Marithé et François Girbaud

Marithé + François Girbaud is an international clothing company based in France and founded by stylists François Girbaud and Marithé Bachellerie in 1972.[1][2][3] They created several brands: Compagnie des montagnes et des forêts, Ça, Closed, Matricule 11342, etc.[4] They are world-known especially for industrialization of the stonewash (stone washing process), baggy trousers and skin-tight jeans.[5][6][7]

Marithé + François Girbaud
Typejoint-stock company
IndustryFashion
FoundedParis, France (1972)
FounderFrançois Girbaud, Marithé Bachellerie
Headquarters
Neuilly-sur-Seine
,
France
ProductsClothes : Jeans, etc.
Number of employees
more than 10 (2019)
ParentMad Lane
Websitewww.girbaud.com

History

The fashion duo 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 to 1990s were the 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 created costumes for Jennifer Beals and Michael Nouri, actors in the Flashdance movie.[11]

In 1992, Kris Kross, the rap/hip hop duo known for hit song "Jump", were 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 created a new company named Mad Lane (an itinerant concept store) but were still using the original name Marithé + François Girbaud.[16][17]

Filmography

References
  1. "There's a nostalgia-driven underground market for Girbaud's famous Shuttle jeans". Quartz. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  2. "Co gets into no-stretch, raw denim with Francois Girbaud". Los Angeles Times. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  3. Aewing (26 July 2007). "Girbaud Jeans Pulls A "Cristal" Move on Hip Hop". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  4. "Marithé et Francois Girbaud - Tendances de Mode". www.tendances-de-mode.com.
  5. "Marithé + François Girbaud : Historique".
  6. It, I. Can Do. "Saga des marques de jeans : MARITHE & FRANCOIS GIRBAUD". Mondenim.
  7. "Mazamet. François Girbaud. "Le jean est né dans le Sud-Ouest"". ladepeche.fr.
  8. "Chez Girbaud, le jean est éternel". ladepeche.fr.
  9. "Marithé + François = Girbaud". 1 July 2016 – via IMDb.
  10. Cathala, Anne-Sophie (17 November 2011). "Marithé et François Girbaud prêts à céder leur marque". Le Figaro.fr.
  11. Match, Paris. "... Jennifer Beals s'est mouillée pour nos jeans". parismatch.com.
  12. "The Evolution of Denim in Hip-Hop". Complex.
  13. Figaro, Madame (18 September 2014). "Les Girbaud aux platines". Madame Figaro.
  14. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=010KyIQjkTk
  15. Guilbault, Laure (8 June 2012). "Marithé + François Girbaud Files for Chapter 11".
  16. "Marithé + François Girbaud, en tournée, avec leur concept store itinérant". Franceinfo. 12 January 2016.
  17. JDD, Le. "Marithé + François Girbaud, le retour d'une icône". lejdd.fr.
  18. "Marithé + François = Girbaud". IMDb. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
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