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Levi's started as workwear and became a symbol of rebellion, identity, and self-expression. We want to hear your story.
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Selected answers from previous weeks
"My first pair of Jordans in 8th grade. I wasn't a great player, but I walked into the gym different. Confidence is a weird thing—sometimes you have to borrow it from somewhere before you can make it your own."
"Not a brand, but a hand-me-down guitar from my uncle. He wasn't famous, but he played every weekend at the same bar for 30 years. Holding it made me feel like consistency was its own kind of success."
"A North Face jacket I bought with my first paycheck at 16. It wasn't about the brand—it was proof I could get something without asking. That feeling lasted longer than the jacket."
"My grandmother's soup recipe. No one knows where it came from—she always said 'the old country' but couldn't name a town. Every winter I make it, and every winter I wonder whose hands first stirred that pot."
"The slang my friend group uses. We've been saying the same weird phrases for 15 years. Nobody remembers who started any of them. They just... are. That's culture, I guess."
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