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☆ Why Emily Blunt’s turnip dress is part of a fashion tradition
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Turnips, radishes, potatoes… This is not the beginning of Emily Blunt’s shopping list, but rather the items that appeared all over her latest red carpet outfit. And while radishes rarely get a turn on the red carpet, fashion has been committed to making sure we get our greens lately. “Luxury fashion houses are including more and more food/ grocery adjacent items this season because food is a luxury category,” wrote master’s student @kfesteryga. And while we may be seeing more food-themed fashion on runways and in retail stores, the reality is edible patterns are far from new. The turnip, potato and radish two piece is just one of Anderson's many food-themed fashion creations.

Persons: Emily Blunt’s, Guy, ”, Blunt, Ganni, Loewe, Jonathon Anderson didn’t, Jess Cartner, Morley, piquantés, Gabbana's, Chris Moore, Hubert de Givenchy, Cynthia Rowley, Phoebe Philo, Marc Piasecki, JW Anderson —, “ Organizations: CNN, Northwestern University, Gabbana, Milan Fashion, Getty, Vogue Locations: Paris, Danish, New York, ”, artichoke, Gabbana's Milan, TikTok

☆ Why auction houses are embracing luxury — and celebrity — fashion
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Joan Kennedy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

(CNN) — There’s a lot of talk about luxury’s rising prices, but it’s at auction that fashion is selling for the most eye-popping of sums. Fashion items from the sets of TV, film and even commercials can also garner high prices. Frank Augstein/APWhile selling prices are widely publicized, auction houses maintain something akin to attorney-client privilege when it comes to the identities of their bidders. In fact, much of the archival fashion seen on stars today has passed through auction. “That dress would now sell for $10 million because of that double whammy connection of a celebrity,” said Nolan.

Persons: —, Celine, Joan Didion, Levi’s, Kurt Cobain, Elton, Burberry, ”, Nicole Kidman, Lucy Bishop, Frank Augstein, Bishop, Audrey Hepburn, Diana —, Victoria, they’re, Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian, Michael Jackson’s, Laverne Cox, Jordan Strauss, ’, Shannon Hoey, Hoey, Dior, Elizabeth Debicki, Diana, “, Meg Randell, Leigh Anne Clark —, Valentino, Saint Laurent, Chanel, Andre Leon Talley’s Birkin, Christie’s, Anna Wintour, Clark, Talley, would’ve, Andre Leon Talley's, Meghan McCarthy, Renae Plant, Diana’s, It’s, Carrie Bradshaw, Martin Nolan, Carrie Bradshaw's, Craig Blankenhorn, Barbie, Marilyn Monroe, John F, Kennedy, Nolan, Read Organizations: The, Fashion, CNN, AMC, Albert Museum, York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, Vogue, USA, Plant, City, Julien’s, HBO Locations: London, Dallas, Palm Beach , Florida, California, Paris, Australia

☆ Beyoncé is sending Levi’s and Western boot sales soaring
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

All of which has apparently sent fans flocking to Levi’s for denim jeans, denim jackets and Western clothing since the album was released on March 29. Levi’s has made its own moves to capitalize on Beyoncé namechecking the brand and the extra attention it’s receiving. Angus Mordant/Bloomberg/Getty Images“Act II: Cowboy Carter” has also led to a rise in Western boot sales. Sales spiked another 45% the following week when “Texas Hold ‘Em” reached the top of Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, Circana said. Beyoncé has also lifted Western boot sales at Calares, a women’s shoe and accessories chain, said Dana Telsey, a retail analyst at Telsey Advisory Group.

