Claim: Lee Cooper, a clothing and footwear company that specializes in denim products (a sturdy cotton warp-faced textile in which the weft passes under two or more warp threads), was founded by Morris Cooper in 1908.
Evidence: Lee Cooper Brand is an English-American clothing and footwear manufacturing company, based in London, that specialises in denim products. Morris Cooper 1908; 112 years ago (1908) (as M. Cooper Overalls) Denim is a sturdy cotton warp-faced textile in which the weft passes under two or more warp threads.