How We Got Here Denim Defeats Communism (Season 1, Episode 5)
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TV Episode | 23 min | History

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How We Got Here

Denim Defeats Communism (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 23 min | History

Dry goods store owner Levi Strauss agrees to finance tailor Jacob Davis' design for overalls with copper rivets. The rivets help make Davis work clothes resistant to tears in the canvas fabric. Strauss patents the design, later switches ...See moreDry goods store owner Levi Strauss agrees to finance tailor Jacob Davis' design for overalls with copper rivets. The rivets help make Davis work clothes resistant to tears in the canvas fabric. Strauss patents the design, later switches the material from canvas to denim, and creates Levi's blue jeans, which over time becomes the worldwide symbol of youth and rebellion, including rebellion that leads to the collapse of the Berlin Wall. Written by spirit11 See less

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5 cast members

Name	Known for
Josh Fapp 49er 49er See fewer	Stranded 3 (2023)
Benjamin Horatio Garvis Jacob Davis Jacob Davis See fewer	Artifice (2016)
Craig Greer Bandit Bandit See fewer	Broken Angels (2017)
Peter Karr Bandit Bandit See fewer	Man Made (2008)
Jeff Worden Levi Strauss Levi Strauss See fewer	Show 'Em the Lights