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A glimpse into the life of Levi's fashion historian Tracey Panek
May 20 is an important day for denim historians. On this day in 1873 Levi Strauss and a tailor named Jacob Davis from Nevada received the US patent for adding rivets to the pockets of workwear pants, creating a landmark design innovation. The day is referred to as the birth of the modern blue jean or 501 Day within Levi’s World. It is also the...
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Superdry outlines wider restructuring plan to avoid insolvency, confirms store closures
Superdry is calling on its shareholders to vote for its Capital and Restructuring Measures in a bid to avoid a possible insolvency and allow the company to “return to a more stable footing” while accelerating its turnaround plan. The latest news builds on the plan outlined by the British retailer earlier in April, which centred around the...