Marithé et François Girbaud

Marithé + François Girbaud
Private
Industry Fashion
Founded Paris, France (1972)
Founder François Girbaud, Marithé Bachellerie
Headquarters France
Number of locations
 110 shops and 2,000 outlets (2010)
Key people
 François Girbaud, Marithé Bachellerie
Products Clothes : Jeans, etc.
Revenue €200 million (2010)[1][2]
Subsidiaries Mad Lane, Compagnie des montagnes et forêts, Closed, Ça, etc.
Website www.girbaud.com

Marithé + François Girbaud is an international clothing company based in France and founded by stylists François Girbaud and Marithé Bachellerie in 1972.[3][4][5] They created several brands : Compagnie des montagnes et des forêts, Ça, Closed, Matricule 11342, etc.[6] They are world-known especially for industrialization of the Stonewash (stone washing process), baggy trousers and skin-tight jeans.[7][8][9]

History

François and Marithé Girbaud began their career working in the parisian clothes shop : Western House, in 1964.[10] Then Maurice Chorenslup, Pierre Zelcer and Jacques Rozenker helped the couple to create their first brands.[11]

The 80's - 90's are decades of biggest successes for the French brand, with a $900 million worldwide turnover; in 2010, the group was still generating €200 million of revenue.[12]


In 1983, the Girbaud duo are creating costumes for Jennifer Beals and Michael Nouri, actors of Flashdance movie.[13]

In 1992, Kris Kross, a rap/hip hop duo known for hit song "Jump", are wearing Girbaud's jeans their music video.[14][15][16]

In June 2012, it was reported that Girbaud had filed for bankruptcy and that its websites were down.[17]

In 2015, Marithé Bachellerie and François Girbaud create a new company named Mad Lane (an itinerant concept store) but they are still using the original name Marithé + François Girbaud.[18][19]

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ http://www.lefigaro.fr/societes/2011/11/17/04015-20111117ARTFIG00756-marithe-etfrancois-girbaud-prets-a-ceder-leur-marque.php
  2. ↑ https://www.lesechos.fr/07/06/2012/LesEchos/21200-109-ECH_habillement---marithe---francois-girbaud-en-redressement-judiciaire.htm
  3. ↑ "There's a nostalgia-driven underground market for Girbaud's famous Shuttle jeans — Quartz". Qz.com. 2016-01-31. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
  4. ↑ "Co gets into no-stretch, raw denim with Francois Girbaud". LA Times. 2015-08-14. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
  5. ↑ by Aewing (2007-07-26). "Girbaud Jeans Pulls A "Cristal" Move On Hip Hop". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
  6. ↑ https://www.tendances-de-mode.com/2007/01/22/8-marithe-et-francois-girbaud
  7. ↑ http://www.jeansdenim.fr/histoire-jeans-marithe-francois-girbaud/4826/y-6/
  8. ↑ http://leblogdujeans.mondenim.com/marques-2/saga-des-grandes-marques-de-jeans/saga-des-marques-de-jeans-marithe-francois-girbaud/
  9. ↑ http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2012/11/11/1486366-francois-girbaud-le-jean-est-ne-dans-le-sud-ouest.html
  10. ↑ http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/1999/10/31/210340-chez-girbaud-le-jean-est-eternel.html
  11. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2290497
  12. ↑ http://www.lefigaro.fr/societes/2011/11/17/04015-20111117ARTFIG00756-marithe-etfrancois-girbaud-prets-a-ceder-leur-marque.php
  13. ↑ http://www.parismatch.com/Vivre/Mode/Jennifer-Beals-s-est-mouillee-pour-nos-jeans-144874
  14. ↑ http://uk.complex.com/style/2013/08/evolution-of-denim-in-hip-hop/kriss-kross
  15. ↑ http://madame.lefigaro.fr/style/les-girbaud-aux-platines-080507-408
  16. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=010KyIQjkTk
  17. ↑ "Marithé + François Girbaud Files for Chapter 11".
  18. ↑ http://culturebox.francetvinfo.fr/mode/marithe-francois-girbaud-en-tournee-avec-leur-concept-store-itinerant-233449
  19. ↑ http://www.lejdd.fr/Economie/Entreprises/Marithe-et-Francois-Girbaud-le-retour-d-une-icone-751895
  20. ↑ "Marithé + François = Girbaud". 30 December 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2016 – via IMDb.
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