Persons: Bey, Cowboy Carter, Post Malone, Levi’s, ”, Michelle Gass, Beyoncé, Angus Mordant, Cowboy Carter ”, Circana, Taylor Swift, Beth Goldstein, Dana Telsey, Etsy, Th, CNN’s Lisa France Organizations: New, New York CNN, Bloomberg, Getty, Circana, Telsey Advisory, Billboard, Deutsche Bank Locations: New York, Pass_by, Instagram, Stockholm

Buckle up, cowpoke: On Wednesday, Beyoncé shared the track list for her forthcoming album, “Act ll: Cowboy Carter." There's also mention of “Dolly P” — likely a reference to Dolly Parton — and a track titled “Jolene," a reference to one of Parton's best-known songs. Earlier this month, in an interview with Knox News celebrating the seasonal opening of her amusement park Dollywood, Parton said she thinks Beyoncé has recorded a cover of her 1973 hit. “Well, I think she has,” she said. “I think she’s recorded ‘Jolene’ and I think it’s probably gonna be on her country album, which I’m very excited about that.”Photos You Should See View All 60 ImagesThe track list also mentions “Smoke Hour Willie Nelson,” but it is not immediately clear if Nelson is involved with the project.

Persons: Buckle, Beyoncé, Carter, Carter ”, ”, “, Linda Martell, There's, Dolly, Dolly Parton, Jolene, Parton, Jolene ’, Willie Nelson, Nelson Organizations: Ole Opry, Knox News Locations: Louisiana, ”

☆ Why Are Pants So Big (Again)?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Jonah Weiner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

My pants had been slim for some 15 years, since so-called skinny jeans first hit the market in earnest, around 2005. Narrow silhouettes quickly spread, until they felt less like a trend and more like a structural fact of existence: A decade after their ascendance, slim-fit pants remained common currency across generations, demographics and body types. BTS, at the time the biggest pop group in the world, wore them. And then, in a rupture whose center I place within the broader pandemic-era upheavals of 2020, the “right” pants began to lurch away from the leg at scale. Jeans, a kind of Patient Zero for pants trends, showed symptoms of acute-onset elephantiasis.

Persons: we’d, Paul O’Neill, Levi’s, ” He’d Locations: Chicago, Hollywood, Greenwich

☆ Levi’s Wants You to Rethink Your Denim Shopping
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Jordyn Holman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In the Levi’s store on Market Street in San Francisco, the denim maker’s newly extended collection is on full display. Black denim overalls are paired with a light-blue long-sleeve denim blouse, complemented by a denim cap. The assortment of tops, which Levi’s has been producing at a faster rate than it has in the past, was equal to the store’s inventory of jeans. Ms. Gass, 55, wants to make Levi’s not only a brand you think of when you want jeans, but also a place you go to first when shopping for shirts, jumpsuits and puffer jackets. Her goal is to get customers back more often — since people usually buy tops more frequently than bottoms — and to bring them to Levi’s stores, its website and its mobile app.

Persons: jean, ” Michelle Gass, Levi Strauss, Levi’s, Gass’s, Gass Organizations: Levi Strauss & Company Locations: San Francisco

☆ Middle East Crisis U.S. Vetoes U.N. Resolution Calling for a Cease-Fire in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Farnaz Fassihi | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

But the donations have become the focus of a legal battle after an Israeli credit card company balked at transferring the funds. The campaign portrayed the family as victims of harassment by the Israeli left and emphasized its financial plight since Mr. Levi’s accounts were frozen. Then the nonprofit group that organized it took it down. The campaign to support Mr. Chasdai has raised 114,000 shekels, roughly $31,000, through a separate crowdfunding platform. But the sweeping nature of the U.S. sanctions means that financial institutions would be reluctant to participate in efforts to direct money to Mr. Levi or others, experts said.

Persons: Biden, Yinon Levi, Levi, Levi’s, David Chai Chasdai, Levi —, Britain —, Sapir Levi, Reut Gez, “, Gez, Chasdai, ”, Eliav Lieblich Organizations: West Bank, Cal, Mr, U.S . State Department, ABC News, State Department, Britain, Mount, Mount Hebron Regional Council, Democratic Bloc, Tel Aviv University, “, U.S . Treasury Locations: U.S, Tel Aviv, Israel, Palestinian, Huwara, Israeli, Hebron, Mount Hebron

The 2026 World Cup final will be played at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on July 19. AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, which had hoped to host the final, has held the most matches of any venue with nine. Other U.S. sites are Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts; NRG Stadium in Houston; Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri; Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia; Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Hard Rock Stadium will host this year’s Copa América final on July 14, while MetLife was the site of the 2016 Copa América final. Artificial turf will be replaced by grass in Arlington, Atlanta, East Rutherford, Foxborough, Houston, Inglewood and Vancouver.

