The Levi's brand announced it will include jeans made with 100 percent organic cotton in its fall 2006 product line.
Organic cotton will be used in select new and popular men's and women's styles within its Red Tab and recently launched Levi's Capital E lines. The jeans will be identified as 'Levi's Eco' and be available in November 2006 exclusively at Levi's US stores with additional products to be introduced in spring 2007.
"As the inventor of the jeans category, it is critical for us to continue to innovate with our products and within the category itself in order to drive positive change," said Robert Hanson, Levi's US brand President.
Building off the brand's world-famous product guarantee, Quality Never Goes Out of Style, Hanson added, "Given our history as a leader in responsible manufacturing and business practices, this initiative is about quality and responsibility never going out of style. With Levi's Eco, consumers who seek to minimize their personal impact on the environment can choose jeans that demand less from the environment without forfeiting the style or quality they've come to expect from the Levi's brand."
Famous for style leadership and its product iconography, Levi's jeans made with organic cotton will be available in a range of popular fits and finishes and marked with a few subtle identifiers.
Jeans made with all, or a significant percentage of, organic cotton will be signified as 'Levi's Eco' and feature an embroidered lowercase 'e' inside the front pocket, or at the bottom of the right leg of each jean. A natural colored canvas 'Levi's' tab and 'Two Horse Patch' made from 100 percent organic fabric as well as natural colored pocket stitching of the brand's famous arcuate will also indicate the jeans are made from organic cotton. All external packaging will be made from organic fabric or recycled paper and printed with soy-based ink.
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