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In China, people use separate words to refer to the two parts of long underwear, and the terms vary across the country. In the northern part, people refer to the top as xianyi and the bottom as xianku. People living south of the Yellow River and north of the Yangtze River refer to the top as qiuyi and the bottom as qiuku.
Hanesbrands Inc. is an American multinational clothing company based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. [6] It employs 65,300 people internationally. [ 7 ] On September 6, 2006, the company and several brands were spun off by the Sara Lee Corporation .
In the Middle Ages or 16th and 17th centuries, a cloth merchant was one who owned or ran a cloth (often wool) manufacturing or wholesale import or export business. [1] A cloth merchant might additionally own a number of draper's shops. Cloth was extremely expensive and cloth merchants were often very wealthy.
Long johns for British and Commonwealth troops kept the company going during the war, but by the 1920s it had switched to fashion. [7] The company's flagship store opened on Regent Street in the 1930s and attracted a solid clientele who wanted British-made garments at prices that were not as high as Savile Row or the high-end couture brands. [7]
In 1951, the brand was purchased by Superior Mills. BVD was first to start packaging underwear in plastic bags for the mass market. In the 1960s and 1970s, they started introducing sportops, a pocket T-shirt, and fashionable underwear made of nylon. [citation needed] In 1976, BVD was purchased by Fruit of the Loom.
Before long, however, major department stores began to open across the US, Britain, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand from the mid-nineteenth century, including Harrod's of London in 1834; Kendall's in Manchester in 1836; Selfridges of London in 1909; Macy's of New York in 1858; Bloomingdale's in 1861; Sak's in 1867; Sears in 1893; Nordstrom ...
Jockey International, Inc. is an American manufacturer and retailer of underwear, sleepwear, and sportswear for men, women, and children. The company is based in Kenosha, Wisconsin . Jockey invented the first men's Y-Front brief in 1934 and it is a recognized trademark in 120 countries.
Smith and Jensen first applied to be the United States distributors for the Western Australian sheepskin boot manufacturer Country Leather. Unhappy with the brand, Smith trademarked UGG. [7] Later, family friends invested $20,000 in the venture and the group set up Ugg Imports. In their first season in business, Ugg Imports sold 28 pairs of boots.