Persons: Lumen, ___ Organizations: MetLife, FIFA, Miami, Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca, U.S, SoFi, T, Gillette, NRG, Arrowhead, Lincoln Financial, Levi’s, Estadio BBVA, Estadio Akron, NFL, Copa América, Azteca, Rose Bowl, Chicago’s Locations: East Rutherford , New Jersey, Mexico, Inglewood , California, SoFi, Miami Gardens , Florida, Toronto, Vancouver , British Columbia, Arlington , Texas, U.S, Foxborough , Massachusetts, Houston, Kansas City , Missouri, Philadelphia, Santa Clara , California, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Pasadena , California, Qatar, Russia, East, Central, West, Arlington , Atlanta, Inglewood, Vancouver, East Rutherford, Foxborough, Central Europe, Beijing

☆ Brock Purdy’s epic comeback etches his name in 49ers lore as Detroit’s hero Jared Goff is left wondering what could have been
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

“All he’s done since he’s been here is play at an elite level and everything starts with him. Facing skepticism after that first season, it wasn’t clear to Lions fans heading into the 2022 season if Goff was going to be around long. It started a wave of momentum that built into the greatest Lions season that most fans have ever experienced. Goff throwing the ball during the third quarter against the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship. Goff, meanwhile, made a few spectacular throws, a few dangerous ones and many safe ones to his playmakers.

Persons: Santa Clara , California CNN — Brock Purdy, Joe Montana, Steve Young, Colin Kaepernick, Jimmy Garoppolo, Brock Purdy, Purdy, Jared Goff, Goff –, Santa Clara –, Goff, Iowa State University –, he’s, I’ve, ” Purdy, God’s, David J, Phillip, Kurt Warner, Warren Moon, Moon, Trey Lance, “ They’ve, they’ve, Garoppolo, Lance, “ He’s, I’m, Kyle Juszczyk, “, Brock, ”, Christian McCaffrey, Alex Anzalone, Mark J, Terrill, Goff wasn’t, Matthew Stafford, Motown –, Dan Campbell’s, Stafford, Campbell, Ezra Shaw, you’re, didn’t, you’ve, ’ ” Purdy, Brandon Aiyuk, –, Juszczyk, ” Juszczyk, couldn’t, Dan Campbell Organizations: Santa Clara , California CNN, San Francisco 49ers, Super, Detroit Lions, NFC, Area, Levi’s, Lions, Motor City, Bay, Iowa State University, 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs, ” San Francisco 49ers, Warner, Iowa State, Las Vegas Raiders, Dallas Cowboys, Chiefs, ” 49ers, Games, Los Angeles Rams, Rams, New England Patriots, Bowls, Motown, Detroit, ” Lions Locations: Santa Clara , California, Santa Clara, Motor, Ames , Iowa, alma mater, Vegas, ”, Detroit, Michigan, Purdy

ATLANTA (AP) — Fourteen U.S. cities will play host to Copa América next summer, with the semifinals at East Rutherford, New Jersey, and Charlotte, North Carolina, ahead of the July 14 championship in Miami Gardens, Florida. The semifinals will be in New Jersey's MetLife Stadium on July 9 and Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium the next day. This will be only the second time Copa América has been held outside of South America since the inaugural tournament in 1916. Except for the Centenario tournament, Copa América hosting duties usually have rotated among the 10 COMNEBOL nations in South America. They are: MetLife Stadium, Hard Rock Stadium, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Levi's Stadium, SoFi Stadium, AT&T Stadium, NRG Stadium and Arrowhead Stadium.

