Published by Unzipped Staff Leave your thoughts

In 1938 Elton Schram of Belmont, California, noticed his neighbor stranded on the road with a dead motor. He offered…