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    Oct 22, 2006 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  1. You Saw it Here First

    When it comes to fashon, California is more proselytizer than creator. Some of the clothing most identified with the Golden State was actually invented elsewhere -- the bikini in France, for instance, or designer jeans in Milan.  What California has done without peer, however, is popularize sportswear that is casual yet cutting edge. "It is not French fashion, but it is what people wear," says Inez Brooks-Myers, curator of costume and textiles at the Oakland Museum of California. "California is a casual place, and we have a lifestyle that people admire and want to emulate." All that said, Californians do take credit for dreaming up at least a few fashion firsts -- some well known, some surprising and some threaded with a little controversy.
    When it comes to fashon, California is more proselytizer than creator. Some of the clothing most identified with the Golden State was actually invented elsewhere -- the bikini in France, for instance, or designer jeans in Milan. What California has done...

    Tags: Basketball, U.S. Navy, Lifestyle and Leisure, Sports, Audrey Hepburn

  2. Nov 24, 2003 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  3. Scouring the Globe to Give Shoppers an $8.63 Polo Shirt

    Times Staff Writers
    When Wal-Mart Stores Inc. demands a lower price for the shirts and shorts it sells by the millions, the consequences are felt in a remote Chinese industrial town, at a port in Bangladesh and here in Honduras, under the corrugated metal roof of the...

    Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Oxford Industries Incorporated, Work Rules Contract Issues, Business Enterprises, Clothing and Textiles Industry

  4. Apr 18, 2002 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  5. In Touch With the Future

    Times Staff Writer
    Downtown Ladera Ranch looks like Main Street in a small but thriving city. Under blue skies, the sidewalks are crowded with window-shoppers, browsing boutiques. There are park benches from which to watch people-and time-go by. But Ladera's largest retail...

    Tags: Television, Computers, Services and Shopping, Homes, Entertainment

  6. May 10, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune
  7. San Francisco 49ers fans feeling sentimental about Candlestick

    The Contra Costa Times
    Before fans sit down to watch the 49ers at Levi's Stadium at the start of the 2014 season, what will have happened to their trusted seats at demolition-bound Candlestick Park? Those old, red and orange seats eventually will be made available for...

    Tags: Indianapolis Colts, Media Industry, NFC West, Sports, Atlanta Falcons

  8. May 10, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune
  9. 49ers stadium revenue tops $1 billion after Santa Clara leaders approve Levi's Stadium name deal.

    San Jose Mercury News
    A lot of people were blown away at the whopping $1.2 billion cost of the San Francisco 49ers' new stadium. But with a unanimous vote by city leaders Thursday to sign a naming-rights deal with Levi Strauss & Co., the team's new home field has topped $1...

    Tags: Jed York, Sports, National Football League, Football, San Francisco 49ers

  10. May 9, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune
  11. Levi's Stadium: 49ers' new Santa Clara home gets a name in $220 million deal

    San Jose Mercury News
    Get ready for Levi's Stadium. The San Francisco 49ers have scored the West Coast's biggest naming-rights deal, announcing Wednesday that legendary San Francisco jeans-maker Levi Strauss will put its name on the team's new Santa Clara stadium when it...

    Tags: Oakland Athletics, Media Industry, Sports, Colin Kaepernick, Football

  12. May 8, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune
  13. BRIEF: Levi's Stadium: 49ers' new Santa Clara home gets a name

    San Jose Mercury News
    Get ready for Levi's Stadium. The San Francisco 49ers have scored the West Coast's biggest ever naming-rights deal: Legendary San Francisco jeans-maker Levi Strauss & Co. will put its name on the team's new Santa Clara stadium when it opens next year,...
  14. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Tribune Media Services
  15. Iconic can be affordable with these pieces

    Simple Style
    Ever since I was a teenager, the occasional clothing purchase has prompted my mom to say, "I used to have that when I was your age!" If I recall, it started with colorful Lacoste polo shirts and the pairing of baby pink with kelly green, both of which...

    Tags: U.S. Navy, Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation, Lacoste, Ralph Lauren, Fashion Trends

  16. Apr 5, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  17. Obama flirts with propriety

    President Barack Obama, who won re-election with majority support from women, singled out one of his female supporters for her brilliance and dedication. "She also happens to be by far the best-looking attorney general in the country," the president said...

    Tags: Justice System, Kamala D. Harris, Political Fundraising, Barack Obama, Elections

  18. Sep 26, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel
  19. Homeless students to get new clothes in Orange and Osceola

    Sentinel School Zone - Orlando Sentinel
    In the next few days, students in Orange and Osceola counties who don't have a stable place to live will get four sets of clothing thanks to an intiative of Dr. Phillips Charities. The new Levi Strauss outfits are intended to help make sure the students...
  20. Nov 15, 2012 |Story| Tribune Media Services
  21. Honoring our military veterans

    Liz Smith
    "Adapt ... Improvise ... Overcome!" This is the brilliant encouraging motto of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America -- IAVA -- and it was made manifest at Cipriani 42 Street this week when the wounded, their defenders, all heroes, met for their...

    Tags: Deutsche Bank AG, Entertainment Events, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Lifestyle and Leisure, Thanksgiving

  22. Apr 27, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  23. Jeaneology: All about denim

    Neon and pastel jeans brightening the concrete this spring might lead one to conclude that denim today carries all the gravitas of marshmallow Peeps.
    Neon and pastel jeans brightening the concrete this spring might lead one to conclude that denim today carries all the gravitas of marshmallow Peeps. But there's always a dark side to denim. In 2012, it's hiding out in the freezer in a gallon zip-close...

    Tags: Just Born, Inc., Vivienne Westwood, Paul Newman, Katie Holmes, James Dean

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