Persons: América, Victor Montagliani, “, ”, Alejandro Dominguez, Lionel Messi, Montagliani Organizations: ATLANTA, Copa América, East, Central America, NRG, T, Farm, MetLife, Charlotte's Bank of America, ” CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, CONCACAF, Mercedes, Benz, SoFi, Levi's, Exploria, North America, América Centenario, Nations League, Costa Rica, Children's, Arrowhead, Levi’s, Copa América Centenario, Chile, Centenario Locations: East Rutherford , New Jersey, Charlotte, North Carolina, Miami Gardens , Florida, South America, North, Caribbean, Houston, Arlington , Texas, Glendale , Arizona, Las Vegas, New, Miami, Atlanta, Inglewood , California, Santa Clara , California, Orlando , Florida, Austin , Texas, Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas, United States, Mexico, Jamaica, Panama, Costa, Honduras, Canada, Trinidad and Tobago, NRG, Orlando, Los Angeles, Argentina, New York City, Ecuador, U.S

☆ A Vintage Shop to the Stars Holds Its Own Against New Rivals
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Alex Vadukul | More About Alex Vadukul | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The two men became friends at Syracuse University in the late 1980s. The hunt for vintage became their obsession. In those days, secondhand meant second-rate to much of the fashion set, and the duo saw themselves as downtown entrepreneurs whose mission it was to preach the gospel of vintage. “The stigma was that people felt it was beneath them to buy something used,” Mr. Weisser said, “but we saw wearing vintage as giving someone individuality.”Their first regulars included Jean Paul Gaultier and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy. Stylists for “Sex and the City” found outfits there for the show’s star, Sarah Jessica Parker, who became a client herself.

Persons: Levi’s, Eisenhower, Mr, Weisser, ”, Jean Paul Gaultier, Carolyn Bessette, Kennedy, Sarah Jessica Parker Organizations: Syracuse University, Rose Locations: Manhattan, Bronx, Pasadena , Calif

☆ Opinion | What Israelis Fear the World Does Not Understand
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( The Ezra Klein Show | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Earlier this week, we heard a Palestinian perspective on the conflict. Today, I wanted to have on an Israeli perspective. You can listen to our whole conversation by following “The Ezra Klein Show” on the NYT Audio app, Apple, Spotify, Google or wherever you get your podcasts. View a list of book recommendations from our guests here. (A full transcript of the episode will be available midday on the Times website.)

Persons: Yossi Klein Halevi, Shalom Hartman, “, Ezra Klein Organizations: Shalom, Shalom Hartman Institute in, Palestinian, Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google, Israeli Defense Forces, Times Locations: Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, Gaza, Israel, Oslo

☆ Violent wage protests in Bangladesh could hit top fashion brands
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Vanessa Yurkevich | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

On Tuesday, the country’s wage board announced an increase of $113 a month for garment workers, set to take effect December 1. Garment workers in Bangladesh currently make $95 a month producing clothes for big brands such as H&M, Zara and Levi’s. The American Apparel and Footwear Association, or AAFP, which represents brands in the US suggests a timelier minimum wage review. CNN reached out to the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association which represents factory owners for comment but did not hear back. Cambodia now raises its minimum wage for garment workers once a year.

Persons: “, ”, Christina Hajagos, Clausen, Narza Akter, Imran Hossain, ” Matthew Miller, Bangladesh hasn’t, Fitch, Nate Herman, Levi Strauss, Elizabeth Cline, Jason Judd, Judd Organizations: New, New York CNN, Textile and Garment Industry, IndustriALL Global Union, Bangladesh Bureau, Statistics . Garment, Workers, US State Department, United, State Department, McKinsey, US Commerce Department, Puma, Abercrombie, American Apparel and Footwear Association, CNN, Brands, Government, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers, Policy, Columbia University, Consumer, World Bank, Consumers, Global Labor Institute, Cornell University, Workers Rights Consortium Locations: New York, Bangladesh, Zara, Levi’s, China, United States, Southeast Asia, AAFP, Swedish, ”, Patagonia, Cambodia

☆ Jeans as Formalwear: How the Divisive Look Became a Style Power Move in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Tyler Mccall | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

THE BIGGEST SCANDAL on the set of the latest “Real Housewives of New York” reunion taping in September wasn’t a catty confessional interview or backstabbing dinner conversation. It was a pair of Levi’s. Jenna Lyons , one of the franchise’s new faces and the former creative director of J.Crew, broke with unspoken “Housewives” reunion protocol and eschewed frippery, instead wearing a blazer, sheer top and jeans. “The women normally go all out with rhinestones, feathers and gowns to the floor,” said Brian Moylan, author of 2021’s “The Housewives.” Lyons’s outfit triggered fan furor on social media. As Moylan explained, “For Jenna to wear jeans seemed like [she was] disrespecting the level of effort it takes to be a Housewife.”

