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Word on the Street: Washing jeans

When was the last time you washed your jeans? Last week? Yesterday? Either of those answers might be wrong in the eyes of Levi Strauss' CEO Chip Bergh. Bergh says he doesn't wash his jeans at all.

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Word on the Street: Washing jeans

When was the last time you washed your jeans? Last week? Yesterday? Either of those answers might be wrong in the eyes of Levi Strauss' CEO Chip Bergh. Bergh says he doesn't wash his jeans at all.

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