Levis supposedly selling fake “oldest known Levis in existence” to rich dumbasses.
Used to work at the Levi’s flagship store in San Francisco. We had a pair of the ‘oldest known Levi’s in existence’ framed on the wall in the boutique, and every now and then some out-of-towner would come in boasting about how rich they were and how Levi’s represents the American dream, yada yada, and demand the rarest thing in the store as a memento. We were told to direct them to the torn up old jeans on the wall, and tell them they were from the 1880s and had been found in a barn in the early 20th century. They would then fork out 1500 bucks or so an be on their way with their fucked up jeans, and we would replace them with another copy from the store room.
Now that I think of it, Levi’s would probably like people to know about this, what with all the assimilated working class propaganda they use to sell their pants. Distraction from the more evil shit. Unfortunately, I haven’t been to a sweat shop, so those stories will have to be left to someone else.
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