Persons: Jenna Lyons, J.Crew, ”, Brian Moylan, Moylan, Jenna Organizations: THE, Housewives, New York

☆ Delali Ayivi is following in the footsteps of one of Togo’s first photographers
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Flo Cornall | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Her own curiosity, creativity and interest in photography echo that of her great-great-grandfather, Alex Agbaglo Acolatse – one of the first Togolese photographers. Alex Agbaglo Acolatse/The Metropolitan Museum of ArtAcolatse retired in the mid 1950s, a few years before Togo’s independence in 1960. Alex Agbaglo Acolatse/The Metropolitan Museum of ArtHer great-great-grandfather remains one of Ayivi’s biggest influences, despite them coming from completely different contexts. “The intent that came behind that (Acolatse’s studio photography), it’s still a guiding principle for me today,” she added. But there was still a sense of pride that I found very inspiring.”A self portrait by Alex Agbaglo Acolatse.

Persons: Delali Ayivi, Aminata, Germany’s, shouldn’t, Ayivi, Alex Agbaglo Acolatse, Acolatse, Metropolitan Museum of Art Acolatse, ”, Acolatse’s, it’s, I’ve, Malaika Nabilah, they’ve, Togo Yeye, Mami Wata, she’s, Nabilah Organizations: CNN, Togolese, Vogue Germany, Metropolitan Museum of Art, University of the Arts London Locations: Togolese German, Togolese, Togo, Lomé, Germany, Lilongwe, Malawi, West, New York, London

☆ San Francisco’s Brand Is in Trouble. Can a New Ad Campaign Fix It?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Heather Knight | More About Heather Knight | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

San Franciscans don’t like outsiders bashing their city, but they’re also cleareyed about its biggest problems: homelessness, rampant drug use and leaders who can’t seem to fix those issues. So how does San Francisco turn its lackluster image around? Some wealthy locals say the way forward is a brand refresh, and they are throwing their support behind a new $4 million ad campaign that will promote San Francisco as a hub of innovation and creativity. The slogan? “It All Starts Here.”It’s meant to remind San Franciscans — and everyone else — that the city of cable cars, Levi’s jeans, the Summer of Love, Gap Inc., Uber, Harvey Milk and the Golden State Warriors still has an exciting future ahead of it.

Persons: they’re, ”, Harvey Milk Organizations: Franciscans, San Francisco, Inc, Golden State Warriors Locations: San Francisco, San

☆ How often should you wash your jeans? The Levi’s CEO settles the debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

But jeans can be more divisive, with some even saying to never wash them. "I never said don't wash your jeans," he clarified in conversation with CNBC's Christine Tan as part of the "Managing Asia" show broadcast last month. Bergh still doesn't use a washing machine to clean his denim. "True denim heads, people that really love their denim, will tell you to never put your denim into a washing machine. This means keeping jeans on in the shower and covering them in soap as you would your body, Bergh explained.

Persons: Levi Strauss, Charles Bergh, CNBC's Christine Tan, Bergh, doesn't, I've Locations: Asia

☆ How Karol G went from a Latin music star to a fashion icon
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Robb Young | Graciela Martin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +24 min

With 66 million followers on the platform, Karol G ranks 70th in terms of follower count but 6th when it comes to engagement rates. But the label’s enthusiasm for its Karol G campaign a half-year after its release is telling, nonetheless. Karol G attends the #BoF500 Gala during Paris Fashion Week at Shangri-La Hotel Paris on September 30, 2023 in Paris, France. By the time Karol G entered the scene in a big way, fashion, luxury and sportswear giants were still warming up to her male counterparts. People aren’t as fixated on that anymore.”Indeed, it is the shift in attitudes toward language that appears to have helped Karol G secure the Loewe deal.

