ON FEBRUARY 26, 1829, A Jewish boy named Loeb Strauss was born in a cottage in the Bavarian village of Buttenheim…
As a young man, Loeb changed his name to Levi and wound up in California where he opened a textile company in San Francisco. One day a gold miner walked into Levi’s shop and assailed the young merchant. “Look at these,” said the miner, pointing to the pants. “I bought ’em six months ago, and now they’re full of holes!”
When Levi asked why, the miner explained, “We work on our knees most of the time.”
What you need is some really strong material,” replied Levi. “We have some canvas. It’s used to make tents. If we make your trousers out of canvas, I’m sure they won’t get holes.”
A tailor was called, and presently the miner had a set of trousers — and the rest is history. Soon minors across the West were wearing Levi Strauss’s jeans. (Stephen Van Dulken)
THOUGHT: Christians should have the same problem that plagued that miner — pants with worn-out knees — for we ought to do most of our kingdom work on our knees.
“For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ” (Eph. 3:14).
–Mike Benson
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18th Amendment
1921 Jeans
575 Jeans
7 For All Mankind
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Acne Jeans
Aeropostale
AG Jeans
American Eagle
American Rag
Angels
Anlo
Ann Taylor
Antik Denim
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Arizona
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Big Star Jeans
Bill Blass Jeans
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BKE
Blank Denim
Blue Cult
Bongo
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Candies
Caslon
Chadwick’s
Cheap Monday
Chip and Pepper
Christopher Blue
Citizens of Humanity
CJ by Cookie Johnson
Cruel Girl
Current Elliott
Daisy Fuentes
Dana Buchman
David Kahn
Deener
Del Forte
Diesel
DKNY Jeans
DL1961 Premium Denim
Dylan George
Earnest Sewn
Eddie Bauer
Edun
Express Jeans
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Fidelity Denim
Forenza
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French Dressing
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Gloria Vanderbilt
Goldsign
Guess
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iT jeans
J Brand
J.Crew
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James Cured by Seun
JLO by Jennifer Lopez
Joe’s Jeans
Jones Jeans
Jordache
Juicy Couture
Kasil Jeans
L.E.I.
L.L. Bean
La Redoute
Lands’ End
Lauren by Ralph Lauren
Lee
Lei Jeans
Level 99
Levi’s
Liz Claiborne
Long Elegant Legs
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Lucky Brand Jeans
Mango
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Metro7
Metrostyle
Michael Kors
Miss Me Jeans
Miss Sixty
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Mudd Jeans
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Newport News
Nicole by Nicole Miller
Not Your Daughters Jeans
Notify
Oakley
Old Navy
Paige Premium Denim
Paper Denim and Cloth
Paris Blues Jeans
People for Peace Jeans
Peoples Liberation Jeans
Pepe Jeans
Personify by Denim & Co
Polo by Ralph Lauren
Proportion of Blu
PRPS
PRVCY Jeans
PZI
Radcliffe Denim
Rag and Bone
Red Engine Jeans
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Rich & Skinny
Riders
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Rocky Mountain Jeans
Sakura
Silver Jeans
Siwy
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Spiegel
St. John Sport
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Tag
Taverniti So
Theory
Tommy Hilfiger
True Religion Brand Jeans
Uncharted Territory
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Victoria’s Secret
Vigoss Jeans
William Rast
Womyn
Work Custom Jeans
Wrangler