Hardly any piece of clothing embodies freedom, pragmatism and individuality as much as the Bluejeans. It is considered a symbol of the "American Dream" and is carried from arm to rich by almost every person. Despite their popularity, very few know the history of their invention. Around 1850, the German-Jewish peddler son Levi Strauss emigrated to America with his sister due to lack of prospects and anti-Semitism in the old Franconian homeland. His brothers are already doing a dry goods store there. When the big gold rush breaks out, Levi continues to San Fransicso, where he opens a textile goods business under his own name. The demand from the gold-diggers for hard-wearing pants is high. So the bustling businessman teams up with the ingenious Latvian tailor Jacob Davis, who came up with the idea of strengthening the seams of the pants with rivets. But a protection money patron dominates the port city and makes life difficult for them. And there are also difficulties with the patent.
Created by David Marian
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Vincent Redetzki
Levi Strauss
Anton von Lucke
Jacob Davis
Amy Benkenstein
Fanny Stern
Lea van Acken
Annie Packsher
Bardo Böhlefeld
David Stern
Hannes Wegener
Louis Strauss
Lukas Rüppel
Goodman
Roland Koch
J.C. Eddy
Alessandro Schuster
Henry Eddy
Golo Euler
Jude William
Nirit Sommerfeld
Rebekka Strauss
Paul Johannes Walther
Jonas Strauss
Mario Bois
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Christian Beermann
Frederick Ferson
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