Persons: Karol G, Jonathan Anderson, Karol’s, Shakira, — Karol G, Provenza, “, ”, Nicki Minaj —, Karol, Karol G's, she’s, Lea Colombo, “ Karol G, Charlie Smith, Loewe, couldn’t, Ricky Martin’s, hasn’t, “ I’ve, Anderson, Karol G’s, ” Karol G, Christopher Polk, SocialBook, Kim Kardashian, Julian Martinez, ” Martinez, “ Karol, Miu, Roberto Cavalli, Gina Ferazzi, Loewe’s Smith, Jacquemus, Barbie, Emilio Pucci, —, Vetements, Rick Owens, Pascal Le Segretain, Maykol Sanchez, Spotify’s, Yankee’s, Don Omar’s, Maluma, J, Nicky Jam, . Ivy Queen, Jennifer Lopez, Shakira —, Burberry —, Becky G —, Karol —, Ovy, Bad Bunny, Rich Fury, Karla Martínez, There’s, Leila Cobo, Billboard’s, ” Cobo, aren’t, “ Jonathan, ” Karol, Carolina Giraldo Navarro, Colombia’s, J Balvin, Cobo, She’s, ” she’s, haven’t, ’ ” Karol G, Alexander Tamargo, Nina García, Elle, García, ” García, I’ve, I’m, it’s, Brett Alan Nelson, I’d Organizations: The, Fashion, CNN, —, Billboard, MTV, New York City’s Rockefeller Center, Variety, Los Angeles Times, Getty, Brands, Los, Paris, Spotify, Reebok, Umbro, Dolce, Gabbana, Nike, Guess, Adidas, Trailblazers, Burberry, Levi’s, Kappa, Puerto Rican, Pew Research Center, Limits, Vogue Mexico, reggaeton’s, Loewe, Carolina, Puerto Locations: Spanish, ”, Latin America, New York, Newark , New Jersey, California, Versailles, bejeweled, Paris, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Canada, America, Balmain, Barcelona, Rosalía, American, Panama, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Dominican, Caribbean, Medellín, Colombia, Puerto, Miami, Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Chile, Austin, Austin , Texas, Mexico, North America, Europe, Dubai, Singapore, Nairobi, Puerto Rican, Sera, Miami , Florida, Colombiamoda

☆ Levi Strauss cuts annual forecasts as promotions, wholesale weakness weigh
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Levi Strauss & Co cut its annual forecasts for the second time on Thursday after missing third-quarter sales estimates, reeling from hefty promotions and falling demand at wholesale channels in North America. Levi has struggled with declining sales at its overall wholesale business, particularly in North America, which has a higher exposure to the middle-income consumer. This has impacted Levi’s sales at retail partners such as Walmart and Target, where prices of its Signature and Denizen lines start just below $30. Analysts have said Levi might have to increase promotions and cut prices if wholesale channel sales continue to worsen, which could pressure its margins further. Levi forecast revenue to be flat to up 1% in fiscal 2023, compared with prior estimate of 1.5% to 2.5% growth.

Persons: Levi Strauss, Nordstrom, Levi, Harmit Singh, “, ” Singh, Singh, ”, Michael Ashley Schulman, Schulman Organizations: Financial, Reuters, Walmart, Target, Running Locations: North America, Americas

True vanilla is a demanding crop, so labor-intensive that at times the market value of the beans has surpassed that of silver, weight for weight. And since each bean yields only 2 percent vanillin at best, the cost of pure vanilla is even higher. The vanilla bean on my desk comes from the small Hawaiian town of Laie on Oahu’s North Shore. It’s longer and darker than the other vanilla beans in my cupboard, its fragrance more insistently narcotic. To begin with, while the vanilla orchid — planifolia is the species most widely grown — is a hermaphrodite (like most flowering plants), with both male and female parts, it can’t pollinate itself.

