G-III Apparel Group

G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.
Public
Traded as NASDAQ: GIII[1]
Industry Retail, Clothing, Accessories
Founded 1956
Founder Aron Goldfarb
Headquarters New York City[1], United States of America[1]
Key people
  • Morris Goldgarb Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
  • Wayne S. Miller Chief Operating Officer
Products Clothing
Number of employees
 8,734
Website www.giii.com

G-III Apparel Group is a clothing company which designs, manufactures, and markets women’s and men’s apparel in the United States and internationally through a portfolio of highly recognizable proprietary and licensed brand names, including Guess?, DKNY,[2] Donna Karan, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Andrew Marc, Levi's, Dockers, and Wilsons.[3]

Aron Goldfarb founded the company as an outerwear brand, G&N Sportswear, in 1956, and in 1972 his son, Morris Goldfarb, current Chief Executive Officer, joined the company. Now called the G-III Apparel Group, G-III is a leading manufacturer and distributor of apparel and accessories under both owned and licensed brands as well as private label brands.

Brands

The company has more than 20 brands including outerwear, footwear, dresses, sportswear, swimwear, ready-to-wear, and women’s performance wear. G-III’s owned brands include Donna Karan, DKNY, Vilebrequin, Eliza J., Andrew Marc, Marc New York, Bass, and Jessica Howard. G-III has fashion licenses under the Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Karl Lagerfeld, Kenneth Cole, Cole Haan, Guess?, Vince Camuto, Ivanka Trump, Kensie, Jessica Simpson, Levi's and Dockers brands. Through its team sports business, G-III has licenses with the National Football League, National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball, National Hockey League, Hands High, Touch by Alyssa Milano and more than 100 U.S. colleges and universities. G-III also operates retail stores under the DKNY, Wilsons Leather, Bass, Vilebrequin and Calvin Klein Performance names.

Ready to Wear and Dresses

Swimwear

Handbags and Luggage

  • DKNY
  • Karl Lagerfeld Paris
  • G.H. Bass
  • Tommy Hilfiger (Luggage)

Outerwear

  • Calvin Klein
  • DKNY
  • Donna Karan
  • Tommy Hilfiger
  • Karl Lagerfeld Paris
  • Andrew Marc
  • Cole Haan
  • Dockers
  • Ellen Tracy
  • G.H. Bass
  • Guess?
  • Ivanka Trump
  • Jessica Simpson
  • Jones New York
  • Kenneth Cole
  • Levi’s
  • Marc New York
  • Vince Camuto

Retail

  • DKNY
  • G.H. Bass
  • Wilsons Leather
  • Vilebrequin
  • Calvin Klein Performance

Accessories

  • Calvin Klein
  • DKNY
  • Donna Karan
  • Karl Lagerfeld Paris
  • Marc New York
  • Vilebrequin

Footwear

Casual, Active & Performance

Team Sports

Controversies

Some of G-III's brands, such as Andrew Marc and Ivanka Trump, have been found flouting serious animal or human welfare principles.[4][5][6][7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.: Private Company Information". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  2. ↑ Reuters (2016-07-25). "Donna Karan fashion brand to be sold for $650m | Business". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  3. ↑ "Why Sierra Wireless, G-III Apparel Group, and Netgear Slumped Today - The Motley Fool". Fool.com. 2017-03-27. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  4. ↑ From the Associated Press (2007-02-24). "Retailers pull fur-trimmed coats after dog hair is found". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  5. ↑ Krithika Varagur in Subang, West Java (2017-06-13). "Revealed: reality of life working in an Ivanka Trump clothing factory | US news". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  6. ↑ Arwa Mahdawi (2017-03-29). "Our self-styled feminist CEOs aren't as empowering as we thought | Arwa Mahdawi | Opinion". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2017-06-13. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  7. ↑ Joanna Walters (2017-05-01). "Brand Ivanka: inside the tangled empire of the president's closest ally | US news". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2017-06-08. Retrieved 2017-06-13.


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