Marithé et François Girbaud

François and Marithé Girbaud began their career working in the Parisian clothes shop : Western House, in 1964.[8] Then Maurice Chorenslup, Pierre Zelcer and Jacques Rozenker helped the couple to create their first brands.[9]

The 1980s – 1990s 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.[10]

In 1983, the Girbaud duo are creating costumes for Jennifer Beals and Michael Nouri, actors of Flashdance movie.[11]

In 1992, Kris Kross, a rap/hip hop duo known for hit song "Jump", are wearing Girbaud's jeans in their music video.[12][13][14]

In June 2012, it was reported that Girbaud had filed for bankruptcy and that its websites were down.[15]

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.[16][17]

• 2016 : Marithé + François = Girbaud : film documentary directed by Jérémie Carboni starring Marithé Bachellerie, François Girbaud, Renzo Rosso (CEO of Diesel brand), Benjamin Cotto from Lilly Wood and the Prick band, Jacques Rozenker, Jennifer Beals, etc. Songs are from Moriarty band[18]

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