Persons: Wendell Steavenson, Saili Levi, Edmond, toiling, planifolia, haricots Organizations: NPR, Vanilla Company Locations: Madagascar, Laie, Shore, Samoa, Hawaii, United States, Oahu, Mexico, Réunion

☆ Movies to Sell Us on the American Dream - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Pamela Paul | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

If there’s anything more American than apple pie, it’s Coca-Cola, Levi’s and Harley-Davidson. No wonder so many of the latest movies tell the stories behind these beloved brands. The 1980s and ’90s, for one thing, which in these movies looks like a relative golden era. And in these movies, it was a time when the right nerd/ne’er-do-well/eccentric with the right combination of charm, chutzpah and ingenuity could make his or her dream come true. All you needed — or so we’d like to think — was the right story to sell.

Persons: Davidson, —, there’s “ Barbie Organizations: Mattel, Apple, Facebook Locations: Cheetos

It’s the first part of the multi-pronged judicial overhaul plan to get to a final vote in the Knesset, and could be voted into law in on Monday evening. The reasonableness bill, backed by Netanyahyu’s coalition government, would strip the Supreme Court of the power to declare government decisions unreasonable. Other elements of the judicial overhaul would give the coalition government more control of the appointment of judges, and would remove independent legal advisors from government ministries. Those bills have not advanced as far in the legislative process at the reasonableness bill. Halevi’s letter comes after more than 1,000 Israel Air Force reserve officers vowed to stop volunteering if the judicial overhaul bill passes.

Persons: Jerusalem CNN —, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, 5aET, Netanyahu ‘, ” Netanyahu, ”, Amir Levy, Yair Amon, “, Herzi Organizations: Jerusalem CNN, Washington DC, Sunday, Netanyahyu’s, Israel Bar Association, Bar Council, Association, Tel Hashomer Hospital, CNN, Israel Defense Forces, Israel Air Force Locations: Jerusalem, Washington, Tel, Israel, Tel Aviv

☆ Levi’s New Stretch Is Selling Directly to Consumers
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Jinjoo Lee | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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[1/2] The Levi Strauss & Co. label is seen on clothes in a store at the Woodbury Common Premium Outlets in Central Valley, New York, U.S., February 15, 2022. Shares of the company fell about 6% in extended trading, as it joined peer American Eagle Outfitters (AEO.N) in predicting a weak outlook for consumer spending. Levi’s net revenues for the second quarter that ended May 28 declined by 9%, its steepest quarterly drop since the first quarter of 2021, according to Refinitiv data. The annual reported net revenue is expected to increase 1.5% to 2.5% from a year earlier, the apparel maker said, narrowing its previous forecast range of 1.5% to 3%. The apparel maker posted a net loss of $1.6 million for the second quarter, compared with a net income of $49.7 million a year earlier.

Persons: Levi Strauss, Andrew Kelly, Levi's, Chip Bergh, Bergh, Michael Ashley Schulman, Granth, Kate Masters, Shweta Agarwal, Muralikumar Organizations: Woodbury, REUTERS, American Eagle Outfitters, Nordstrom, Revenue, Running, Capital Advisors, Thomson Locations: Central Valley , New York, U.S, North America, Bergh, Levi's U.S, Europe, Americas, Bengaluru, New York

☆ Are These the Most Expensive Jeans in the World?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Vanessa Friedman | More About Vanessa Friedman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

That was where, as golden hour set in, a magic Valentino show began — with Kaia Gerber in a pair of jeans and a white shirt. Granted, they weren’t just any jeans: they were made from silk gazar entirely embroidered in micro beads dyed 80 different shades of indigo to resemble denim, but still. They looked like jeans. Jeans — or their very fancy doppelgängers — have been the biggest trend of the week. There were more jeans, likewise made from trompe l’oeil beading, in the Jean Paul Gaultier collection guest designed by Julien Dossena, and lots of jeans in all stages of distress at Balenciaga, which also were not denim at all but oil-painted canvas that took two and a half months to create.

Persons: Valentino, Kaia Gerber, upcycled Levi’s, Jean Paul Gaultier, Julien Dossena Locations: Paris, Chantilly

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