Yesterday I Was Levi’s Brand President. I Quit So I Could Be Free.

Bariweiss ^ | February 14, 2022 | Jennifer Sey

[artichokegrower]

When I traveled to Moscow in 1986, I brought 10 pairs of Levi’s 501s in my bag. I was a 17-year-old gymnast, the reigning national champion, and I was going to the Soviet Union to compete in the Goodwill Games, a rogue Olympics-level competition orchestrated by CNN founder Ted Turner while the Soviet Union and the United States were boycotting each other.

[Scarlett156]

Good point. (Really. But first impressions are always important, aren’t they? Do I need to worry about this rich chick, or applaud her? She doesn’t need me, and guess what....?)

[Scarlett156]

Hm, “nation of cowards” linked me to a pr0n site! (Just kidding! Thank you!)

[Navy Patriot]

Yep, it's been a long time since Levi's went bad.

I grew up wearing 'em, and they were good workwear.

Fortunately, the working man's dollar attracted several competitor manufacturers that also made quality workwear, so I could get what I needed without Levi Strauss.