G-III Apparel Group

G-III Apparel Group is an American 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,[3] Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Andrew Marc, Levi Strauss & Co., Dockers, Harley-Davidson apparel, Kenneth Cole and Wilsons.[4]

G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.
TypePublic
NASDAQ: GIII
IndustryRetail, Clothing, Accessories
Founded1956
FounderAron Goldfarb
Headquarters
New York City[1]
,
United States of America
Key people
  • Morris Goldfarb (CEO and Chairman)
  • Sammy Aaron (President and Vice chairman)
  • Wayne S. Miller (COO)
  • Jeffrey Goldfarb (Executive Vice President)
  • Neal S. Nackman (CFO)[2]
ProductsClothing
Number of employees
6,950 (2019)[1]
Websitegiii.com

History

Aron Goldfarb (1924–2012)[5], a Polish-born Holocaust survivor,[3][6] 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, being 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 30 brands[7] 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 NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, 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

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 and performance

Team sports

Welfare concerns

Some of G-III's brands, such as Andrew Marc and Ivanka Trump, have been found flouting serious animal or human welfare principles.[8][9][10][11]

See also

References
  1. "G-III Apparel Group". Fortune. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  2. "LEADERSHIP TEAM". G-III. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  3. "Goldfarb Family Brings DKNY Back to New York". The Forward. 2016.
  4. "Our Portfolio". G-III. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  5. Friedman, Arthur (2012). "Aron Goldfarb, G-III Founder, Dead at 88". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  6. Ivo Welch. "G-III Apparel Group Inc. § The Company and Its Management" (PDF). Aron Goldfarb was a Polish Jew who had survived the Holocaust and moved to the U.S. in 1956
  7. "Who We Are". G-III. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  8. From the Associated Press (2007-02-24). "Retailers pull fur-trimmed coats after dog hair is found". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. 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.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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