cut-off bens for shorts....
part of the costume for many years.
and we shared the same BirfDay.
thanks for the heads up brian.
He was married to the same woman for 73 years; he started his clothing company when he was 21 and never worked another job; he lived his whole life in San Francisco, the city where he was born.
Mr. Davis died Friday after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's disease. He was one week shy of 95.
"My father wasn't a real flashy guy," said Davis' son, Frank, who took over the reins of the clothing company about 15 years ago. "He wore a Ben Davis shirt every day of his life. Ben Davis pants, too."
Mr. Davis was born on Feb. 20, 1914 to a family that had been making clothing for generations, and who were partly responsible - along with Levi Strauss - for the invention of jeans.
Now there is a Birthday I am proud to share. Plenty Tough.
ReplyDeleteDamn, thanks for the headline and a happy belated to ya, Max.
ReplyDeleteRIP.
ReplyDeleteA true American original.
Rip .........Dudes like that only come around once ............like the old dude down the street who only eve r wears the "Mr Green jeans "..set up !.ruling
ReplyDeletethats someone worth looking up to. right on.
ReplyDeleteMy grandpa wore Bens finest for all of my life that I knew him. The whole suit. He'd even dress them up with a tie from time to time. Great story Max.
ReplyDeleteRIP BD
ReplyDeleteI've been wearing his hickory shirts for most of my life and his dungerees off and on too, good stuff make to work hard.
Used to take the bus up to the circle in Orange from Huntington Beach back in 7th grade to hit the army surplus store which stocked about ten different colors of Bens. Had a better selection than the swap meet.....Love those pants....RIP
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