During the Cold War, Levi's Jeans Were Banned in East Germany

The government banned the jeans, but smugglers found a way to hook the youth up with contraband anyway.

Levi's History: From 1800s Cowboy Clothes to Gen Z Status Symbol

Denial of denim: Levi's Russia pullback sparks memories of Soviet era

Was The Fall Of The Berlin Wall An Accident? - Mythbusting Berlin

Blue Jeans and the Fall of the Berlin Wall - Levi Strauss & Co : Levi Strauss & Co

History of the United States (1945–1964) - Wikipedia

Levi's, a Cold War emblem, suspends operations in Russia

Throwback Thursday: Jeans as a Symbol of Freedom in Eastern Europe : Levi Strauss & Co

Were Jeans Really Illegal in the Soviet Union? The Surprising History of Denim Smuggling Under the Iron Curtain

Soviet Denim Smuggling - Jeans Behind the Iron Curtain

Throwback Thursday: Jeans as a Symbol of Freedom in Eastern Europe : Levi Strauss & Co

Soviet Denim Smuggling - Jeans Behind the Iron Curtain

Made by white labor': the vintage Levi's that point to America's dark past, Jeans

Jeans in Former East Germany at the Levi Strauss Museum : Levi Strauss & Co