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Lululemon and the rise of athleisure

A Lululemon Athletica store

Chip Wilson founded Lululemon in Vancouver in 1998 to sell yoga clothes. Its leggings helped make workout wear everyday fashion.

Categories Business Tags athleisure, fashion business, Lululemon, Vancouver, yoga

The patent that made Levi’s: how blue jeans became a business

Levi's Plaza, headquarters of Levi Strauss & Co. in San Francisco

Levi Strauss and tailor Jacob Davis patented riveted work pants in 1873. The idea turned a San Francisco dry goods firm into a global brand.

Categories Business Tags denim, fashion business, jeans, Levi Strauss, Levi's
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